#4008 - Advanced Waste Treatment IEPA#3121
14 Wastewater CEUs/ 6 Months (time to complete)
Scope: This course is designed to train operators in the practical aspects of
operating and maintaining wastewater treatment plants, emphasizing safe
practices and procedures. Information presented includes detailed
descriptions of the equipment and advanced treatment processes used for
odor control, pure oxygen activated sludge treatment, solids removal
from secondary effluents, residual solids management, enhanced
biological control including nitrogen and phosphorus removal, and
wastewater reclamation. Operators also learn to operate and maintain
treatment plant instrumentation equipment and systems. The residual
solids management chapter contains information on sludge types,
characteristics, and quantities; sludge thickening using gravity
thickeners, dissolved air flotation units, centrifuges and thermal
conditioning as well as wet oxidation and elutriation; dewatering with
pressure filtration (plate and frame, belt, vacuum), centrifuges and
drying beds; volume reduction using composting, mechanical drying,
incineration, and lagoons; and disposal methods for dewatered or liquid
stabilized sludge. This course focuses on actual operating procedures
and teaches operators to analyze and solve operational problems.
Contents:
1. Odor Control
2. Activated Sludge (Pure Oxygen Plants
and Operational Control Options)
3. Residual Solids Management
4. Solids Removal From Secondary Effluents
5 .Phosphorus Removal
6. Nitrogen Removal
7. Enhanced Biological (Nutrient)
Control
8. Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse
9. Instrumentation and Control Systems
Qualifies for credit towards IEPA Required Wastewater Operator Experience!
Upon completion of this Illinois Section AWWA course, IEPA will award aspiring operators:
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| Operator License Type |
IEPA Credit Description for this Course Completion: |
Class 1
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Completion of this course will earn you 3 months credit towards the 6 year requirement (can earn up to 24 months total by taking additional qualifying courses); must have a minimum of 3 years hands-on experience to take IEPA exam |
Class 2
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Completion of this course will earn you 3 months credit towards the 4 year requirement (can earn up to 12 months total by taking additional qualifying courses); must hold a minimum of 2 years hands-on experience to take IEPA exam |
Class 3
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Completion of this course will earn you 3 months credit towards the 2 year requirement (can earn up to 6 months total by taking additional qualifying courses); must be matched with 1 year hands-on experience |
Class 4
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Completion of this course will earn you 3 months credit towards the 1 year requirement (can earn up to 6 months total by taking additional qualifying courses); must be matched with 1 year of hands-on experience |
Textbooks: Advanced Waste Treatment, Fifth Edition, 2006 INCLUDED
ABOUT HOME-STUDY COURSES: Each lesson is arranged for you to read a short section, write the
answers to the questions at the end of the section, check your answers
against suggested answers. At the end of each chapter, you must submit your answers to Illinois Section AWWA for grading. You
may fax, email, or mail your answers. Answer sheets will not be
returned. Once you have completed all exams,
your CEU hours will be added to your record.
COST: $215.00 ISAWWA members; $295.00 nonmembers. Shipping included.
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