Continuing Education

Alabama — Approved
Alaska — Pending: Core CEUs)
Arizona — Approved: Operator PDHs
Arkansas — Pending
California —  Approved: Wtr Resources Control Board
Colorado — Approved: CCWP #26-11488
Delaware — Pending
Florida — Approved (Contact FL Section by July 10 to process)
Hawaii — Pending
Idaho — N/A – No review required
Illinois — Approved: IEPA #23136
Indiana — Pending
Iowa — Pending
Kansas — Pending
Louisiana — Pending
Maine — Pending
Maryland — Pending
Massachusetts — Approved: ID# DWT-2026-14
Michigan — Pending. Email AWWA by July 30 if you are a MI operator.
Minnesota — Approved
Mississippi — Approved (blanket)
Missouri — Pending
Montana — Pending (ATP #41). Contact AWWA by July 30 if you are a MT operator.
Nebraska — Pending (submit certs to NDEE)
Nevada — Pending
New Hampshire — Pending
New Jersey — Pending
New Mexico — Pending
New York — Pending
North Carolina — Pending
North Dakota — Pending (maximum 12 CECs)
Ohio — Post-event only. Email AWWA by June 30 if you are an OH operator.
Oklahoma — Pending
Oregon — Pending
Pennsylvania – Pending (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
South Carolina — N/A – pre-approval not required
South Dakota — Approved (blanket)
Tennessee — Pending (Max 12 hours)
Texas — Pending. See important TCEQ details. Email AWWA by August 30 if you are a TX operator.
Utah — Pending
Vermont — Pending
Virginia – N/A – VA operators may take any training within acceptable subject areas.
Washington — Post-event only. Contact WA/Green River directly.
West Virginia — Pending
Wisconsin — Pending
Wyoming — Pending

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 — Pending
British Columbia — Pending
Ontario — Pending

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.