Wastewater Courses

Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, 8th Ed

Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Vol 1, 8th Edition, 2019

Purchase the Manual $100 USD

Use the same manual to take courses A, B, and C


This course uses the following chapters from Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Volume 1:Chapter 1, “Introduction to Wastewater Operation” ; Chapter 2, “Safety” ; Chapter 3, “Preliminary Treatment” ; Chapter 4, “Primary Treatment”; and Chapter 8, “Lagoon Systems (Secondary Treatment)”. This course is designed to give operators an overview of wastewater treatment plants and safe plant procedures and to train operators to safely and effectively operate preliminary and primary treatment processes as well as lagoon systems.
4 CEUs (40 contact hours)
Enrollment $30 USD
Instructor Guide available

This course uses the following chapters from Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Volume 1: Chapter 5, “Activated Sludge Processes (Secondary Treatment)” and Chapter 6, “Fixed Film Processes”. This course is designed to train operators to safely and effectively operate secondary treatment processes at wastewater treatment plants.
3.6 CEUs (36 contact hours)
Enrollment $30 USD
Instructor Guide available

This course uses the following chapters from Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Volume 1: Chapter 7, “Disinfection” and Chapter 9, “Laboratory Procedures” as well as Appendix A, “Introduction to Basic Math for Operators”. This course is designed to train operators to safely and effectively operate disinfection processes, perform basic laboratory procedures at wastewater treatment plants, and use formulas and calculations to determine operating parameters and solve operational problems throughout wastewater treatment plants.
4.3 CEUs (43 contact hours)
Enrollment $30 USD
Instructor Guide available
Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, 8th Ed

Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Vol 2, 8th Edition, 2022

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Use the same manual to take courses A and B


This course uses the following chapters from Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Volume 2: Chapter 1, “Introduction to Wastewater Treatment”; Chapter 2, “Nutrient Removal (Tertiary Treatment); and Chapter 3, “Solids Removal from Effluent (Tertiary Treatment)”. This course is designed to give operators an overview of wastewater treatment plants and to safely and effectively operate tertiary treatment processes.
3.5 CEUs (35.5 contact hours)
Enrollment $40 USD
Manual $100 USD
Instructor Guide available

This course uses the following chapters from Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Volume 2: Chapter 4, “Residual Solids Management” and Chapter 5, “Plant Maintenance”. This course is designed to provide operators with the knowledge and skills to properly and safely handle, treat, and dispose of residual solids and to maintain wastewater treatment plants and equipment.
4 CEUs (40.4 contact hours)
Enrollment $40 USD
Manual $100 USD
Instructor Guide available
Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Volume 3, 1st Ed

Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Vol 3, 1st Edition, 2023

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Use the same manual to take courses A and B


This course uses the following chapters from Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Volume 3: Chapter 1, “Introduction to Wastewater Treatment”; Chapter 2, “Effluent Discharge and Reuse”; and Chapter 3, “Odor Control”. This course is designed to give operators an overview of wastewater treatment plants and effluent discharge and reuse processes as well as train operators to prevent and control odors from wastewater facilities.
2.3 CEUs (23.5 contact hours)
Enrollment $40 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $140 USD
Instructor Guide available

This course uses the following chapters from Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Volume 3: Chapter 4, “Instrumentation and Control” and Chapter 5, “Introduction to Utility Management”. This course is designed to provide operators with the knowledge and skills to properly and safely use and maintain instrumentation equipment and to provide operators with an overview of the functions, responsibilities, and skills needed to manage wastewater utilities.
3.4 CEUs (34.7 contact hours)
Enrollment $40 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $140 USD
Instructor Guide available
Industrial Waste Treatment, Volume I, 4th Ed

Industrial Waste Treatment, Vol 1, 4th Edition, 2022

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This course uses the following chapters from Industrial Waste Treatment, Volume 1: Chapter 1, “Introduction to Industrial Waste Treatment”; Chapter 2, “Treatment Facility Safety”; Chapter 3, “Industrial Waste Monitoring”; and Chapter 4, “Preliminary Treatment”. This course presents an overview of industrial waste treatment facilities and their safe operation, information and strategies for monitoring waste in industrial wastestreams, and procedures and practices for the safe and effective operation of preliminary treatment processes.
4.2 CEUs (42 contact hours)
Enrollment $30 USD
Manual $100 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $130 USD
Instructor Guide available

This course uses the following chapters from Industrial Waste Treatment, Volume 1: Chapter 5, “Physical and Physical–Chemical Treatment Processes” and Chapter 6, “Treatment of Metal Wastestreams”. This course is designed to provide operators with the knowledge and skills to properly and safely operate and maintain treatment processes and equipment that are used to remove contaminants from wastestreams generated by industrial processes.
3.8 CEUs (38 contact hours)
Enrollment $30 USD
Manual $100 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $130 USD
Instructor Guide available

This course uses the following chapters from Industrial Waste Treatment, Volume 1: Chapter 7, “Instrumentation and Control” and Chapter 8, “Facility Maintenance”. This course is designed to provide operators with the knowledge and skills to properly and safely apply instrumentation and control practices and strategies to industrial waste treatment processes and maintain industrial waste treatment facilities and equipment.
3.3 CEUs (33 contact hours)
Enrollment $30 USD
Manual $100 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $130 USD
Instructor Guide available
Industrial Waste Treatment, Volume 2, 4th Ed

