Free Webinars: Asset Management and Technical Assistance for Wastewater and Public Water Systems
April 2020 – The EPA is conducting free webinars on April 15, May 13, and June 17, 2020, from noon to 2:00 p.m. CST.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is presenting a series of technical assistance webinars to highlight best practices for optimizing performance at small wastewater treatment systems and public drinking water systems.
The webinar on April 15 will cover the core concepts of asset management, how to prioritize system needs, how to secure funding, what resources are available for small communities, and who to go to for help. The concepts and practices of asset management apply to both wastewater and drinking water systems. The webinar will also cover operations and maintenance topics.
The webinar on May 13 will cover the CWA (Clean Water Act) NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) Compliance Assistance for Public Drinking Water Systems, while the June 17 webinar will cover When Small POTWs (Publicly Owned Treatment Works) Should Establish a Pretreatment Program.
During all three webinars, attendees will be able to ask questions via a chat box.
To register to attend the webinars, please visit the EPA’s GoTo Webinar registration pages for Asset Management 101 - Finding Financial Assistance for Infrastructure Upgrades , CWA - NPDES Compliance Assistance for Public Drinking Water Systems , and When Small POTWs Should Establish a Pretreatment Program .
Recordings of some of the previous wastewater technical assistance webinars are available at the links below.
- October 17, 2019: Troubleshooting Noncompliance at the Smallest Wastewater Treatment Plants - Part 1 (Ohio's Package Plant Initiative, Nutrient Conversion) (Temporary recording- this will be re-recorded to eliminate technological delays.)
- November 13, 2019: Troubleshooting Noncompliance at the Smallest Wastewater Treatment Plants – Part 2 of 2 (Solids Separation and Disinfection)
- January 29, 2020: Alkalinity Testing for Better Process Control in Small Wastewater Treatment Plants– Subset of Ammonia Non-compliance
- February 19, 2020: Optimizing Performance of Facultative Wastewater Lagoon Systems, Part 1 of 2