Collection system operators
For the crews who run the sewers, manholes and lift stations.
Wet weather, inflow and infiltration, lift stations and overflows, plus the confined-space and hydrogen sulfide courses for the wet wells and manholes you enter. Watch online at your own pace and download your certificate the same day.
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Bypass and Upset: The Defence You Must Prove
Level 1
A bypass or upset is a violation unless you can prove the defense, and the proof is built before and during the event.
Approved for renewal creditCounts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Headworks: What Gets Past Screens and Grit
Level 1
Rags and grit that slip past the headworks show up later as plugged pumps, worn equipment and lost tank volume.
Approved for renewal creditCounts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Hydrogen Sulfide: Four Numbers, One Ceiling
Level 1
To equip wastewater operators with a thorough understanding of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) hazards, exposure limits, and safe operating practices to…
Approved for renewal creditCounts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Infiltration or Inflow: Telling Them Apart
Level 1
Groundwater leaking in and stormwater pouring in look alike at the plant, but they behave differently and have different fixes.
Approved for renewal creditCounts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Permit-Required Confined Space Entry
Level 1
Wet wells, manholes and tanks are where operators die, and too often it is the person who goes in to help.
Approved for renewal creditCounts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Protecting the Process Through a Peak Flow
Level 1
A peak flow can wash the biology out of your plant in hours, and it takes weeks to rebuild.
Approved for renewal creditCounts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Solids in the Effluent: Which Failure Is It?
Level 1
Solids in the effluent during wet weather can come from several different failures, and each needs a different fix.
Approved for renewal creditCounts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Storm Modes: What To Switch and When It Is Late
Level 1
Switching modes too late is one of the commonest storm mistakes.
Approved for renewal creditCounts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
The Baffle That Works and the One That Does Not
Level 1
Wet weather can overload clarifiers, causing solids to wash out and harm biological treatment.
Approved for renewal creditCounts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
The Flow Number: Contact Time and the Storm DMR
Level 1
In a storm your flow reading and your disinfection contact time are the numbers most likely to be wrong.
Approved for renewal creditCounts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Wet Weather at the Headworks: Grit and Screens
Level 1
In a storm the headworks takes the hit first: screens blind and grit floods in.
Approved for renewal creditCounts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Wet Weather Operations for Treatment Operators
Level 1
The overview course for storm season: infiltration and inflow, peak flows at the headworks, protecting the biology, and staying in compliance through the surge.
Approved for renewal creditCounts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Writing the Wet Weather Operating Plan
Level 1
When the storm arrives is too late to decide who does what.
Approved for renewal creditCounts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Coming soon (14) - not open for enrolment yet
Written and approved or being approved in Illinois, and still in our final review.
Calibrating the Plant Flow Meter: the Annual Job
Level 1
Flow meters can drift out of calibration over the year, causing inaccurate flow readings that affect plant compliance and performance.
Pending state approval (Pending)Awards 1 hour · Technical.
Counts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Cavitation, Suction Lift and Priming
Level 1
Pumps can suffer serious damage from cavitation, suction lift problems, or improper priming, leading to costly repairs and downtime.
Pending state approval (Pending)Awards 1 hour · Technical.
Counts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Confined Space Rescue: Why Rescuers Die Too
Level 1
Many confined-space deaths are would-be rescuers who went in after the first victim.
Approved — not yet released for enrollmentAwards 1 hour · Technical.
Counts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Head: What Your Pump Is Really Working Against
Level 1
Pumps often run inefficiently because operators don't fully understand the system pressure and losses they work against.
Pending state approval (Pending)Awards 1 hour · Technical.
Counts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Impellers, Packing and the Pump That Fights You
Level 1
Pumps that run hot, leak, or wear out quickly often have the wrong impeller, bad packing care, or misaligned shafts and pipes.
Pending state approval (Pending)Awards 1 hour · Technical.
Counts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Insulation Testing: The Megger and the Trend
Level 1
Electric motors and cables can fail unexpectedly if insulation problems aren't spotted early.
Pending state approval (Pending)Awards 1 hour · Technical.
Counts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Maintenance That Finds Faults, Not Just Grease
Level 1
Just greasing pumps and motors can miss early signs of trouble, leading to unexpected breakdowns and costly repairs.
Pending state approval (Pending)Awards 1 hour · Technical.
Counts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Pump Energy: Throttling, Heads and Clean Pipe
Level 1
Pumping more pressure than needed or throttling pumps the wrong way wastes energy and increases costs at wastewater plants.
Pending state approval (Pending)Awards 1 hour · Technical.
Counts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
The Approach Is Part of the Calibration
Level 1
To equip wastewater treatment plant operators with a deep understanding of how flow measurement approach conditions affect calibration accuracy…
Pending state approval (Pending)Awards 1 hour · Technical.
Counts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
The Lift Station Is a Flow Control, Not a Pipe
Level 1
To clarify the role of lift stations as flow control devices rather than simple conduits in wet weather wastewater treatment operations, emphasizing…
Pending state approval (Pending)Awards 1 hour · Technical.
Counts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
The Operating Point: Reading a Pump Curve
Level 1
To equip wastewater operators with a clear understanding of pump curves, system interaction, pump types, operational mistakes, and practical…
Pending state approval (Pending)Awards 1 hour · Technical.
Counts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
The Records That Win a Bypass or Upset Case
Level 3
Incorrect or incomplete records during bypass or upset events can lead to permit violations and costly penalties.
Pending state approval (Pending)Awards 1 hour · Technical.
Counts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
The Storm Variables That Are Not Flow
Level 2
Equip experienced wastewater treatment operators with a deeper understanding of non-flow storm variables affecting wet weather operations, focusing…
Pending state approval (Pending)Awards 1 hour · Technical.
Counts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
Three Field Checks on a Weir or Flume
Level 1
To equip wastewater treatment operators with practical knowledge and field methods to accurately measure flow over weirs or flumes and understand…
Pending state approval (Pending)Awards 1 hour · Technical.
Counts toward Class 1-4 operator licenses.
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