Mission
The Arkansas Environmental Training Academy is the designated Environmental Training Center for the State of Arkansas and is a training division of Southern Arkansas University Tech in Camden, Arkansas. The Academy has a statewide mission to provide quality training and educational programs to aid the management and operating staff of municipal, commercial and industrial facilities in meeting state and federal licensing and certification requirements. Within our resources, the Academy accomplishes its mission through comprehensive certification and continuing education programs, statewide technical assistance programs, administrative and student services and professional development for faculty and staff.

Where our funding comes from…
Funding for the Academy’s statewide training programs is provided by the Arkansas State Legislature, Arkansas Department of Higher Education, industrial contracts and student registration fees. The Academy provides training on the Southern Arkansas University Tech campus in Camden, Arkansas, at training sites statewide and by Internet delivery.

Backflow Prevention Certification training provided by the Arkansas Environmental Training Academy is endorsed and approved by the Arkansas Department of Health, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Louisiana State Plumbing Board, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The Academy offers Backflow courses on-campus, at locations statewide, and Internet.

Backflow Prevention remains the first line of defense in maintaining water quality in distribution and plumbing systems. Academy backflow prevention courses are designed to equip you with the most up to date information and methodologies necessary to address all aspects of backflow prevention.

Backflow Division Links:

• American Backflow Prevention Association
• American Water Works Association
• Arkansas Department of Health/Engineering/Cross-Connection
• Arkansas Department of Health/Protective Health Codes
• Backflow Prevention Tech Zone
• Drinking Water and Backflow Prevention Magazine
• University of Southern California Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research

The Arkansas Environmental Training Academy provides training for Solid Waste licensing and license renewal as required by Arkansas Regulation 27 for all municipal and industrial solid waste operators in the State of Arkansas. Solid Waste training provided by the Arkansas Environmental Training Academy is endorsed by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Solid Waste Division and the Arkansas Solid Waste Licensing Committee. The Academy offers Solid Waste certification and update courses on-campus, at various locations statewide, and Internet.

Solid Waste Division Links:

• Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
• Arkansas Solid Waste Licensing Program
• Arkansas Solid Waste Licensing Committee
• Arkansas Solid Waste Management Plan
• Regional Solid Waste Management Districts
• Arkansas Waste Tire Program
• Illegal Dumps Control Officer Program
• Arkansas Solid Waste Regulations
• Arkansas Material Recovery Facilities

The Arkansas Environmental Training Academy provides training for Water licensing and license renewal as required by the Arkansas Department of Health for water operators in the State of Arkansas. Water training provided by the Academy is endorsed by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Section and the Arkansas Drinking Water Advisory and Water Operator Licensing Committee. The Academy offers water certification and 12-training hour specialty courses for license renewal on-campus, at various locations statewide, and Internet.

Water Division Links:

• Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Section
• Arkansas Department of Health Water Operator Licensing
• Arkansas Department of Health Division of Environmental Health
• Arkansas Water Works & Water Environmental Association
• American Water Works Association
• America Water Works Association Southwest Section
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality