Continuing Education

Alabama — Approved
Alaska — Approved (Core)
Arizona — Approved (AZ PDHs)
Arkansas — Approved
California —  Approved (WR Control Board)
Colorado — Approved (CCWP Course ID# 25-11099 – email AWWA by August 30 if you need assistance uploading hours into state portal)
Delaware — Approved on a case-by-case basis
Florida — Approved (Contact FL Section by June 30 to process)
Hawaii — Approved
Idaho — Approved (Course #1568469)
Illinois — Approved (IEPA #21682)
Indiana — Approved (IDEM PWT 25-9189)
Iowa — Approved
Kansas — Approved
Louisiana — Approved (#68522)
Maine — Approved (Max 22 TCHs, #074-2025)
Maryland — Pending
Massachusetts — Approved (#DWT-2025-37)
Michigan — Approved (course code 2385). Email AWWA by August 30 if you are a MI operator.
Minnesota — Approved
Mississippi — Approved (blanket)
Missouri — Approved
Montana — Approved (ATP #41). Contact AWWA by August 30 if you are a MT operator.
Nebraska — Approved (submit certs to NDEE)
Nevada — Approved
New Hampshire — Approved
New Jersey — Approved
New Mexico — Approved
New York — Approved (DOH ATC #20-10326-23648)
North Carolina — Approved
North Dakota — Approved (maximum 12 CECs)
Ohio — Post-event only. Email AWWA by June 30 if you are an OH operator.
Oklahoma — Approved (ID# 20861)
Oregon — Approved (OESAC ID# 6443)
Pennsylvania – Approved (1.0 PA CH for every 1/2 day spent in session). Email AWWA by August 30 if you are a PA operator.
Rhode Island — Pending RI Board Meeting
South Dakota — Approved (blanket)
Tennessee — Approved (Max 12 hours, Activity #25141)
Texas — Approved with exceptions. See important TCEQ details. Email AWWA by August 30 if you are a TX operator.
Utah — Approved
Vermont — Approved
Virginia – VA licensees can take any training within the acceptable subject areas.
Washington — Post-event only. Contact WA/Green River directly.
West Virginia — Approved (CEH2025-070 water / WW2025-067 wastewater)
Wisconsin — Approved (Training Approval ID #bhgd-97gh)
Wyoming — Approved (Course #2025.0064)

If you are a licensed water operator in a state or province not listed, first check directly with your state agency — they may not require or not have a pre-approval process. Then feel free to email EducationServices@awwa.org and we will be happy to investigate feasibility in your location.

Alberta — Approved (maximum 1.8 CEUs)
British Columbia — Approved – EOCP Course #1227049
Ontario — Approved – OWWCO Course Code: AMER 5184, Course ID: 17656. Email AWWA by June 30 if you are licensed by OWWCO.

If you are a licensed water operator in a province not listed, first check directly with your agency — they may not require or not have a pre-approval process. Then feel free to email EducationServices@awwa.org and we will be happy to investigate feasibility in your location.

States and Provinces use all sorts of different abbreviations and nomenclature to address continuing education for water sector professionals. The unit will vary for each state, each profession, and every agency. Please become familiar with your own unique situation.

Here are some of the most common ways to represent “1 Hour”:

ONE HOUR = 

1 PDH – Professional Development Hour

0.1 CEU – Continuing Education Unit*

1 CEH – Continuing Education Hour

1 CEC – Continuing Education Credit

0.1 TU – Training Unit

1 TCH – Training Contact Hour

1 TC – Training Credit

1 TH – Training Hour

*AWWA Certificates of Completion will be represented in CEU.

If you sit in every possible session period, including a paid pre-conference workshop, it is possible to achieve up to 23.0 hours. Most attendees earn between 1-15 hours — it just depends on you! Some state operator agencies set a lower maximum that can be earned at any one single event – these cases are noted in the list of states above. Be sure to scan in and scan out of every session you attend.