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About ACR Publications Training Materials

ACRP training materials are field tested in presentations throughout the western United States. Our materials are used to present commercial and in-house workshops as well as college courses.
Discounts are available on instructional material when purchased with a specific quantity of textbooks. (see order information)
Each set of materials includes:

  • Instructor's Guide
  • Pre and post tests
  • Visual support (may include slides, overheads, PowerPoint®)

Development Criteria

Our materials are developed with ease of presentation and participant interaction in mind.

Instructors Guide

Each instructor's guide contains:

  • Overview notes on effective use of training materials
  • Course delivery sequence
  • Timelines for delivery
  • Pre and post test instruction
  • Course prerequisites
  • List of support materials and suggested reference material
  • List of all visual aids
  • Participant worksheet answers

    The instructors guide and pre & post test are supplied in hard copy and as pdf files on a CD.

Visual Support

Overhead masters are produced as black and white, 600 dpi laser printed pages for easy reproduction or as pdf files on a CD.

Color photos are supplied in 300 dpi format and organized on catalogs.
A free iView Media Pro catalog reader is included.


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Introduction to Small Water Systems
by Skeet Arasmith

This material was designed and field-tested as a four day workshop. In addition, the course was field tested as an extended course, where the participants met once each week for nine weeks. This extended course provided an excellent opportunity for the participants to read, review, and apply the material.

Instructor's Guide:
The instructor's guide is a 79 page document containing the following elements:

  • Course sequence
  • Course outline & timelines
  • Lesson objectives
  • List of needed support materials
  • Answers to the worksheets
  • 100 question post test
Instructor's Guide $15.00
AV Support:
The AV support for this text includes 530 B&W overhead masters or PDF files and 136 digital color photos on CD. A pdf version of the instructors guide and the pre and post test are included on the CD.
AV Support $425.00
Operations of Water Sources
by Skeet Arasmith

This material was designed as a three-day
workshop.

Instructor's Guide:
The instructor’s guide is a 89 page document containing the following elements:

  • Course sequence
  • Course outline & timelines
  • Lesson objectives
  • List of needed support materials
  • Description of each of the 572 overhead transparencies and the 242 photos
  • Answers to the worksheets
  • Pre and Post test
Instructor's Guide $20.00
AV Support:
The AV support for this text includes 572 B&W overhead masters or pdf files and 242 digital color photos on CD. A pdf version of the instructors guide and the pre and post test are included on the CD.
AV Support $720.00
Water Distribution System Operations
by Skeet Arasmith

This material was designed as a five-day
workshop.

Instructor's Guide:
The instructor's guide is a 124 page document containing the following elements:

  • Course sequence
  • Course outline & timelines
  • Lesson objectives
  • List of needed support materials
  • Description of each of the 695 overhead transparencies and the 352 digital
    photos
  • Answers to the worksheets
  • Pre and Post tests
Instructor's Guide $20.00
AV Support:
The AV support for this text includes 695 B&W overhead masters or pdf files and 352 digital color photos on CD. A pdf version of the instructors guide and the pre and post test are included on the CD.
AV Support $720.00
Water Distribution Construction
by Skeet Arasmith

This material was designed and field-tested as a three-day workshop. In addition, the course was feild tested as an extended in-house training program.

Instructor's Guide:
The instructor's guide is a 79 page document containing the following elements:

  • Course sequence
  • Course outline & timelines
  • Lesson objectives
  • List of needed support materials
  • Description of each of the 437 overhead transparencies and the 221 digital photos
  • Answers to the worksheets
  • Pre and Post tests
Instructor's Guide $15.00
AV Support:
The AV support for this text include 437 B&W overhead masters or pdf files and 221 digital photos on a CD. A pdf version of the instructors guide and the pre and post test are included on the CD.
AV Support $690.00
Introduction to Small Wastewater Systems
by Skeet Arasmith & Holly Plotez

This material was designed and field-tested as a five-day workshop. In addition, the course was field tested as an extended course, where the participants met once a week for nine weeks. This extended course provided an excellent opportunity for the participants to read, review, and apply the material.

