Wastewater operator continuing education

Cyber Duties Already in Your Emergency Plan

Counts in Alabama (no pre-approval required)

Operators may miss or hesitate on cybersecurity steps already included in their plant's Emergency Response Plan, leaving the plant vulnerable during an incident. This hour shows where those duties are, what operators must handle, and how to respond confidently when cyber problems arise.

Course summary, as it appears on your certificate

To equip wastewater operators with practical understanding and actionable knowledge about the cybersecurity duties already embedded within their existing Emergency Response Plans (ERP), enabling confident and effective response to cyber incidents during their shifts without deferring entirely to IT personnel.

Level 1 — what it is and why — the foundations, for operators new to the subject or wanting a refresher

Credit awarded: 1 hour — Safety

The Alabama course number is issued by the Agency for this course and is printed on your certificate.

Reviewed by: Robert Risley, Class 1 Wastewater Operator — reviewed October 2026

AquaCert does not mark its own homework: a licensed operator reviews the content and the course cannot be sold while that review is out of date.

One hour of study is one hour of credit. Your certificate reports the hours, which is what Alabama records against your renewal.

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What's included

• ✓ Self-paced online coursework you can start, pause, and resume anytime
• ✓ Short questions along the way, and a short final quiz to pass for your certificate (retake it as often as you need)
• ✓ An official certificate of completion (PDF) with a public verification code
• ✓ Progress saved to your My Learning dashboard