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Operations of Municipal WWTPs: Liquid Processes

Jim Newton, P.E., DEE

Course Outline

This sixteen hour course provides valuable information for those individuals who are involved in the operations of municipal wastewater treatment plants or have an interest in them.  Completion of this course will provide the student the necessary information and testing to understand the liquid processes necessary to operate a municipal WWTP.  It was designed by an instructor who has developed and implemented numerous similar training courses.  This course is one part of a three course syllabus based on MOP 11.

This course requires the completion of a multiple-choice quiz at its conclusion in order to obtain the necessary certification for the individuals who are seeking to understand the liquid processes used at a municipal WWTP.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to:

Intended Audience

The intended audience for this course is any professional who is involved in any facility or operations that treats wastewater and sludge.

Benefit to Attendees

Attendees of this course will understand how to operate the liquid processes of a municipal WWTP.

Course Introduction

Municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have a variety of important operational issues related to the liquid processes used at one.  This course utilizes the document Volume 2 of the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) Manual Of Practice (MOP) No. 11,  titled “Operation of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants, Volume II: Liquid Processes,” published by WEF as the basic text for this course.  This course is the second of three based upon the WEF MOP-11.

Course Content

In this course, you are required to study the book Operation of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants: Volume II: Liquid Processes, MOP-11, by the Water Environment Federation, which is available in your local library or from WEF, Amazon.com, Borders, or Barnes and Nobles. If time is of essence, you may view the electronic version of this publication from the following e-bookstore:

Operation of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants: Volume II (sign up for a Free Trial for 30 days)

Free trial to access this publication is also available on sites like www.scribd.com (enter search phrase "Operations of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants PDF " in Google).

Course Summary

This course discusses the basic liquid processes  required to operate a municipal wastewater treatment plant.

Related Links

For additional information related to this subject, please visit the following websites or web pages:

US Environmental Protection Agency
Water Environment Federation

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

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DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.