Activated Sludge Process Control & Troubleshooting - Course 79
Activated Sludge Process Control & Troubleshooting
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| Coordinator | Areiole Williams email: areiole.williams@treeo.ufl.edu phone: (352) 392-9570 or 352-294-3877 | ||||||||||||
| Description | New registration system will be live very soon! Please check back! Upcoming course date: December 6-9, Virtual Course COURSE DESCRIPTION Attending this course you will learn how to identify, evaluate and solve operational difficulties before they become serious. The instructor explains data, tests and calculations used for process monitoring and troubleshooting. You apply the evaluation process in detailed, realistic examples. After completion of this training, you should be able to optimize the performance of an existing wastewater treatment system in order to achieve regulatory compliance and minimize environmental impacts. This course is highly suggested if you are having trouble with the process control category on your wastewater certification exam. Topics covered in this course:
Course Objective
At the completion of the training the student should be able to optimize the performance of an existing activated sludge wastewater treatment system in order to achieve regulatory compliance and minimize environmental impacts.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is for water and wastewater treatment plant managers, advanced level operators and supervisors; for crew chiefs, lead operators and shift foremen; for public works foremen and superintendents; and for regulatory agency personnel. It is recommended that students of this advanced course be familiar with the activated sludge process, and have a thorough working knowledge of the various modes of operation before taking this course. Not for the beginner!
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
"A very valuable tool for anyone who works in WW. A real eye opener. This was the best troubleshooting course I have attended. Ron keeps the information interesting!"
"This course covered things I had once learned, but, don’t directly deal with on my shift. Got more insight on the relationship of micro-organisms/bacteria, and a good quality effluent."
"A very valuable tool for anyone who works in WW. A real eye opener. This was the best troubleshooting course I have attended. Ron keeps the information interesting!"
INSTRUCTOR'S INFORMATION
Ron Trygar, CET
Ron is the Senior Training Specialist for Water and Wastewater programs at the University of Florida TREEO Center. Previously he was the Wastewater Process Control Specialist at Hillsborough County Public Utilities in Tampa FL. He has worked in the wastewater industry for more than thirty years in a variety of locations and positions. Ron became a Certified Environmental Trainer (CET) in 1998 and has since provided training for associations and regulatory agencies such as FDEP; FW&PCOA Short Schools; USA BlueBook; FWEA sponsored training events and local school environmental programs. Working alongside the FDEP Northeast District, Ron helped begin the FRWA/FDEP joint operator certification review classes that are still given around the state today. Ron holds a Florida class A wastewater treatment operator’s license and a Florida class B drinking water operator’s license.
Joseph Cheatham
Joe recently retired from the City of Tallahassee as their Assistant General Manager Wastewater Operations where he served for the past 14 years. Previously he was the Wastewater Director for Collier County Public Utilities and the Water Reclamation Facilities Manager for Gainesville Regional Utilities. He has a total of 49 years experience in wastewater operations with 38 years in a senior leadership role. He served as a peer reviewer for the AWWA Qualserve Program, former Florida Governors Sterling Award Examiner, and the Water/Wastewater Service Area Lead for the Florida Benchmarking Consortium (FBC). He has served in leadership roles for the Florida Water Environment Association (FWEA), Water Environment Federation (WEF), and the Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators Association (FWPCOA) . Joe is a Life Member of WEF and FWEA. He has made numerous presentations at the state and national level in wastewater technology and leadership/management topics. Joe currently holds a Florida Class A Wastewater Operator Certification.
*One student per registration fee, CEUS will only be reported for registered students *Please submit your license type/number before the last day of course instruction |
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Activated Sludge Process Control and Troubleshooting
Agenda
Day One
8am to 4pm
- Introductions
- What are troubleshooting and optimization?
- Bacteria basics and BOD removal
- Secondary treatment processes
Day Two
8am to 4pm
- Activated sludge parameters
- Activated sludge settling and clarification
- Mixed liquor settling and micro-exam demonstration
- Biological nitrogen removal
Day Three
8am to 4pm
- Biological nitrogen removal selectors, troubleshooting
- Activated sludge process control strategies
Day Four
8am to 12 noon
- Activated sludge troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting case scenarios, group troubleshooting exercise
- Course wrap up, summary, participant feedback
