Wastewater operator continuing education

Rising Sludge or Bulking: Telling Them Apart

Counts in Alabama — not yet released for enrollment

Sludge floating on the clarifier can be rising sludge or bulking, and each needs the opposite fix. This hour teaches how to tell which you have before you change anything, and the right first move for each.

Course summary, as it appears on your certificate

To equip wastewater treatment operators with the knowledge and skills to accurately differentiate between rising sludge and bulking phenomena in secondary clarifiers, and to take proper corrective action to maintain compliant effluent quality.

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

Credit awarded: 1 hour — Technical

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

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

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
$19.00 USD

One-time payment · lifetime access to this course

About 73 minutes of video · 1 hour