Operations of a WWTP: Management and Support Systems, Based on MOP-11 - a PDH Online Course for Engineers, Surveyors and Architects

Operations of a WWTP: Management and Support Systems, Based on MOP-11

Course Outline

This sixteen hour course provides valuable information for those individuals who are involved in the operations of municipal wastewater treatment plants or have an interest in them. Completion of this course will provide the student the necessary information and testing to understand the management and support systems necessary to operate a municipal WWTP. It was designed by an instructor who has developed and implemented numerous similar training courses. This course is one part of a three course syllabus based on MOP 11.

This course requires the completion of a multiple-choice quiz at its conclusion in order to obtain the necessary certification for the individuals who are seeking to understand the management and support systems of an municipal WWTP.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to:

Understand basic permit compliance for WWTPs;
Understand management responsibilities of a WWTP;
Understand the basic management considerations;
Understand maintenance management basics;
Understand how to select a maintenance management strategy;
Understand personnel management;
Understand external communications issues;
Understand employee training and development concepts;
Understand important recordkeeping requirements;
Understand how to conduct external benchmarking;
Understand basic financial planning and management;
Understand the use of automation systems;
Understand the industrial pretreatment requirements;
Understand pretreatment program responsibilities;
Understand the EPA general pretreatment requirements;
Understand local limits:
Understand which states administer the pretreatment program;
Understand pretreatment sampling;
Understand the environmental response plan requirements;
Understand basic pretreatment enforcement methods;
Understand pretreatment recordkeeping requirements;
Understand basic reporting requirements;
Understand important industrial wastewater characteristics;
Understand industrial user categories;
Understand WWTP safety requirements;
Understand WWTP hazards;
Understand proper personal hygiene;
Understand confined space requirements;
Understand excavation and trenching requirements;
Understand ladder safety;
Understand laboratory safety;
Understand lockout/tagout requirements;
Understand accident reporting and investigation;
Understand the common chemicals in use at a WWTP;
Understand the NFPA symbols;
Understand basic WWTP information systems;
Understand types of records to be maintained;
Understand basic process instrumentation concepts;
Understand process control systems;
Understand how to use physical and chemical analyzers;
Undertsand personnel protection instrumentation;
Understand how to pump wastewater and sludges;
Understand chemical storage and handling concepts;
Understand electrical distribution concepts;
Understand WWTP utility basics;
Understand basic maintenance concepts;
Understand how to control odors at WWTP’s;
Understand how to integrate process management programs;
Understand the concepts of outsourcing; and
Understand WWTPO training issues and concepts.

Intended Audience

The intended audience for this course is any professional who is involved in any facility or operations that treats wastewater and sludge.

Benefit to Attendees

Attendees of this course will understand how to manage and support a municipal WWTP.

Course Introduction

Municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have a variety of important operational issues related to both the management and support systems required of them. This course utilizes the document Volume 1 of the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) Manual Of Practice (MOP) No. 11, titled “Operation of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants, Management and Support Systems,” published by WEF as the basic text for this course. This course is the first of three based upon the WEF MOP-11.

Course Content

In this course, you are required to study the book Operation of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants: Volume 1: Management and Support Systems, MOP-11, by the Water Environment Federation, which is available in your local library or from WEF, Amazon.com, Borders, or Barnes and Nobles. If time is of essence, you may view the electronic version of this publication from the following e-bookstore:

Operation of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants: Volume I (sign up for a Free Trial for 30 days)

Free trial to access this publication is also available on sites like www.scribd.com (enter search phrase "Operations of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants PDF " in Google).

Course Summary

This course discusses the basic management and support systems required to operate a municipal wastewater treatment plant.

Related Links

For additional information related to this subject, please visit the following websites or web pages:

US Environmental Protection Agency
Water Environment Federation

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.