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WATER AND WASTEWATER
WATER AND WASTEWATER REGULATORY AND SAFETY
TRAINING PROGRAMS
NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS
Water is a critical resource that must be protected to supply safe drinking water and support various
activities, such as farming, manufacturing, and tourism. The federal Clean Water Act (CWA) protects waters
of the United States (WOTUS). This ½ hour online training course provides general guidance on what waters
are considered WOTUS.
With certain exceptions, the CWA prohibits the discharge of pollutants from a point source into waters of the
United States without a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The requirements
of this permit are also covered in this training course.
Objectives:
Understand the current definition of Waters of the United States
Describe the purpose of National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Permits Identify where a NPDES permit is required
Describe the difference between General and Individual permits
List the steps required to obtain an NPDES permit
Describe NPDES permit requirements
How to comply with those requirements
WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND RECLAMATION:
ASSET OR LIABILITY
Historically, wastewater treatment started as risk reduction for human health and welfare, migrated to
environmental risk reduction, and has now matured into resource recovery and revenue generation.
Technology and common practices are in place to treat water as a sustainable resource; we simply can no
longer afford to use it once and "throw it in the ocean" nor can we afford the liability of not treating water to
our best abilities to protect human health and the environment. In this interactive online course, we will
cover specifics, metrics, and detailed examples about recovery of the water from wastewater.
We discuss how to manage the design of wastewater facilities to reduce environmental, personal, and
public health risk from insufficiently treated potable and reuse water supplies. We will also show how to
reduce costs in operation of a proper wastewater treatment plant.
Objectives:
Discuss how to manage the design of facilities to reduce environmental, personal, and public health
risk from insufficiently treated potable and reuse water supplies
Compare and contrast the water quality specifics, operational reliability, environmental safeguards,
and public safety risks for recycle and recovery of wastewater as a secondary water supply and
alternative potable water supply
Calculate the reduced costs and decreased environmental risks of proper wastewater treatment
Identify different design and operational strategies claiming to improve safety, reduce public health or
environmental risks, or reduce costs
WASTEWATER: LAND TREATMENT SYSTEMS
The treatment of wastewater is an important process that eliminates potentially harmful waste from entering
our environment. When used effectively, land treatment systems can safely treat wastewater before it enters
our ground water. This 1 hour interactive online course addresses operation and maintenance of the three
types of land treatment systems, slow rate, overland flow, and rapid infiltration, and discusses how they
differ in the rate that water is applied. All three land treatment systems use vegetation and soil percolation
as methods to treat wastewater. Each type of system is used as each situation warrants.
This course may be used to prepare additional operations and maintenance manuals, providing valuable
information that may be used to understand the operation and maintenance of land treatment systems. At
the conclusion of this course, you will be armed with all the knowledge and skills to design basic land
treatment systems and to further your study in this important field.
Objectives:
Discuss three basic land treatment systems used to treat wastewater before it enters the
ground water
Explain what types of areas, land, and terrain are appropriate for each type of treatment system
Describe how wastewater is treated in slow rate land treatment systems
Identify the various environmental health dangers present in wastewater that present a risk to
drinking water supplies
Recognize percolation qualities and mass constituents
Identify hydraulic loading rates
Discuss frequency of monitoring sites for Nitrogen and Phosphorous
Explain how chemicals are used to suppress odours in storage ponds
HAZARDOUS WASTE: TREATMENT
Hazardous waste can exist in liquid, solid or slurry forms. It may originate in a current manufacturing process
or from clean-up of an abandoned site. This course will review the background and design considerations
for different methods of treating hazardous waste.
Objectives:
Analyze five major sectors of chemical treatment for industrial and municipal wastewater streams,
sludge and solids, and learn how they are utilized
Differentiate between four major types of physical treatment processes and summarize how they
are used
Discuss the important factors and concepts in biological treatment, along with processes and types of
reactors used
Describe the steps involved in incineration, main factors controlling incineration effectiveness, and
effluent standards for incineration
State the methods and mechanisms utilized in stabilization
Describe five emerging technologies used in hazardous waste treatment
EPA ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT: SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Onsite wastewater treatment systems enable millions of people who do not have access to public sewage
and treatment plants to treat household effluent by safely cleansing the wastewater and returning it to the
environment. However, faulty treatment systems can contaminate the surrounding environment, spreading
contaminants and disease that may pollute groundwater reservoirs for generations.
This 4 hour interactive online course is based on Chapter 2: Management of Onsite Wastewater Treatment
Systems, from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual. This
chapter is intended as an informational guide to management of these systems, a key element in
maintaining the health of the public and the environment.
