Welcome to the website for the California Water Board Academy. The primary mission of the Academy is to provide statewide training and related services that promote staff, program, and organizational development in support of the Boards' mission. Most of our classes are only available to our own staff, although we occasionally support events that are open to participants from other government agencies and/or the general public. Except as specifically indicated below, all of the events listed on this site are open only to Water Board staff.

• News and Announcements
• Registration
• Course Materials
• List of Current Classes

NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS  (updated 2/7/12 )

• No current news/announcements

ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM

The online registration system is up and running. All Academy classes will rely solely on the roster from this online system (to access it click on “Schedule” on the left bar). Staff are responsible for registering for and canceling from Academy classes. We have prepared online instructions (given along the way with the system) and written procedures to assist staff in the registration process. We also have prepared a document outlining our policies for the Academy. In addition, most of the Training Liaisons are familiar with the system and can help you register. Finally, feel free to call us anytime - we are here to help you use this powerful system.

• Written Procedures for Online Registration
• Registration Policy

UPDATED TRAINING REQUEST FORM (required by your organization)

COURSE MATERIALS  (updated 2/7/12 )

• Restoring Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems - February 8-9, 2012
  
  
• Water and Wastewater
  • Part I - June 1, 2011
  • Part II - June 21, 2011
  • Part III - June 29, 2011


• Motivating Environmental Action - June 16 & 17, 2011
  • Behavior Change 1
  • Behavior Change 2
  • Behavior Change 3
  • Behavior Change 4
  • Behavior Change 5
  • Norms - Examples of Behavior Change
  • Case Study - What's the Catch
  • Handbook on Household Hazardous Waste
    
    
• California Rapid Assessment Method for Regulatory Staff Agenda
  • CRAM Introduction
  • CRAM Riverine Module
  • WRAMP Overview & CRAM Technical Bulletin
  • CRAM Approach for Project Assessments
  • Meaning of CRAM Scores, Example Applications and Interpretations
  • California Wetlands Portal and Project Tracking


• Introduction to Environmental Statistics - 2011
  • Day 1 Morning | Afternoon
  • Day 2 Morning | Afternoon | Case Study
  • Day 3 Morning | Afternoon
  • Statistical Resources for Waterboard Staff
    
    
• California Rapid Assessment Method for Regulatory Staff - 2011
  • Riverine Field Book  |  Tech Bulletin  |  2008-09-30_CRAM5.0.2
  
  
• Overview of the WaterBoards' Quality Management Plan (QMP) - 2011
  • Quality Management Plan Overview PowerPoint Presentation
  • A History of Lab Quality Systems PowerPoint Resentation


• Episodic Streams Workshop
  
  
• Wetland and Riparian Area Protection Policy - Phase I Implementation - November 4, 2010
  • WRAPPhandout
  • 401 Permit Process with Policy
  • 401 Permit Process_v2
  • 404_USACE Permit Process_v2


• Assessment for Streams and Rivers: The RiverRAT Training
  Presentation References:
  • Riley's Rapid Permit Assessment Checklist
  • Simon Rapid Geomorphic Assessment Method
  • Simon, A and P.W. Downs. 1995. An interdisciplinary approach to evaluation of potential instability in alluvial channels. Geomorphology 12: 215-232.
  • Simon, A., M. Doyle, M. Kondolf, F.D. Shields, B. Rhoads, and M. McPhillips. 2007. Critical evaluation of how the Rosgen classification and associated “natural channel design” methods fail to integrate and quantify fluvial processes and channel response. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 43(5): pp 1117-1131.
  • SCCWRP Papers
  • Stream Channel Classification and Mapping Systems: Implications for Assessing Susceptibility to Hydromodification Effects in Southern California - Brian Bledsoe, Robert Hawley, and Eric Stein.
  • Hydromodification Screening Tools: GIS-Based Catchment in Runoff and Sediment Discharge - Dereck Booth, Scott Stein, and Brian Bledsoe.
  • Appendix A: General Definitions
  • Appendix B: Assessment Forms
  • Hydromodification Screening Tools: Field Manual for Assessing Channel Susceptibility
    
    
• Mt. Shasta TMDL Workshop
  • Agenda
  • Presentations - May 5, 2010
    • TMDL Implementation in California - Wilson Yee, US EPA Region 9
      
