Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
3832
Course Name
Process and Performance Troubleshooting
Contact Hours
7.0
Approved Industry
Wastewater
Partner Name
Maryland Center for Environmental Training
Primary Contact
Rachel Pingitore
rpingitore@mcet.org
3019347519 Ext.
Website
Description
Intermediate and advanced level operators responsible for investigating and troubleshooting process and performance control problems will benefit from this program. Wastewater treatment facilities without original or out-of-date standards would benefit from these troubleshooting tools. Course topics include: continuous flow activated sludge treatment facilities with and without biological nutrient removal capabilities; discussions and illustrations for design and performance standards commonly used to evaluate wastewater treatment units and processes; workgroup discussions and evaluations of a wastewater treatment units and processes including recommendations and findings.
Course Level
Intermediate thru Advanced
Course Content
* Continuous flow activated sludge treatment facilities with and without biological nutrient removal capabilities
* Discussions and illustrations for design and performance standards commonly used to evaluate wastewater treatment units and processes
* Workgroup discussions,evaluations, and troubleshooting of wastewater treatment units and processes including recommendations and findings Each member of each workgroup or team is assigned at least 1 task of a case study of a wastewater treatment plant with a NPDES violation or performance problem.
* Each workgroup has a team leader which assigns tasks to other members of the team and then he and/or others on the team reviews the work. The Team Leader is to summarize the findings and recommendations of the team and present them to the entire class at the end of the course. They must work as a team to complete the Case Study on time.
* At the end of the lecture segment of the class a quiz is given to determi
Target Audience
Intermediate and advanced level operators responsible for investigating and troubleshooting process and performance control problems will benefit from this program.
Training Format
Classroom