Objectives:
The elements of a successful program: specific goals, public education and outreach, system
maintenance and monitoring, adequate legal enforcement, and funding
The types of management entities: federal, state, and tribal agencies, local government agencies,
special-purposed districts and public utilities, and private management entities
The components of management programs: legal responsibilities, public health and resource
protection goals, system planning, performance requirements, public education, and site design and
construction
Financial assistance programs and financing options for the construction of wastewater treatment
systems: government grants, loans, bonds, and property assessment
EPA ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT: PROCESSES AND
SYSTEMS
Many households live in rural areas that do not have access to public water or sewer systems. They must
get their fresh water from private wells, and treat their household wastewater effluent using onsite
wastewater treatment systems. Treating wastewater aids in the safe recycling of water to the environment;
however, faulty systems can contaminate the surrounding environment, spreading contaminants and
disease that may pollute groundwater reservoirs for generations.
This 4 hour interactive online course is based on Chapter 4: Treatment Processes and Systems, from the
Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual published by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency. This chapter is intended as an informational guide to understanding the various types of onsite
wastewater treatment systems and their treatment uses and capacities.
Objectives:
Recognize the difference between conventional (soil based or subsurface wastewater infiltration)
systems or SWISs, and alternative wastewater treatment systems, such as sand or media filters
Be familiar with SWIS designs, applications, and performance
Have a better understanding of design and construction considerations according to the site and
wastewater characteristics
Be familiar with the operation, maintenance, and monitoring of SWISs
Know the function, construction, operation, and maintenance of septic tanks
Have a better understanding of sand media filter designs, applications, and performance
DRINKING WATER QUALITY - CRITICAL PARAMETERS
Maintaining water quality is critical for health, safety, and welfare of the general population served by the
supply facilities. In this interactive online course, we will present key information regarding the critical
parameters for drinking water quality. The primary parameters include microbiological, physical, and
chemical. If you are in the design, engineering, maintenance, or operations areas of these facilities, this
information will be critical to successful operation.
Objectives:
Recognize the primary parameters involved in maintaining drinking water quality
Explain the differences between microbiological, physical, and chemical parameters
Identify the potential impacts to health, safety, and welfare of the population being served with
respect to drinking water quality
Describe the key principles involved in maintaining acceptable parameters for drinking water
CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 404 PERMITS
The Clean Water Act (CWA) protects Waters of the United States (WOTUS) by prohibiting the discharge of
dredged or fill materials without a Section 404 permit. This training provides general guidance for which
waters are considered WOTUS, and the requirements for obtaining a Section 404 permit.
Objectives:
Define the term “Waters of the United States”
Describe the purpose of Clean Water Act Section 404 permits
Describe the difference between General and Individual permits
Describe the Section 404 permit application process
Describe the requirements for discharging dredged and fill material in waters of the United States
Identify and describe common practices to avoid impacts to wetlands, and other aquatic resources
Describe the compensation options for unavoidable impacts
PROCESS SEWERS AND EFFLUENT COLLECTION
Many industrial processes, including the production of pulp, paper, and board products, require large
volumes of water. Governments require these facilities to collect and treat their effluent streams in order to
protect the environment. The sewer and effluent system is responsible for collecting all of the effluents
present on site, which may include process effluent, sanitary effluent, and surface water runoff effluent. This
module describes process sewers and effluent collection systems and the purpose of primary, secondary,
and tertiary effluent treatments.
Objectives:
Describe process sewers and effluent collection systems
Identify and describe safety hazards and safe work practices associated with sewers Identify and
describe key equipment
Differentiate between process sewers and sanitary sewers
Describe the purpose of primary, secondary, and tertiary effluent treatments
List parameters monitored by instrumentation in the sewer and effluent system
DRINKING WATER QUALITY - MONITORING AND SECURITY
It’s understood that drinking water should be suitable for human consumption and for all usual domestic
purposes. So, what is suitable drinking water? Ideally, drinking water should not contain any microorganisms
known to be pathogenic or capable of causing diseases. It should be free from chemical contamination, and
it should have the right physical properties.
In this interactive, online course, we will discuss key information regarding drinking water monitoring and
security required to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the general population being served by water
supply facilities. We will discuss the minimum parameters recommended for monitoring drinking water, and
the surveillance process and products used for monitoring water quality. We will also discuss the types of
threats to facilities, and types of physical security elements that may be put into place to help protect these
facilities.
