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.
Reading your permit, limits, the DMR and reporting.
Each awards 1 hour · $19.00 USD each · All count toward Class 1-4 licenses.
For every state
Written so nothing in them changes from one state to the next.
Reading Your NPDES Permit: What It Actually Asks
Level 1
The big-picture one: what your permit requires, in its numbers and its words, and how those requirements become your monthly DMR.
Approved for renewal creditIllinois rules & reporting
These courses teach Illinois's own regulations, so they are offered for Illinois only.
DMR Arithmetic: Loads, Removal and the Flow Term
Level 1
Load and percent-removal calculations go wrong in the same few places every month.
Approved for renewal credit
Why an Ammonia Limit Exists: pH and Temp
Level 1
Ammonia is far more toxic to fish when the water is warm and the pH is high, which is why your limit moves.
Approved for renewal credit
How Illinois Proves a Violation: Averaging
Level 1
In Illinois, whether a result is a violation depends on the averaging period and the multiplier in your permit.
Approved for renewal credit
Limits That Move: Seasons, Floors and Bands
Level 1
Some limits change with the season, some set a minimum, and some are a range.
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.
Introduction to Wastewater: Sources, Treatment
Level 1
A plain-language starting point: where wastewater comes from, how a plant treats it, what a permit asks of the plant, and the basics of staying safe on the job.
Approved — not yet released for enrollment
Illinois Effluent Standards: Which Rung, Why
Level 1
Illinois sets your effluent limits by a ladder of standards tied to your plant's class.
Approved — not yet released for enrollment
Reading Your NPDES Permit: Rows and Units
Level 1
The detailed one: the rows of limits, the units and averaging periods behind each number, and the load calculations, so the number you report is the number your permit means.
Approved — not yet released for enrollment
Why Your Plant Has the Limits It Has
Level 1
Every limit in your permit has a reason behind it: the stream, your treatment train and your plant's classification.
Approved — not yet released for enrollmentNot seeing what you need?
Tell us the subject and we will add it to the list. What operators ask for is how we decide what to build next.