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.
Process control, sludge age, bulking, nitrification.
Each awards 1 hour · $19.00 USD each · All count toward Class 1-4 licenses.
Activated Sludge: Advanced Process Control
Level 1
Troubles with treatment processes often come from misreading key indicators like sludge levels or oxygen readings, leading to wrong adjustments that hurt plant stability.
Approved for renewal credit
Treatment Process Fundamentals
Level 1
One connected hour on how a plant works, from headworks and primary clarifiers through activated sludge, secondary clarifiers, nitrification and disinfection.
Approved for renewal credit
Activated Sludge Process Control
Level 1
To equip wastewater operators with a thorough understanding of activated sludge process control, emphasizing operational levers, common pitfalls…
Approved for renewal credit
Nitrification: Alkalinity, Cold and Sludge Age
Level 1
Nitrification is fragile, and three things commonly knock it out: alkalinity runs out, the water gets cold, or the sludge age is too short.
Approved for renewal credit
Filamentous Bulking: Cause, Cure and Mistakes
Level 1
When filaments take over, settling fails and solids head for the effluent.
Approved for renewal credit
Wasting Rate, Sludge Age and the F/M Lever
Level 1
Operators often struggle to balance wasting rate, sludge age, and the food-to-microorganism (F/M) ratio, leading to unstable or inefficient treatment.
Approved for renewal creditComing soon in Illinois
Built and waiting on a final review or the state's approval. Ask to be told the day one opens.
Motors, Nameplates and the Power Bill
Level 1
To equip wastewater operators with a solid practical understanding of motor basics, interpretation of motor nameplates, electrical energy…
Pending state approval (Pending)
Rising Sludge or Bulking: Telling Them Apart
Level 1
Sludge floating on the clarifier can be rising sludge or bulking, and each needs the opposite fix.
Approved — not yet released for enrollment
Activated Sludge 2: What Each Change Does
Level 2
Equip operators to understand the effects of adjusting each primary control lever in activated sludge plants, including their impacts on effluent…
Pending state approval (Pending)
What Each Bench Test Measures, and Its Traps
Level 1
Operators often run bench tests without fully understanding what each one measures or where errors commonly happen, leading to confusing or misleading results.
Pending state approval (Pending)
Who May Touch It: The Electrical Boundary
Level 1
Operators sometimes take on electrical tasks without knowing where the legal and safety lines are, risking injury or code violations.
Pending state approval (Pending)
Local Limits: The Headworks Calculation
Level 2
Plants sometimes face trouble controlling pollutants because local limits at the headworks aren't properly calculated or understood.
Pending state approval (Pending)
When a User Claims Upset: Judging the Defence
Level 2
Industrial users sometimes claim upset or bypass defences to avoid penalties, but many of these claims don't meet federal rules.
Pending state approval (Pending)
When the Control System Cannot Be Trusted
Level 1
Control system data can be wrong or misleading during failures or cyber incidents, putting plant safety at risk.
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