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News, Meetings, Events, Public Comment Opportunities and Training Sessions

Public Comment Period- through April 13, 2026:

 

Best Utility Management Practices (BUMP) Training

 (one-day sessions, two to choose from)

              (1) Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at ECC Barnhill-Jenkins Center for Innovation (Building L), Edgecombe Community College, 2009 W Wilson St, Tarboro, NC 27886

              (2) Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at Piedmont Triad Regional Council, 1398 Carrollton Crossing Dr, Kernersville, NC 27284

If interested in attending BUMP training, please register for one of the sessions using the following link: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019c58791ae67d249cbe69b4a42c5ec4

  • The spring 2026 sessions of the Division of Water Infrastructure’s Best Utility Management Practices (BUMP) Training are open for registration.  BUMP training was designed to satisfy the statutory education requirement for local government units (LGUs) designated as distressed under the Viable Utilities (VU) Program.  However, other LGUs/utilities are welcome to participate, subject to space availability.
  • Objectives: Learn basic technical, managerial, and financial (TMF) best practices for water and wastewater utilities and engage in peer-to-peer learning and network with your fellow local government and utility staff and elected officials
  • Course Details: Check in: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Course duration: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (One hour lunch break, lunch is not provided.) One day sessions, two to choose from- one on April 8 in Tarboro, one on April 28 in Kernersville.
  • Questions? If you have any questions, about the training or the VU program, please send them via email to the Division’s training account at deq.dwi.vutraining@deq.nc.gov

       

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