Industrial Waste Treatment, Vol 2, 4th Edition, 2023

Purchase the Manual $100 USD

Use the same manual to take courses A, B, and C


This course uses the following chapters from Industrial Waste Treatment, Volume 2: Chapter 1, “Introduction to Industrial Waste Treatment” and Chapter 2, “Fixed Film Processes”. This course presents an overview of industrial waste treatment facilities and their safe operation, information and strategies for monitoring waste in industrial wastestreams, and procedures and practices for the safe and effective operation of fixed film treatment processes, including trickling filters, rotating biological contactors, and submerged fixed film.
2.6 CEUs (26 contact hours)
Enrollment $30 USD
Manual $100 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $130 USD
Instructor Guide available

This course uses the following chapters from Industrial Waste Treatment, Volume 2: Chapter 3, “Activated Sludge Processes” and Chapter 4, “Nutrient Removal”. This course is designed to provide operators with the knowledge and skills to properly and safely operate and maintain activated sludge processes and nutrient removal processes.
3.7 CEUs (37 contact hours)
Enrollment $30 USD
Manual $100 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $130 USD
Instructor Guide available

This course uses the following chapters from Industrial Waste Treatment, Volume 2: Chapter 5, “Anaerobic Treatment” and Chapter 6, “Residual Solids Management”. This course is designed to provide operators with the knowledge and skills to properly and safely operate and maintain anaerobic wastewater treatment processes and residual solids handling and treatment processes used in industrial waste treatment.
3.5 CEUs (35 contact hours)
Enrollment $30 USD
Manual $100 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $130 USD
Instructor Guide available
Advanced Waste Treatment
This course is designed to train operators to safely and effectively operate advanced wastewater treatment plants.
9 CEUs (90 contact hours)
5th Edition, 2006
Enrollment $75 USD
Manual $49 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $124 USD
Instructor Guide available
Membrane Bioreactors
This course is designed to train operators to safely and effectively operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the membrane bioreactor (MBR) wastewater treatment process.
1 CEU (10 contact hours)
1st Edition, 2012
Enrollment $75 USD
Manual $33 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $108 USD
Instructor Guide available
Operation and Maintenance of Wastewater Collection Systems, Volume 1
This course provides training in the safe and effective operation and maintenance of wastewater collection systems.
9 CEUs (90 contact hours)
8th Edition, 2018
Enrollment $75 USD
Manual $100 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $175 USD
Instructor Guide available
Operation and Maintenance of Wastewater Collection Systems, Volume 2
This course builds on the information offered in Volume 1 to provide operators with the knowledge and skills to properly install, inspect, operate, maintain, and manage wastewater collection systems.
6.4 CEUs (64 contact hours)
8th Edition, 2021
Enrollment $75 USD
Manual $100 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $175 USD
Instructor Guide available
Collection System Operation and Maintenance Training Videos
This series of six video chapters, each about 30 minutes long, is contained on a single DVD. The series will enhance the training of new and experienced collection system operators for the safe operation and maintenance of both sanitary and combined sewer systems. This video series was developed to complement the current two-volume set of collection system operation and maintenance training manuals.
0.6 CEU (6 contact hours)
Copyright © 1999
Collection Systems: Methods for Evaluating and Improving Performance
This course explains how to use collection system O&M program performance indicators, benchmarking data, and surveys to evaluate and improve system performance.
3 CEUs (30 contact hours)
3rd Edition, 2018
Enrollment $75 USD
Manual $80 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $155 USD
Instructor Guide available
Small Wastewater System Operation and Maintenance, Volume I
This course is designed to train operators to safely operate and maintain small wastewater collection, treatment, and effluent discharge systems.
9 CEUs (90 contact hours)
2nd Edition, 2012
Enrollment $75 USD
Manual $49 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $124 USD
Instructor Guide available
Small Wastewater System Operation and Maintenance, Volume II
This course is designed to train operators in the daily practices of safely operating and maintaining small wastewater treatment and disposal systems.
9 CEUs (90 contact hours)
2nd Edition, 2012
Enrollment $75 USD
Manual $49 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $124 USD
Instructor Guide available
Treatment of Metal Wastestreams
This course provides operators of facilities that treat the wastestreams generated from electroplating, metal finishing, and printed circuit board manufacturing with the knowledge and skills needed to operate and maintain those facilities safely and effectively, protecting workers, wastewater collection and treatment operations, the community, and the environment.
2.6 CEUs (26 contact hours)
5th Edition, 2020
Enrollment $75 USD
Manual $110 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $185 USD
Instructor Guide available
Pretreatment Facility Inspection
This course provides pretreatment facility inspectors with the knowledge and skills to safely sample, monitor, and inspect pretreatment facilities for pollution prevention and regulatory compliance.
7.5 CEUs (75 contact hours)
4th Edition, 2021
Enrollment $75 USD
Manual $100 USD
Course Package (Enrollment plus Manual) $175 USD
Instructor Guide available
Pretreatment Facility Inspection Training Videos
This set of five training videos provides an excellent introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed by new inspectors to effectively perform their jobs. Current inspectors will find helpful methods for improving their performance. Agencies that field tested and reviewed the video series use these videos to show industry professionals what to expect during a pretreatment facility inspection, as well as to show office personnel the tasks performed by inspectors during a facility inspection.
0.6 CEU (6 contact hours)
Copyright © 1998
Struvite Precipitation Potential Calculation Tool
The struvite tool is designed to calculate the struvite precipitation potential for a facility based on water quality parameters input by the user.

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