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WMG Certification and Technical Trainings

Water Harvesting Certification

Program Overview

The WMG Water Harvesting Certification program is a hands-on training course that provides certification in water harvesting system design and implementation. WMG's goal is to transfer water harvesting knowledge to those who will utilize these practices in their professions and teach them to others. Our program provides the highest quality and greatest depth of training in integrative water harvesting offered in the nation.

The course teaches design, implementation, and installation of:

  • Greywater systems
  • Water harvesting earthworks
  • Steel cisterns
  • Plastic cisterns

Upcoming Course Schedule

WMG is pleased to offer courses in both Arizona and California. All courses listed below are open for application, and applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the course is full.

The course fee is $1,100 for applicants whose materials are received by the early application deadline for each session, and $1,250 thereafter. This cost includes a gourmet local food lunch provided each day of the training. To apply for one of the following sessions, download the course application here.

1. Winter 2012, Phoenix, AZ – February 24-March 3

  • Early registration: November 30
  • Regular registration: January 31

For details on the Phoenix course, read the full course announcement.  Download the course application here

WMG is offering a variety of targeted scholarships based on financial need to the following Phoenix professionals:

  • Water/Stormwater Resource Managers
  • Landscape Architects
  • Engineers
  • General Contractors and Homebuilders
  • Environmental Educators
  • Plumbers

For more information see the scholarship announcement

2. Spring 2012, Tucson, AZ – May 4-13

  • Early registration: March 12
  • Regular registration: April 9

For full details of the Tucson course Download the course announcement here.  Download the course application here

For More Information

For more information about the Certification program, please click on the submenu on the left navigation bar or contact Rhiwena Slack at 520-396-3266.

Watershed Technical Trainings

Program Overview

WMG's Watershed Technical Trainings (WTT) are designed to build on the knowledge and skills developed in the Water Harvesting Certification course in topics such as green infrastructure, advanced greywater and rainwater tank solutions, eco-sanitation, and watershed restoration.  Though demanding and rigorous, the WTT courses are designed to be accesible and to bring together people from a wide variety of professions, such as developers, architects, engineers, educators, students, policy makers and community activists. 

WMG's Water Harvesting Certification course is recommended as a pre-requisite for all trainings, however, similar professional experience may also be considered as a pre-requisite.
Cost per training is $450 for early registration, $500 for regular registration. Alumni of the certification or previous trainings are entitled to a further $50 off the registration costs. This cost includes snacks and a gourmet lunch made with locally sourced produce, as well as a Certificate of Completion for full course attendance.

For more information e mail Rhiwena Slack at rslack@watershedmg.org or call 1-520-396-3266. Scheduled courses are listed below:

  1. Community-based Green Infrastructure: Includes introductory course webinar Tuesday, March 20th, 3-5pm (PDT) and hands on Technical Training March  29 - 31, 2012: For more information visit the announcement page.  To apply download this course application  here or here and return by February 17 for the early registration rate. This training follows on from the 2012 AridLID conference in Tucson. Discounts are available for AridLID attendees.
  2. Expanded Greywater: April 25 - 27, 2012:  Early registration rate applies until March 3. To enroll in this course, download the course application here or here. For full course details please click here or see this announcement
  3. Advanced Cistern Design, Construction, and Hydraulics: May 16 - 18, 2012: Apply by April 6, 2012 for the early registration rate.  To enroll in this course, download the course application here or here. For full course details please see this announcement .
  4. Ferrocement Cistern Design and Installation: October 10-12, 2012: Apply by September 6, 2012 for the early registration rate.
    To enroll in this course, download the course application here or here.
  5. Urban Stream Restoration: November 7 - 9, 2012: Apply by October 6, 2012 for the early registration rate.
    To enroll in this course, download the course application here or here.
  6. Eco-sanitation : December 5- 7, 2012: Apply by November 6, 2012 for the early registration rate.
    To enroll in this course, download the course application here or here.

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