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 Treatment Operation I-IV & A-D
Course Outline
Approved for 16 contact hours, Indiana
Wastewater Treatment Operation is designed to meet both the continuing
education equirements and the wastewater certification exam preparation.
Learn about the new rules and regulations and the new test format.
Obtain a copy of the updated Operator Certification Manual, Planning
for Profit and Introduction to the National Pretreatment Program documents,
issued by IDEM. Find out the changes in the classification of industrial
and nonindustrial plants and how to become certified in wastewater
to meet your plant classification’s requirements. In addition
the following topics will be discussed in class: general process and
control systems, biological and chemical treatments. Physical-chemical
treatment and process control alternatives, advanced treatment and
nutrients removal, solids management and disposal, disinfection alternatives,
and new permit’s rules.
Fee: $275.00
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
Industrial Waste Treatment and Management
Approved for 8 contact hours, Indiana and Ohio
This class will address the following topics:
Use of water by industry, Industrial waste prevention and reduction.
Treatment of metal wastestreams Chemical treatment, neutralization,
hydroxide and sulfide precipitation. Complexed metals removal. Reduction
of hexavalent chromium and cyanide destruction. Physical treatment,
air stripping and activated carbon.
Fee: $99.00
Wastewater Mathematics - Course Outline
Approved for 6 contact hours, Indiana
Approved for 6 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
Wastewater Laboratory Procedures - Course Outline
Approved for 6 contact hours, Indiana
Approved for 6 contact hours, Ohio
Wastewater Laboratory Procedures provides critical
and important instructions and tips on how to perform laboratory analysis
on wastewater 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
Settleability and Loss of Solids
Approved for 4 contact hours, Indiana and Ohio
Floc formation. Changes that affect floc formation. Role of nitrogen
and phosphorus in the treatment process. Impact of toxicity upon protozoa
and floc particles.
Fee: $99.00
Biological Nitrogen Removal
Approved for 4 contact hours, Indian 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
Multiple Choice Questions - Course
Outline
Approved for 8 contact hours, Indiana and Illinois
Approved for 3.5 contact hours, Ohio
Multiple Choice Questions is designed to help operators test
themselves before taking their State exam. “The Best Plan to
Pass the Certification Exam” is the most effective and practical
approach to work the test questions to achieve the best score the
operator can get. 700 multiple-choice questions will be used in the
course. Questions will cover all areas and levels of the exam. In
addition, a 100 multiple choice question exam will be given at the
end of the class. The test will be graded and the students will know
their scores in the class. Each year many of the students who attend
this class achieve top scores in the State exams.
Fee: $195.00
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
Candlewood Suites
5250 W. Bradbury Ave.
I-465, Exit 11A (Sam Jone Expressway)
Indianapolis, IN 46241
Hotel Phone: (317) 241-9595
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
Directions will be sent with registration confirmation.