Continuing Education Opportunities 

2024

IN-PERSON CONTINUING EDUCATION

Each In-Person location provides up to 6 PI and WD credits, and a minimum of 2 HE credits.
Renew or join the WWWA to receive the member discount!

• Check-in starts at 7:00 am. Arrive by 8:00 am to receive full credit and to not risk losing your seat to a walk-in.
• Fees include continental breakfast, morning break, and lunch.
• NO REFUNDS - but registrations may be transferred to another person or location with a 72-hour notice of change.

Dates and Locations

1305 Kalahari Drive, WI Dells, WI 53965 

2102 E. Springs Drive, Madison, WI 53704

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2023

VIRTUAL CONTINUING EDUCATION

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

You can register and take classes until December 1, 2023

DNR REQUIRES 6 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION PER LICENSE TYPE ANNUALLY.

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SESSIONS

DNR Program Updates
Marty Nessman
1 = PI; 1 = WD; 1 = HE
This session will cover updates on the Private Water Supply Section and how they affect licensed drillers, pump installers and rig operators. Specific updates on staffing, code revisions and other relevant information will be discussed.
 
Grouting and Placement
Jim Hutmacher, CWD PI 
1 = PI; 1 = WD; 1 = HE
This session will cover all types of grouting, sealing, and decommissioning wells using all products used currently in the water well industry.
 
Seen and Unseen Flow in Wells
Dave Hart, PhD
1 = PI; 1 = WD; 1 = HE
Even in wells that aren’t being pumped or flowing artesian, water can be moving between aquifers.  This can create problems, especially if water is flowing from an aquifer with poor quality water into an aquifer with high quality water.  In this presentation, we’ll look at some examples of flow, how it’s measured, why it happens.
 
Groundwater Industry Update – A Look at the Rules and Regulations Affecting YOUR Industry 
Jeff Beiriger, Government Relations Advisor, Wisconsin Water Well Association 
1 = PI; 1 = WD; 1 = HE
The groundwater industry is a highly-regulated industry.  And why wouldn’t it be, given its importance.  Simply stated, public health and safety is a priority for every citizen.  This session will look at all of the various regulations and talk about what’s new and how those changes affect your business and your customers.
 
Drill Bits and Pump Pieces
Dick Milaeger
1 = PI; 1 = WD; 1 = HE
The Drill Bits portion of the presentation will discuss present and past challenges in the drilling business, successes, and failures, drilling obstructions. The Pump Pieces portion of the presentation will cover issues and failures of pumping equipment, challenges with failures, fishing and production.
 
WI DNR American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Well Compensation Grant Program
Aaron Kent, Sandy Chancellor & Emily Mitchell
1 = PI; 1 = WD; 0 = HE
This on-demand session will provide an overview of the WI DNR American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Well Compensation and Well Abandonment grant Program.  Information will be provided regarding eligibility criteria and the application and grant award process.  This information will familiarize licensed well driller, pump installer and rig operators with the program which will be helpful for those who have clients who meet program eligibility.
 
Sandstone Aquifers: Their Evolving Hydrogeology and Role in Regional Hydrology
Eric Hiatt, PhD
1 = PI; 1 = WD; 1 = HE
Wisconsin’s sandstone aquifers have highly variable hydrologic properties.  These sandstones provide opportunities to demonstrate fundamental processes that sand, and sandstones undergo in the evolution of aquifer properties.  This course is designed for professionals who are not geologists or experts in sedimentary rocks, and it will highlight the factors that control the distribution and aquifer properties of sandstones.
 
POWTS & Wells 201 – The Impact of Septic System Density 
Elizabeth “CeCe” Rudnicki 
1 = PI; 1 = WD; 0 = HE
In 2022, CeCe’s presentation covered the basic concepts of wastewater recycling and a discussion about how SPS 383 addresses methods for protecting drinking water supplies including setbacks and regulations. The 2023 presentation will use the SWIGG study and the UWSP Groundwater Quality Viewer to focus specifically on what types of groundwater issues we see in Wisconsin and how septic systems density can create a problem for well water. 

Why are Wisconsin’s Karst Aquifer so Vulnerable to Contamination?
Maureen Muldoon, PhD 
1 = PI; 1 = WD; 1 = HE
Maureen started her career with the WGNHS in 1987. In 1998 she moved to UW-Oshkosh for 21 years where she was a professor of Geology. She has recently returned to the WGNHS where she conducts research that focuses on applied groundwater questions throughout Wisconsin. Her interests include investigation of groundwater quality and flow in carbonate rocks, relationship between geology and hydraulic properties, land-use impacts on groundwater quality, and delineation of wellhead protection zones. She is a licensed professional geologist and hydrologist in Wisconsin.
 
OSHA Procedures and Trenching Emphasis Program
Mary Bauer 
1 = PI; 1 = WD; 1 = HE
This session with provide an explanation on how OSHA prioritizes job sites inspections and what happens when we conduct inspections.  Trenching hazards will be discussed along with the standard to prevent trench collapses. Other hazards relating to digging or drilling will be discussed.