Wastewater operator CEU course

Inspecting an Industrial User: What to Look At

Approved for renewal credit in Illinois

Industrial users sometimes discharge pollutants beyond permit limits, putting the plant at risk and causing potential violations. This hour teaches how to conduct thorough inspections, identify problems, plan sampling, and use enforcement tools to keep industrial users in compliance.

Course summary, as it appears on your certificate

To empower wastewater operators to effectively conduct industrial user (IU) inspections under national and state pretreatment regulatory programs by understanding legal authority, inspection tasks, pollutant screening, sampling plans, enforcement mechanisms, and common misconceptions.

Level 2 — what each change does to the plant — effluent, efficiency, sludge and energy — assumes Level 1

Credit awarded: 1 hour — Technical

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

Reviewed by: Robert Risley, Class 1 Wastewater Operator — reviewed November 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not mark its own homework: a licensed operator reviews the content and the course cannot be sold while that review is out of date.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 Illinois records against your renewal.

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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