Free Webinar: Operating a WWTP Laboratory
Feb. 2021 – The EPA is conducting a free webinar for wastewater treatment plant owners and operators on February 24, 2021, from noon to 1:30 p.m. CST.
At this time, this webinar has not been approved by the TCEQ for licensing credit.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering small wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) a series of technical assistance webinars on best practices for optimizing performance. These webinars can help you understand the root causes of common problems WWTP operators face and will provide suggestions and resources to help you fine-tune operations and fix noncompliance problems.
Webinar Topic and Date
February 24: Operating a Laboratory: Dos and Don’ts. This webinar will cover operating a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) laboratory, common mistakes, and ways to improve results.
How to Register
Register to attend this EPA webinar at the following registration webpage:
Operating a Laboratory: Dos and Don’ts
Previous Webinars
You can find recordings of some of the previous technical assistance webinars at the links below:
- Webinars from October 17, 2019, to June 17, 2020: Free Webinars: Technical Assistance for Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs). Scroll down to the “Previous Webinars” section of the page.
- Webinars from August 18 to October 20, 2020: Free Webinars: Wastewater Treatment Microbiology and Sampling. Scroll down to the “Previous Webinars” section of the page.
- November 17, 2020: The Microbiology of Wastewater Treatment - Life in the Aeration Tank: Bacteria, Protozoa and Metazoa
- December 8, 2020: Flow Measurement
Additional Free Wastewater Operator Training
WaterOperator.org aggregates the best web resources for small system operators in a free, user-friendly location. This is supported by the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with funding from the EPA.