Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
340
Course Name
Inflow and Infiltration: Detection, Correction & Prevention
Contact Hours
6.0
Approved Industry
Wastewater
Partner Name
Pennsylvania Rural Water Association
Primary Contact
Joel Jordan
jjordan@prwa.com
8143539302 Ext. 201
Website
Description
The days of dumping raw sewage into the rivers and creeks is disappearing fast. Governmental mandates exist for sanitary sewers and storm water quality. It makes sense for local governments to upgrade the failing infrastructure and prevent future problems. It is not uncommon for a system to experience flows of 3 to 4 times their normal dry weather flows when it rains. If that flow would continue for 30 days out of a year it would cost a 10 MGD plant about $1.5 million per year just for chemicals to treat the rain water. A coalition of environmental groups, along with state and federal governments, has produced regulations essentially telling you to eliminate inflow and infiltration. Your options are to build lagoons to hold sewage for future treatment, build additional treatment capacity or eliminate existing inflow and infiltration (I&I) problems. Finally, this course is designed to train individuals on the options to eliminate existing and future I&I issues that are available.
Course Level
Basic thru Intermediate
Course Content
* Detection
* Smoke testing hands-on demonstration
* TV Camera hands-on demonstration
* Correction techniques
* Prevention techniques
* Vendor equipment displays with hands-on
Target Audience
Wastewater system and collection system operators
Training Format
Classroom