MWWA - Online Training Session
Hydrant & Gate Valve Maintenance
Wednesday, June 17th
Start Time: 8:00 am to 11:00 pm
Location: ZOOM Conference call - once you have registered and paid for the Workshop the call-in information will be sent to you.
Instructor: Jordan Webb, Mueller Canada
Course Outline:
This course will go over AWWA gate valves design, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting. We will also introduce the three types of hydrant designs and show the common makes, models and parts of hydrants in western Canada to help identify what may be in a distribution system already. Then we will focus on establishing a proper hydrant and valve maintenance program.
Agenda:
8:00 - 8:30- am
- Why do we study valves and hydrants?
- AWWA Standards / Applicable associations
8:30-9:30 am
- Gate Valves design, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting.
9:30 - 9:40 am
- Break
9:40 - 10:30 am
- AWWA C502 hydrant Specs
- Common Western Canada Fire Hydrants
- Installation Issues
- Analyzing Hydrant Defects
- Inspecting a Fire Hydrant
10:30 - 10:40 am
- Break
10:40 - 11:00 am
- National Fire Code
- Setting up a Hydrant and Valve Maintenance Program.
11:00 - Questions.
Participants in this workshop are eligible for 0.3 CEUs under the Manitoba Operator Certification program.
In the event of attendee no show, refunds will NOT be issued.
Make cheque or money order payable to:
Manitoba Water & Wastewater Association
Mail to: Box 1600, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3P1
Phone – Toll Free – 1-866-396-2549
Fax – 1-204-239-6872
Attendees will be registered only when payment is received.
Substitutions are permitted.
· MWWA Membership application available at: https://mwawa.wildapricot.org/join-us
