July 31 - Aug 1 2008, Corvallis, OR
Sept. 9-10, 2008, Campbell River, BC
Other 2008 workshops are being scheduled
This course is structured for operators and managers of activated sludge plants. It is operations oriented providing practical information to use in day-to-day operations. Using a practical approach, operating plants are used to relate actual operations during the discussion on the workshop topics. Participants will apply their newly gained knowledge in solving the case history during the last day. Participants will receive an operations manual for activated sludge treatment systems.
· Composition of Wastewater - types of solids, organics
· Preliminary Treatment - screening, equalization
· Primary Treatment - settleable solids vs. suspended solids removal
· Secondary Treatment - conversion of organics, solids capture
· Sludge Treatment - thickening, dewatering, disposal
· Bacterial growth - metabolism, respiration, growth phases
· F/M
· Growth Pressures: Temp., pH, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, toxics, hydraulic loading
· Settlometer - measuring sludge settling characteristics
· Depth of blanket - determining clarifier inventory and sludge detention time
· Microscope - assessing microbial health/composition
· Oxygen uptake - assessing metabolic rates; toxicity detection; shock loads
· Process monitoring
· RSF strategies
· Optimizing clarifier capacity
· Controlling clarifier inventory
· MCRT/Sludge age
· F/M
· Sludge yield
· Controlling sludge inventory
· Wasting strategies
· Nutrients - ammonia, phosphorus, various types used
· Nitrogen - managing considerations
· Nitrification/Denitrification
· Nutrient management plan
· Monitoring, D.O. probes
· Mixing
· Oxygen demand - organic, nitrification, endogenous respiration
· D.O. deficiency
· Poor floc formation
· Foaming
· Rising sludge
· Toxicity
· Rapid settling, turbid effluent
· Slime bulking
· Filamentous. bulking
Registration Fee: $500 USD ($350 if attending the Filament ID workshop in August)
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