Wastewater Certification Classes
- Continuing Education Seminars
Fall 2010
Classes/Seminars are being held in Indianapolis, Indiana
and Columbus, Ohio.
Approved Environment Inc. is an approved training
provider in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Alabama, Delaware, South Carolina,
North Carolina and Ontario, Canada. We provide professional instructions
along with the practical up-to-date knowledge you need to remain certified
in the environmental field. We are pleased to offer the most popular
and effective classes to prepare wastewater operators for their State
exam. Test yourself before taking your State exam. Take a 100 multiple-choice
question test and know your score instantly.
Who Should Attend?
If you are a wastewater treatment plant operator who is securing,
upgrading or maintaining your certification you should attend
these courses. The courses provide a comprehensive review of
all aspects of wastewater treatment and operation and will be
of great value to all wastewater technicians, engineers, troubleshooters
or managers of wastewater treatment plants.
Why Should You Attend?
Learn proven methods to improve process monitoring and process
control techniques. Earn Contact Hours and Continuing Education
Units (CEUs) for Operator Training and Certification.
FREE
Laboratory Analysis Review Manuals and Wastewater Mathematics Manuals
with select courses. (See details below with course descriptions.)
Registration:
You can register
online. Payment must be received before class date. If
you have questions or need to register by phone, please call 1-877-241-9858.
Wastewater Certification Review - Course
Outline
Approved for 16 contact hours, Indiana
Approved for 15 contact hours, Ohio
Wastewater Certification Review is the most popular and effective
classes to prepare wastewater operators for the State exam. Our powerful
presentation and teaching format will greatly increase your ability
to pass your State wastewater operator exam. This class addresses
all the test topics and provides the operators with all the study
material necessary to prepare for the exam. In addition, the class
covers most of the study guide questions and provides the operators
with the best answers.
Fee: $275.00
Wastewater Mathematics - Course Outline
Approved for 6 contact hours, Indiana
Approved for 6.5 contact hours, Ohio
Wastewater Mathematics is designed for people who
want to learn how to solve wastewater treatment plant arithmetic problems.
The class will address typical wastewater plant problems such as flows,
grit channels, sedimentation tanks and clarifiers, trickling filters,
activated sludge, chlorination, chemical doses, and design problems.
Learn about basic conversion factors and formulas used to solve these
problems. The class is also an excellent preparation for the State
exam. Attend the class and prepare for the test. A free
Wastewater Mathematics manual is provided containing more
than 50 problems that will be used in the class.
Fee: $99.00
Activated Sludge Biological Process Control- Course Outline
Approved for 6 contact hours, Indiana and Ohio
This class addresses several critical components of the activated sludge process.
Floc Formation reviews the types of floc particles and the changes that affect floc formation.
Topics include: Microbiology of activated sludge. Toxicity by heavy metals. Removing nitrogen
in activated sludge systems. Effects of polymer and coagulant aids on the treatment.
Nitrification and denitrification review the causes and control of these biological processes.
Introduction to bioaugmentation reviews the concepts and costs associated with the addition of
bacteria to the treatment process.
Fee: $99.00
Laboratory Procedures for Plant Control - Course Outline
Approved for 6 contact hours, Indiana and Ohio
This class provides critical
and important instructions and tips on how to perform laboratory analysis
and develop a laboratory Quality Assurance Plan that
will generate sound scientific laboratory data. The class addresses
the following important topics:
Quality control measures, equipment maintenance, labware cleaning,
standard solutions and titration, use of spectrophotometer, sampling
and preservation of samples, settleable solids, sludge solids, mixed
liquor, sludge age, dissolved oxygen and BOD, pH, chlorine residual,
ammonia nitrogen, total coliform and fecal coliform tests. Bench sheets
/ reporting. Free Laboratory Analysis Review and Quality
Assurance/Quality Control manuals are included.
Fee: $99.00
Biological Nitrogen Removal- Course
Outline
Approved for 4 contact hours, Indiana and Ohio
Nitrification and denitrification review. Nitrifying bacteria. Complete
and partial nitrification. Loss of Nitrification. Prevention and corrective
measures to maintain nitrification during cold weather
Fee: $99.00
Removing Metals from Wastewater- Course
Outline
Approved for 4 contact hours, Indiana and Ohio
Chemical Treatment and troubleshooting for operators, technicians and engineers involved
in the daily operation and troubleshooting of industrial waste treatment processes involving metals.
Topics include: Why metals are toxic and must be removed, chemical treatment, waste segregation, best alternatives
in handling solids containing metals and phosphates role in metal treatment.
Fee: $99.00
Disinfection - Course
Outline
Approved for 6 contact hours, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois
Disinfection is the destruction of pathogenic bacteria and the ultimate measure of effectiveness
is the bacteriological results. Learn how chlorine is used to disinfect wastewater. Chlorine byproducts and their
dangers. Learn how Ultraviolet (UV) Irradiation is used in disinfection. Chlorine versus UV. Learn
about Ozone applications in water and wastewater. Learn how laboratory results are used to measure the
disinfection effectiveness. Free Disinfection manual is included
Fee: $99.00
Loss of Solids - Clarifiers Optimization - Course
Outline
Approved for 6 contact hours, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois
This class discusses the mechanical, physical, chemical and biological elements involved
in solids-liquid separation. Topics discussed include: clarifiers design and formulas, solids loading,
solids pumping, floc formations, role of nitrogen and phosphorus in the treatment process, the effect of
nitrification and dissolved oxygen on solids settleability, sludge blanket depth, settleability test and
the settlometer data sheet.
Fee: $99.00
Wastewater Certification Review Textbook
The Wastewater Certification Review textbook is an excellent
guide for wastewater certification. Each year many students who study
from this book not only pass the State exam but also have achieved
top scores in Indiana in different levels and classifications. The
book contains municipal, industrial, laboratory, safety, and technical
topics that are directly related to the test. Included in the book
are 700 multiple-choice questions with answers and a final exam. The
purpose of these questions is to help the students practice and test
themselves before taking the exam. The cost of the book is $65.00
plus $10.00 S&H. The book can be purchased online during registration.
Fall 2010 Seminar Brochures
•Download
the registration brochure for Indiana (PDF format
requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
•Download
the registration brochure for Ohio (PDF format
requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Locations and Lodging Information
Please mention Approved Environment’s special
rate when you make your reservation.
Indianapolis, Indiana
First Option-Candlewood Suites (79.00/night)
5250 W. Bradbury Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46241
Hotel Phone: (317) 241-9595 – (Kitchens in the rooms)
Directions: I-465, Exit 11A (Sam Jone Expressway)
Second Option - Extended Stay Delux (49.99/night)
5350 West Southern Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46241
Hotel Phone: (317) 241-0700 – (Kitchens in the rooms)
Directions: I-465, Exit 11A (Sam Jone Expressway)
Columbus, Ohio
Wingate Inn - North Columbus
8505 Pulsar Place
Columbus, OH 43240
I-71, Exit 121, just E on Polaris Pkwy
Hotel Phone: (614) 844-5888
Map and Directions will be sent with registration confirmation.
