Class Detail - Resiliency Overview Online
ONLINE & SELF-PACED
TCEQ Course Code 1657
OVERVIEW
This online two-hour course offers participants a foundational understanding of disaster management, tailored specifically for water and wastewater operators. It covers essential resiliency measures, including details on the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS), Texas state disaster assistance, the TCEQ’s Emergency Preparedness Plan, mutual aid agreements, and key components of water and wastewater systems. This course is designed to meet the TCEQ-approved Resiliency Overview core course requirement. By completing this course, participants will be equipped to implement resiliency measures, ensuring the continuity of water operations.
New or Upgrading a Water Operator License
The Resiliency Overview course must be successfully completed and on the individual’s training record before applying for an initial Water Operator license or upgrading an existing license. This course can only be counted once for resiliency credit.
Renewing a Water Operator License
All active license holders whose license expires on or after April 1, 2024, and who wish to renew their license at any level must complete a minimum of two hours of TCEQ-approved resiliency training within each renewal cycle. Currently, 30 hours of continuing education is required to renew a water license. Of the 30 hours required, at least two of those must be approved as resiliency training to be eligible to renew a license.
Completing this course also provides 2 hours of continuing education credit for the following licenses:
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Water Operators
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Wastewater Operators
Note: This is a self-paced course. After registration, students will receive login credentials and a link to access the course. The course will not be considered complete until all the activities have been completed. A minimum score of 70% is required for quizzes taken after each section. A student can retake the quiz if needed or schedule a 1-1 virtual meeting with an instructor for clarification.
Per 30 TAC 30.28(p)(1), a student will receive training credit for this course only once in the license renewal period even if it is repeated. This course can only be counted once for resiliency credit.
PREREQUISITES
There are no prerequisites for this course.