Temple class offers 16 continuing credit units to wastewater professionals
Writer: Robert Burns, 903-312-3199, rd-burns@tamu.edu
TEMPLE – A two-day class, “Analyzing Wastewater Systems for High-Strength Waste and Hydraulic Loading,” has been set for Oct. 26-27 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 720 East Blackland Road, Temple.
Professional wastewater site evaluators, designers, installers, regulators, operation, maintenance and monitoring services providers can earn 16 continuing education units, said Dr. Anish Jantrania, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service wastewater specialist, Temple.
The 16 continuing education units have been approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Jantrania said. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality course code is 0436.
“The purpose of this course is to provide class participants with methods for troubleshooting systems by analyzing the sources for excessive hydraulic and organic loading,” he said.
Registration is $500 if completed before noon on Oct. 2, and $750 thereafter. The registration fee includes course materials, lunch and light refreshment on both days, and continuing education unit processing.
The registration form is at http://ossf.tamu.edu/calendar/. Participants will need to know their on-site sewage facilities license number. The fee may be paid with check, money order or credit card. Mailing instructions are on the form.
Hydraulic loading in the context of the class refers to what may happen when private, individual septic systems have peak loads, such as a restaurant during its busy hours, a church on Sundays or a school at lunchtime, Jantrania explained.
“It’s not so much about the soils as about the peak flow to the treatment tanks,” Jantrania said.
The main components of the course will be:
— Contrast hydraulic and organic characteristics of different wastewater sources.
— Define high-strength wastewater and its impact on system.
— Outline the importance of operation, maintenance and monitoring associated with high-strength wastewater systems.
— Evaluate and troubleshoot treatment train components, including primary treatment tank, several different types of aerobic treatment tanks and the disinfection system.
Course instructors will include Jantrania and Dr. June Wolfe, Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist, Temple.
“Dr. Wolfe will demonstrate microscopic evaluation of wastewater biology during the first day of the class,” Jantrania said. “He will show what microbial communities look like in wastewater and how to use that information for troubleshooting performance of the treatment system.”
For more information, contact Jantrania at 254-774-6014, ajantrania@tamu.edu .
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