Instructor's Guide:
The instructor's guide is a 79 page document containing the following elements:

  • Course sequence
  • Course outline & timelines
  • Lesson objectives
  • List of needed support materials
  • Description of each of the 61 color photos
  • Answers to the worksheets
  • Pre and Post tests
Instructor's Guide $15.00
AV Support:
The AV support for this text includes 424 B&W overhead masters or PDF files and 61 digital color photos on CD. A pdf version of the instructor's guide and the pre and post test are included on the CD.
AV Support $490.00
Pumps and Pumping
by Skeet Arasmith

This material was designed and field-tested in three, four and five-day workshop. In addition, the course was field tested as an extended course at several vocational schools, community colleges, and in-house training programs.

Instructor's Guide:
The instructor's guide is a 135 page document containing the following elements:

  • Course sequence
  • Course outline & timelines
  • Lesson objectives
  • List of needed support materials
  • Description of each of the 1264 PowerPoint slides
  • Answers to the worksheets
  • Pre and Post tests
Instructor's Guide $20.00
AV Support:
The AV support for this text includes 1264 PowerPoint slides and 131 digital color photos on CD. A pdf version of the instructor's guide and the pre and post test are included on the CD.
AV Support $920.00
Electrical Fundamentals for Water and Wastewater
by Skeet Arasmith

This material was designed and field-tested in three, four and five-day workshop. In addition, the course was field tested as an extended course at several vocational schools, community colleges, and in-house training programs.

Instructor's Guide:
The instructor's guide is a 87 page document containing the following elements:

  • Course sequence
  • Course outline & timelines
  • Lesson objectives
  • List of needed support materials
  • Description of each of the 296 overhead transparencies
  • Answers to the worksheets
  • Pre and Post tests
Instructor's Guide $15.00
AV Support:
The AV support for this text includes 296 B&W overhead masters or pdf files and 133 digital color photos on CD. A pdf version of the instructor's guide and the pre and post test are included on the CD.
AV Support $370.00
Cave-in Protection and Competent Person
by Skeet Arasmith & Holly Ploetz

This material was designed and field-tested as a two-day workshop. In addition, the course was feild tested as an extended in-house training program.

Instructor's Guide:
The instructor's guide is a 89 page document containing the following elements:

  • Course sequence
  • Course outline & timelines
  • Lesson objectives
  • List of needed support materials
  • Detailed outline for each lesson
  • Answers to the worksheets
  • Pre and Post tests
Instructor's Guide $15.00
AV Support:
The AV support for this text include 218 B&W overhead masters or pdf files and 32 color transparencies or 273 PowerPoint™ slides on CD. A pdf version of the instructors guide and the pre and post test are included on the CD.
AV Support $330.00
O & M of Chlorine Systems
by Skeet Arasmith

This material was designed and field-tested as a three-day workshop. In addition, the course was field tested as an extended in-house training program.

Instructor's Guide:
The instructor's guide is a 90 page document containing the following elements:

  • Course sequence
  • Course outline & timelines
  • Lesson objectives
  • List of needed support materials
  • Description of each of the 263 overhead transparencies and the 246 digital color photos.
  • Answers to the worksheets
  • Pre and Post tests
Instructor's Guide $15.00
AV Support:
The AV support for this text includes 263 B&W overhead masters or pdf files and 246 color digital photos on CD. A pdf version of the instructor's guide and the pre and post test are included on the CD.
AV Support $630.00
Introduction to Utility Management
by Skeet Arasmith & Rolfe Stearns

This material was designed and field-tested in three and five-day workshops. Each lesson is delivered by an hour to an hour and a half presentations followed by group activities that reinforce the lesson. There are a total of 46 exercises selected and/or designed specifically for this course. The course was originally designed specifically for rural Alaska, many of the exercises focus on small, rural, and arctic systems.

Instructor's Guide:
The instructor's guide is a 315 page document containing the following elements:

  • Course sequence
  • Course outline & timelines
  • Lesson objectives
  • List of needed support materials
  • Key considerations and presentation notes for each lesson
  • 46 group exercises
  • Answers to the worksheets
  • Pre and Post tests
Instructor's Guide $45.00
AV Support:
The AV support for this text includes 213 B&W overhead transparencies provided as pdf file. In addition, the instructor's guide, all 46 exercises, and the pre and post test are provided as pdf files, all on one CD. The overheads can be supplied with a colored background appropriate for display on an LCD projector.
AV Support $300.00
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