Wastewater operator continuing education
Activated Sludge 2: What Each Change Does
Counts in Idaho (no pre-approval required)Equip operators to understand the effects of adjusting each primary control lever in activated sludge plants, including their impacts on effluent quality, process stability, sludge production, and energy use, enabling informed decisions and communication with superintendents.
Level 2 — what each change does to the plant — effluent, efficiency, sludge and energy — assumes Level 1
Credit awarded: 1 hour — Technical
The Idaho course number is issued by the Agency for this course and is printed on your certificate.
Reviewed by: Robert E 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not mark its own homework: a licensed operator reviews the content and the course cannot be sold while that review is out of date.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 Idaho 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
One-time payment · lifetime access to this course
About 72 minutes of video · 1 hour
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Full refund within 7 days if you have not completed the course — refund policy.
Training a team? Buy seats for your operators — card or purchase order, with a completion record you can export.
Can your plant pay? See how, with a request to print for your supervisor.