CWEA Member: $175.00
Non-Member: $225.00
6.0 contact hours towards CWEA's ECI,AWTO certifications.
This series includes the following six 50 minute webinars.
Session 1: From Preparation to Lab: A Comprehensive Guide to Sample Collection
Session 2: Hidden Streams: The Power of Wastewater Epidemiology & PFAS Sampling Procedures from an Operations Perspective
Wastewater Epidemiology: This session delves into the role of wastewater epidemiology in public health, showcasing how pathogen monitoring through wastewater samples can enhance disease surveillance. Participants will learn about the technical processes, partnerships, and data utilization strategies driving these efforts. PFAS Sampling Procedure: This session will provide an in-depth guide to PFAS sampling, focusing on minimizing contamination risks and ensuring accurate results. Attendees will explore the significance of PFAS in the environment and how to implement effective sampling protocols to comply with regulatory standards.
Session 3: Navigating Through World of WDR: Protocols and Precautions in Spill Sampling and Panel
Gain an understanding of the responsibilities of Sanitary Sewer System operators in mitigating and responding to sewer overflows, learn how to comply with the State’s general order with a focus on safety, and explore ways to support field staff with proper sampling methodologies that meet legal and procedural requirements.
Please see the course objectives from Conference Harvester.
Evaluate the applicability of 40 CFR Part 467 Aluminum Forming Point Source Category and determine which subcategory manufacturing process falls under.
Identify whether discharge is regulated as part of a core or ancillary operation.
Apply tools provided to determine if process meets EPA definitions of Aluminum Forming.
Session 4: Part 1: Essential Tools for Trace Metals Analysis in Wastewater Treatment & Oil and Grease Analysis in Wastewater Pretreatment
This session focuses on oil and grease, beginning with an overview of their composition, and then discussing their ability to negatively impact wastewater treatment systems. Then we explore the analytic method used to quantify oil & grease, EPA 1664A, along with the associated quality control (QC) measures that help ensure accurate and reliable results. Finally, we consider key challenges in the collection and analysis of oil and grease such as representative sampling, contamination, interfering substances, and handling hazardous substances and offer practical tips and solutions for each.
Session 5: Part 2: Challenges and Considerations of Measuring BOD in Wastewaters
Biochemical oxygen demand measures the amount of oxygen required by aerobic bacteria to break down organic matter in wastewaters, providing an index of the level of organic pollution in the water. Knowledge of the characteristics of a site is essential for proper sample preparation to obtain accurate results. While BOD has been adopted as the standard for measuring organic pollution levels, it has a long turn-around time of five days and there are other more rapid analyses available to assess organic pollution, such as total organic carbon (TOC) concentration and chemical oxygen demand (COD). This presentation provides an overview of the BOD method and the challenges and considerations encountered in the laboratory, as well as a discussion of the relationships between BOD, TOC, and COD observed at the San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility.
Part 6: Laboratory Data and Report Review
Gain a comprehensive understanding of all components of a complete laboratory report for compliance, learn how to assess reports for qualifiers, reporting limits, detection limits, and quality assurance, and develop effective strategies for reviewing reports to ensure completion, proper sampling and preservation, traceability, chain of custody, and compliance with regulatory limits.