Course catalog
Continuing education courses
Continuing education for wastewater operators. Approval and credit differ by state, so the catalog below shows availability for one state at a time.
Each awards 1 CEU hour · $19.00 USD each · All count toward Class 1-4 licenses.
Illinois Effluent Standards: Which Rung, Why
Core
Enable Illinois wastewater operators to understand the state’s effluent standards framework, how plant classification affects effluent limits, and…
Approved for renewal creditTrickling Filter Arm Speed and Recirculation
Core
To equip Class 3 wastewater operators with a clear understanding of trickling filter arm speed control and recirculation management under varying…
Approved for renewal creditReading Your NPDES Permit: Rows and Units
Core
Equip wastewater operators with the skills to accurately read, interpret, and apply the limits, units, and reporting requirements presented in…
Approved for renewal creditHydraulic vs Organic Capacity
Core
Hydraulic vs Organic Capacity: Understanding Your Plant's Design Limits Enable operators to accurately interpret their plant's design basis…
Approved for renewal creditHazard Communication at a Treatment Plant
Core
To equip wastewater treatment plant operators with a clear, practical understanding of Hazard Communication (HazCom) requirements, the scope and…
Approved for renewal creditDMR Arithmetic: Loads, Removal and the Flow Term
Core
Equip wastewater operators with a clear understanding of discharge monitoring report (DMR) arithmetic related to loads, percent removal calculation…
Approved for renewal creditHeadworks: What Gets Past Screens and Grit
Core
To equip wastewater treatment plant operators with a clear understanding of the function, challenges, and downstream impacts of headworks screening…
Approved for renewal creditClarifier Operation and Troubleshooting
Core
To equip wastewater operators with deep understanding and practical skills to operate and troubleshoot primary and secondary clarifiers effectively…
Approved for renewal creditClarifier Weirs: Loading, Level and Blocks
Core
This lesson equips operators with practical knowledge on clarifier effluent weir loading, level monitoring, and troubleshooting weir block issues to…
Approved for renewal creditCan You Still Reach It? Shutoffs, Air and Intakes
Core
To equip wastewater operators with critical knowledge and practical skills to evaluate and improve emergency response plans, focusing on the…
Approved for renewal creditPermit-Required Confined Space Entry
Core
To equip wastewater operators with essential knowledge and decision-making skills to safely perform permit-required confined space entries, prevent…
Approved for renewal creditWastewater Operator Safety
Core
Equip wastewater operators with critical knowledge and decision-making skills to safely recognize, evaluate, and control hazards associated with…
Approved — not yet released for enrollmentWhy an Ammonia Limit Exists: pH and Temp
Core
To equip wastewater operators with a clear understanding of why ammonia limits exist in effluent regulations, emphasizing the chemical and biological…
Approved for renewal creditLockout/Tagout for Pumps, Blowers and Mixers
Core
To equip wastewater operators with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to safely implement Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures on pumps…
Approved for renewal creditPond Maintenance: Levees, Weeds and Burrows
Core
To equip wastewater operators with practical knowledge about the structural maintenance challenges of wastewater stabilization ponds, focusing on…
Approved for renewal creditAfter the Filter: Clarifier, Chlorine and Sludge
Core
To equip wastewater operators with practical knowledge about the operation and regulatory context of clarifiers, chlorine disinfection, and sludge…
Approved for renewal creditChemical Phosphorus Removal: Feed, Floc and Sludge
Core
To equip wastewater treatment operators with practical knowledge and decision-making skills relevant to the chemical phosphorus removal process…
Approved for renewal creditHow Illinois Proves a Violation: Averaging
Core
To equip wastewater operators with a clear understanding of how Illinois wastewater permits define and prove effluent violations using averaging…
Approved for renewal creditSpill Response Without Causing a Second Release
Core
Equip wastewater operators with practical knowledge and decision-making skills to effectively respond to chemical and sewage spills while preventing…
Approved — not yet released for enrollmentChlorine Release: Detection, Kit and First Moves
Core
To equip wastewater operators with practical knowledge and decision-making skills to safely detect chlorine leaks, correctly use emergency kits, and…
Approved for renewal creditStandby Power: Proved Under Load, or Not Proved
Core
To equip wastewater operators with the knowledge and skills to understand the importance of properly testing standby power systems under load…
Approved for renewal creditLimits That Move: Seasons, Floors and Bands
Core
Equip wastewater operators with comprehensive, practical understanding of how to interpret and report on effluent limits that change by season…
Approved for renewal creditHydrogen Sulfide: Four Numbers, One Ceiling
Core
To equip wastewater operators with a thorough understanding of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) hazards, exposure limits, and safe operating practices to…
Approved — not yet released for enrollmentChemical Delivery and Incompatible Storage
Core
Equip wastewater operators with the critical knowledge and skills to safely manage chemical deliveries and incompatible chemical storage, recognize…
Approved for renewal creditThe Four Design Flows and What Your Permit Uses
Core
To equip wastewater operators with a clear understanding of the four legally defined design flows per Illinois regulations, how these flows relate to…
Approved for renewal creditLagoon Effluent: Flow, Coliform and Chemicals
Core
To equip wastewater operators who oversee lagoon treatment systems with practical understanding of lagoon effluent characteristics, measurement…
Approved for renewal creditSolids in the Effluent: Which Failure Is It?
Core
Enable wastewater treatment operators to accurately diagnose different failure modes causing solids in the effluent during wet-weather events and…
Approved for renewal creditReading Your NPDES Permit: What It Actually Asks
Core
Equip wastewater operators to accurately interpret the numeric and textual requirements in their NPDES permits, focusing on understanding permit…
Approved for renewal creditFlow Splitting: Why One Tank Fails First
Core
To enable wastewater operators to recognize, diagnose, and manage unequal flow splitting to parallel treatment tanks, understand the role of flow…
Approved for renewal creditLagoons: What You Control and What You Inherit
Core
To equip wastewater operators with a clear understanding of lagoon systems focusing on distinguishing operator-controlled variables from inherited…
Approved for renewal creditConfined Space Rescue: Why Rescuers Die Too
Core
To equip wastewater operators with critical awareness of confined-space hazards, focusing on the reasons why rescuers are often casualties…
Approved — not yet released for enrollmentFilter Media: Depth, Grading and BOD Credit
Core
Equip wastewater operators with a thorough understanding of filter media design requirements, biological treatment credit, operational control, and…
Approved for renewal creditPond Upsets: Low DO, Odor and Turnover
Core
To equip wastewater operators with practical understanding of facultative pond operation, focusing on common upsets—low dissolved oxygen (DO), odor…
Approved for renewal creditWhy Your Plant Has the Limits It Has
Core
To enable wastewater operators to understand the reasons behind their plant's effluent limits by exploring the regulatory framework, permit…
Approved for renewal creditRBCs: Shaft Weight, Film Control and Failure
Core
Equip wastewater operators with practical knowledge of Rotating Biological Contactors (RBCs) focusing on shaft mechanical load issues, film thickness…
Approved for renewal creditWriting the Wet Weather Operating Plan
Core
Provide wastewater treatment operators with the knowledge and skills to effectively develop and implement a Wet Weather Operating Plan focused on…
Approved for renewal creditCalibration Records and the Flows Nobody Logs
Core
Equip wastewater operators with a clear understanding of calibration record requirements, the distinction between instrument calibration and…
Approved for renewal creditRespirators: Hazard Assessment and IDLH
Core
To equip wastewater operators with knowledge and practical skills to safely assess respiratory hazards, identify IDLH atmospheres, select and use…
Approved for renewal credit