  • The Tomales Bay Pathogen TMDL - Carmen Fewless, San Francisco RWQCB
    
  • Mt. Shasta Spring Water Investigation - California Trout, AquaTerra Consulting, UC Davis, and SCI Environmental
  • Ranch Plan and Certification Templates - David Lewis, Watershed Management Advisor, University of California of California Cooperative Extension
  • Shasta River TMDL Implementation - Andy Baker, North Coast RWQCB
  • Shasta River TMDL Efforts - Dave Webb, Shasta Valley RCD
  • Tailwater Revealed: Uncovering how Agricultural Run-off Impacts Water Quality in the Shasta Valley - Lisa Unkefer, AquaTerra Consulting, Dave LaPlante, Natural Resources Geospatial, and Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District
  • Garcia River Watershed and Sediment TMDL Action Plan - Jonathan Warmerdam, North Coast RWQCB
  • Addressing Low Flows in California TMDLs - Samantha K. Olson, Senior Staff Counsel, North Coast RWQCB
  • Bugs, Bioassessment and Biocriteria - Jim Harrington, WPCL Bioassessment Laboratory
  • Presentations: May 6, 2010
    • Shasta River Watershed-wide Permitting Program - Andrew Jensen, M.S., Staff Environmental Scientist, Department of Fish and Game
    • Shasta River TMDL Implementation - Andy Baker, North Coast RWQCB
    • Mt. Shasta Spring Water Investigation - California Trout, AquaTerra Consulting, UC Davis, and SCI Environmental
      
      
• Characterizing, Predicting, and Modeling Water from Mine Sites
  
  
• Water Professionals Guide to Land Use Planning - 24MB
  
  
• Using Green Infrastructure to Address Hydromodification Issues Within the Arid West
  • The Ecological and Hydrological Significance of Ephemeral and Intermittent Streams in the   Arid and Semi-arid American Southwest
  • A Field Guide to the Identification of the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) in the Arid
    West Region of the Western United States
  • Agenda
  • Owl Canyon Presentation
    
    
• Restoration Hydrogeology An Emerging Science (half-day class)
  
  
• Eco-Friendly Landscaping
  
  
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Operation (four-day class)
  
  
• Water Quality Chemistry – Field Sampling and Laboratory Analysis (two-day class)
  • Powerpoint
    
    
• Economic Benefit for Attorneys “BEN” (½ day computer class)
  
  
• Economic Benefit for Attorneys “ABEL for Attorneys” (½ day class)
  
  
• Economic Benefit for Attorneys “BEN for Attorneys” (½ day class)
  
  
• Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems
  • Agenda & Materials
  • Glossary of Terms
    
    
• SWAMP Advisor
  • Agenda
  • SWAMP Advisor User's Manual
  • Instructions for Appending & Formatting QAPP Files to a Master QAPP Document
    
    
• California Aquatic Bioassessment Workgroup - 15th Annual Meeting
  
  
• Communication Skills for Large Internal Group Projects: Focus CIWQS
  • Agenda
    
    
• Streams Naturalization Agenda & Materials
  • Agenda and Materials
    
    
• Water Quality Standards Academy
  • Agenda
  • Reference Material
    
    
• MS4 Program Evaluation Guidance Training
  • Agenda
  • Program Guidance
  • Program Evaluation Worksheets
    
    
• CEQA for Certified Regulatory Programs
  • Agenda
  • Complete Powerpoint Presentation
  • CEQA Statutes and Guidelines
    
    
• Land From Grading and Soil Ecology
• Dr. Elaine R. Ingham, Ph.D., Sustainable Studies Institute - Soil Biology and Soil Water Presentation
• Additional Riverfriendly Landscape Resources
  
  
• Understanding the Environmental Effects of Once Through Cooling: Research Results Symposium Program
  
  
• 2007 California Aquatic Bioassessment Workgroup
  • Agenda
    
    
• Acid Generation Prediction Tests: An Overview
  • Class Presentations
    • Acid Generation Theory
      
    • Mine Wastes
    • Static Tests
    • Kinetic Tests
    • Mitigation Measures
      
      
  • Supporting Material
    • Discussion Links
    • Kinetic
      • Kinetic Test Procedures
      • Kinetic Test Interpretation
    • Static Tests
      • Acid-Base Accounting Procedures by Canadian Chris Mills
      • Static Test Discussion by Chris Mills
      • Static Test Variants Discussion by Canmet 
        
  • Proposed Framework Formanaging Acid Sulfate Soils
  • Pyrite Oxidation Rates From Humidity Cell Testing Of Greenstone Rock
  • Predicting Water Quality at Hardrock Mines
  • Predicting Water Quality at Hardrock Mines - Methods and Models, Uncertainties, and State-of-the-Art
  • Table C-1. Summary of Commonly Used Static Test Methods
  • Appendix C - Characterization Of Ore, Waste Rock, And Tailings
  • Acid-Base Accounting
  • A Simple Field Leach Test for Rapid Screening and Qualitative Characterization of Mine Waste Dump Material on Abandoned Mine Lands
    
    
• Bioassessment Site Analysis Course
  • Agenda
  • Bioassessment Site Analysis Course Flyer
    
    
• Project Assessment and Evaluation Plan (PAEP) Training for Grant Managers and Grantees
  
  
• Understanding Algal Blooms
  • Flyer
  • Agenda and Presentations
  • Maps - U.C. Santa Cruz
    
    
• Water Rights 101
  • Powerpoint Presentation
  • Handout - Beneficial Uses
    
    
• Coastal Power Plants