Objectives:
Identify the minimum parameters for monitoring to ensure the safety of drinking water supplies
Identify the various systems utilized for monitoring drinking water facilities
Describe different types of water monitoring products used to monitor drinking water
distribution systems
Identify the security measures involved in protecting drinking water facilities
Describe the operation and maintenance requirements for monitoring and security systems that
ensure safe drinking water
DRINKING WATER QUALITY - WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY
Safe drinking water supplies are crucial to the health, safety, and welfare of society. In this interactive, online
course, we will discuss key information regarding water treatment technology of drinking water, including
characteristics and capabilities of water treatment processes, source water quality, distribution system
considerations, and residuals management.
Technical personnel in the design, engineering, maintenance and operations areas of facilities will find this
information critical to the successful operation of drinking water related facilities. This course addresses
critical factors that affect health, safety and welfare of the population being served by the water treatment
system.
Objectives:
Discuss the various requirements for water treatment to ensure the safety of drinking water supplies
Describe the principles behind major treatment processes used to ensure the safety of drinking water
supplies, including coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, flotation
Identify the methods used for media filtration related to water treatment
Discuss the requirements for special water treatment processes- chemical disinfection, precipitation,
natural treatment
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT: STORM WATER POLLUTION
PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP)
Proper storm water management is critical to ensure safe drinking water for all of us. In addition, the EPA
can levee substantial monetary fines as well as criminal prosecution for violators of EPA storm water
regulations. This course will discuss the environmental impacts of storm water runoff, the NPDES storm
water program, and the elements of a storm water pollution prevention plan.
Objectives:
Identify pollutant sources that may affect the quality of storm water discharges associated with
manufacturing facilities and construction activity
Select prevention strategies for storm water pollution
Recall the federal requirements for storm water runoff for manufacturing facilities and
construction sites
List who is required to get NPDES permit coverage
Name the required element in a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
Match the rules and responsibilities in a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
ADVANCED STORMWATER TREATMENT: NUTRIENT REMOVAL
This 1 hour interactive online course presents the latest information on nutrient removal from storm water.
Storm water management is receiving increased scrutiny because of EPA Phase II storm water regulations,
and nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus are among the chief storm water concerns. All of the
information presented is available in more detail from public and vendor reports and websites.
Understanding storm water management and nutrient removal is an essential skill for engineers, scientists,
developers and regulatory authorities. A test will be presented at the end of the course.
Objectives:
Sources of storm water
Nutrient concerns
General nutrient removal
Treatment systems for nitrogen removal
Treatment systems for phosphorus removal
Sources for more information
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT: AN INTRODUCTION
Understanding storm water management is an essential skill for engineers, developers and regulatory
authorities. This 2 hour interactive online course reviews the basics of storm water management, which is
receiving increased scrutiny because of EPA Phase II storm water regulations. Most of the information
presented is available from public reports and vendor websites. This course is presented in two sections.
Objectives:
List sources of storm water
Explain regulatory driving forces behind storm water mitigation
Discuss discharge options
Identify pollutants of concern
Demonstrate preliminary treatment design
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT: LOW IMPACT
DEVELOPMENT (LID)
This 3 hour interactive online course describes a number of the Low Impact Development (LID) methods
that have been proposed. It includes information on applicability, design considerations, limitations,
maintenance considerations and pollutant removal effectiveness of these methods. The course is based on
guidance provided by the US EPA.
Objectives:
Recognize the characteristics and applicability of seven different LID methods including: bioretention
(rain gardens), on-lot treatment, infiltration trenches, vegetated filter strips, green roofs, porous
pavement and grassed swales
Explain the design considerations for the seven different LID methods
Identify the limitations to use of each of the seven different LID methods
Discuss the maintenance considerations for each of the seven different LID methods
Discuss potential pollutant removal effectiveness for each of the seven different LID methods
ADVANCED STORMWATER TREATMENT: DESIGN
This 3 hour interactive online course leads the student through evaluation and design of stormwater
treatment systems. Stormwater management is receiving increased scrutiny because of EPA Phase II
regulations. It is assumed that the student already has a working knowledge of stormwater management,
either through prior experience or the Introduction to Stormwater Management training course.
Objectives:
Regulatory driving forces behind stormwater management
Design criteria and assumptions
Preliminary treatment design including: identification of target constituents; identification and
evaluation of potentially appropriate control technologies; suggested methodology for evaluating
control technologies; selection of preferred control technologies
Sources for more information
STORM WATER TREATMENT USING STORMFILTER CARTRIDGES
This 2-hour interactive online course describes the available filters and media, how to design a treatment
system using these filters and provides an example of the type of treatment that can be anticipated. While
these filters were developed to solve problems in the Northwest, they have also been approved and used
on the East Coast and elsewhere.
