Water & Environmental Courses for Engineers and Technical Professionals

Enhance your ability to analyze, design, and maintain drinking water, wastewater, and environmental systems that support safe, efficient, and resilient infrastructure.

Engineers working in water and environmental fields balance technical, regulatory, and operational demands. These courses help you strengthen skills in drinking-water treatment, wastewater processes, stormwater and flood modeling, groundwater systems, solid waste, and environmental compliance.

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Water and Environmental Focus Areas

Drinking Water

Build skills in drinking-water treatment, distribution, quality improvement, corrosion control, and utility operations.

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Stormwaters, Rivers, and Groundwater

Develop practical skills in hydraulic modeling, floodplain analysis, culvert and bridge hydraulics, and surface/groundwater behavior.

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Geotechnical & Solid Waste

Gain expertise in landfill design, gas management, and geotechnical considerations for environmental and waste systems.

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Wastewater

Learn core wastewater processes, microbiology, pumping, modeling, and treatment technologies used in modern facilities.

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Featured Courses

AI in the Water and Wastewater Sector

Identify use cases, assess data readiness, understand the technical building blocks, and design a deployment approach that includes governance, change management, and legal/commercial considerations

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Essentials of Drinking Water Treatment

Learn about water treatment processes, technology, and regulations, to improve water treatment facilities, operations, and future projects.

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Practical Microbiology for Wastewater Treatment and Operations

Explore wastewater microbiology including bacterial types, floc formation, filamentous organisms, and biological nutrient removal.

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Certificates & Pathways

Looking for a credentialed path? Explore Certificate Programs provide a structured group of courses leading to a professional certificate, and get a 10% discount on related courses.

PDH, CEU, & Licensing

Most courses are eligible for PDH or CEU credit and are widely accepted for PE license renewals. Some courses may offer additional industry- or license-specific accreditation. See course pages for details.

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