The advantages of this system include relatively small cost compared to other systems, ease of
maintenance and very small areas compared to detention ponds. The author is an engineer that has
designed systems using these filters but has no financial or other interest in the company that manufactures
the filters.
Objectives:
Understand the basic hydraulics associated with filter cartridge treatment of storm runoff
Know what different types of filter media are available and understand the parameters surrounding
the selection of media
Understand how to compute the mass load (total amount of sediment) reaching a stormwater
treatment system
Understand one method to determine the removal efficiency of detention basins
Understand how to size a treatment system based on mass loading, peak flows and flow volumes
EFFECTIVE GROUNDWATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT
Effective Groundwater Supply Management is essential if groundwater resources are to remain viable for
the foreseeable future. Groundwater Management is a rapidly evolving discipline that is incorporating ever
more factors into the evaluation of principles that will ensure that no harmful effects arise from the utilization
of this resource while ensuring that all potential resources that can be maintained are used to satisfy an
ever-increasing demand.
This interactive online course will present a history of Groundwater Management from its beginnings in the
middle of the last century through the present day. Current parameters and environmental factors of
concern will be outlined.
Objectives:
Identify the basics of groundwater management techniques
Describe the concept of safe groundwater yield
Compare and contrast the safe yield concept and the sustainability concept
Identify the environmental factors that determine groundwater withdrawal rates
Identify basic components of groundwater flow
Recognize basic groundwater flow equations
Identify types of aquifer material
Identify aquifer parameters such as porosity, yield, storage, and hydraulic conductivity
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
Operators can play an important role in controlling the amounts of impurities that are released to the
environment. It is, therefore, important for operators to have an understanding of current environmental
regulations and preventive practices. This training module focuses on these regulations and the operator's
role in controlling industrial pollution.
Objectives:
Define air pollution
Explain the steps taken to minimize pollutants released into the atmosphere
Define water pollution
Describe the general objectives for wastewater treatment and the methods used to accomplish them
Describe the methods used to monitor emissions and the methods used to sample and test
wastewater
PULP BLEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
Pulp bleaching is usually accomplished using a series of chemical treatments. The chemicals and the order
in which they are used make up a "bleaching sequence." One of the main goals of bleaching is to mitigate
the environmental impact it has on the environment. This ½ hour online training course will focus on the
environmental concerns associated with pulp bleaching including water and energy use, resource
conservation, air emissions, and wastewater quality.
Objectives:
Describe environmental concerns and considerations for bleaching
Describe AOX and its environmental impacts
Describe pulp bleaching wastewater quality concerns and typical controls
Describe air emissions and controls
Explain how water use is conserved in the bleach plant and why
Identify and describe the factors that impact bleach plant energy use
AQUIFER REMEDIATION
Approximately 40% of the world's drinking water is drawn from wells, and in some locations, like in the
Pacific Southwest, 80% of potable water is drawn from aquifers. Groundwater is an easily accessible
resource, and this accessibility is also its biggest threat. Contaminants above ground and underground can
easily seep into aquifers.
There are a large variety of contamination sources, both natural and man-made. Similarly, there are a wide
variety of remediation techniques to properly treat contaminated aquifers. Throughout this course,
engineers, architects, planners and contractors will learn about the most common contamination sources
and the industry best practices used for groundwater aquifer remediation.
Objectives:
List the 6 main categories of groundwater contamination sources
Describe at least 3 common sources of groundwater contamination
Given a specific contaminant, identify the best suited remediation technique to safeguard the health,
safety and welfare of the public
Define the three general strategies used for cleanup and remediation of groundwater aquifers
LEAD CONTAMINATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Lead contamination of drinking water is a major topic of concern across the country, particularly in areas
with aging lead pipes. Lead contamination in Flint, Michigan; Washington, DC; and Newark, New Jersey, has
focused attention on America's decaying pipes.
At least $384 billion of improvements are needed to maintain and replace essential parts of the country's
water infrastructure to through 2030, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. While these
improvements are underway, treatment technologies can be utilized to significantly limit the migration of
lead into the potable water supply. This interactive online course will describe these technologies and
opportunities for implementation.
Objectives:
Describe the effects of lead contamination on the human body
Describe how lead gets into drinking water
Discuss how to prevent lead contamination in water
Describe phosphate treatment technologies for potable water systems
Describe the issues surrounding the Flint, Michigan event
TOXCHEM - PREDICT AND REPORT TOXIC EMISSIONS
The tool allows users to build a plant, select contaminants and observe emissions. Toxchem is mainly used
for estimating VOC air emissions from wastewater collection, preliminary/primary/secondary treatment and
disposal facilities. The site specific wastewater characteristics, contaminant properties and the process
design and operating information are used to estimate VOC emission rates.
In addition to air emission estimates, Toxchem can also be used to estimate the concentrations / loads of
contaminants in the water effluent, or oil and residual solids streams.
Toxchem is based on fundamental mass transfer equations and mass balances including the removal
mechanism of stripping and volatilization, biodegradation and sorption. Thus, it can also be used to
determine the fate of any synthetic chemical compounds for which the physical, chemical and biodegrading
properties are known.
Typical applications could be in assessing the fate of chemicals for the REACH legislations in EU or studying
the fate of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in wastewater treatment plants.
Unit Processes:
Influents
Collection
Equalization/Storage
Preliminary Treatment
Biological Treatment
Solids Digestion
Dewatering
Air Treatment
Biosolids Handling
Effluent
Miscellaneous
Features:
Build a Layout – simply drag the unit processes onto the drawing board to lay out your plant; drag the
connections between the unit processes to define the flows
Customize - change the process images on the drawing board to your own custom pictures; change the
labels of the processes and / or stream connections to easily identify locations; move the connection
paths around to make the layout easier to follow; various stream types (wastewater, air, oil, sludge) are
coloured to easily differentiate between them; edit the colours to suit your preferences; customizable
mass transfer properties to more accurately evaluate variations in process design
View Results - Use the on-screen summary dashboards to quickly view the most important information
about your layout; background colouring behind the unit processes on the drawing board allow you to
easily visualize the emission values at every spot throughout your plant; use the wizards to choose
exactly what you'd like to export to an Excel report
Unit Processes - An unmatched number of unit processes to build comprehensive process layouts
Models - State-of-the-art models to simulate different volatilization, adsorption and biodegradation
mechanisms
pH Dependent - New pH dependent volatilization models to evaluate the effects of pH on air emissions
Different Biokinetic Rate - Different biokinetic rate values for aerobic, anaerobic & anoxic zones within
Biological Nutrient Removal Plants (BNR)
Auto-Calculate - reduction in active biomass availability for biodegradation of organic compounds as
solids retention time increases
Backsolver - Easily reverse engineer an allowable headworks concentration given a downstream
concentration limit; quickly develop local limits for metals or organic contaminants as part of contaminant
source reduction programs or sewer use control bylaws
Sensitivity Analysis - studying the relationship between input parameters and model results
Contaminant Database
Experience a broader modelling capability with Toxchem's comprehensive contaminants database which
includes the compound properties as specified in the EPA WATER9 model database and an extensive array
of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) and pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs).
Toxchem includes an extensive database of semi-volatile and volatile organic compounds (VOC) and their
relevant properties for stripping, sorption, biodegradation, etc.
The database also includes a suite of metals so that the fate of a number of metals, including mercury and
silver, can be followed through both liquid and solids handling processes. Applications can include tracking
metals from influent wastewater through clarifier underflows, dewatering and drying processes, and
incineration.
If a desired VOC isn't present or you wish to experiment how different properties affect the emission rates,
you are able to create your own organic chemical compounds and modify the properties accordingly.
NPDES Wastewater Discharge Permits
Wastewater Treatment And Reclamation:
Asset Or Liability
Wastewater: Land Treatment Systems
Hazardous Waste: Treatment
EPA Onsite Wastewater Treatment:
Systems Management
EPA Processes And Systems
Drinking Water Quality - Critical
Parameters
Clean Water Act Section 404 Permits
Process Sewers And Effluent Collection
Drinking Water Quality - Monitoring And
Security
Drinking Water Quality - Water Treatment
Technology
Storm Water Management: Storm Water
Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
Advanced Stormwater Treatment:
Nutrient Removal
Stormwater Management: An Introduction
Stormwater Management: Low Impact
Development (LID)
Advanced Stormwater Treatment: Design
Storm Water Treatment Using Stormfilter
Cartridges
Effective Groundwater Supply
Management
Environmental Awareness
Pulp Bleaching Environmental
Considerations
Aquifer Remediation
Lead Contamination Of Public Water
Systems
Toxchem - Predict And Report Toxic
Emissions
REGULATORY AND SAFETY
TITLES
Full range of dynamic modelling and simulation tools,
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delivered online with Certification and Director
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