Free Webinars: Wastewater Compliance Solutions and Biosolids
March 2021 – The EPA is conducting free webinars for wastewater treatment plant owners and operators on March 25, April 29, and May 27, from noon to 1:30 p.m. CST.
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 Topics and Dates
March 25, 2021: Get Flexible - Low Cost Compliance Solutions for Small Wastewater Treatment Systems
April 29, 2021: Biosolids Part 1 - Overview of Wastewater Treatment Sludge and Clean Water Act Regulatory Structure
May 27, 2021: Biosolids Part 2 - Wastewater Treatment Sludge Disposal Methods (Land Application, Incineration, Landfilling)
How to Register
Register to attend any of these EPA webinars at the following registration webpages:
Get Flexible - Low Cost Compliance Solutions for Small Wastewater Treatment Systems
Biosolids Part 1: Overview of Wastewater Treatment Sludge and Clean Water Act Regulatory Structure
Previous Webinars
You can find recordings of some of the previous technical assistance webinars at the links below:
- February 24, 2021: Do’s and Don’ts in Operating an NPDES Laboratory: Common Mistakes and Ways to Improve Results
- January 27, 2021: Sampling: Do’s and Don’ts
- December 8, 2020: Flow Measurement
- November 17, 2020: The Microbiology of Wastewater Treatment - Life in the Aeration Tank: Bacteria, Protozoa and Metazoa
- October 20, 2020: Strategies for Small POTWs Handling High Strength Influent
- September 15, 2020: Best Management Practices for POTW Compliance: Critical Elements of Successful Wastewater Treatment- Part 2
- August 20, 2020: Discharge Monitoring Reports- Avoiding Common Mistakes
- August 18, 2020: Best Management Practices for POTW Compliance: Critical Elements of Successful Wastewater Treatment- Part 1
- Webinars from October 17, 2019, to June 17, 2020: Free Webinars: Technical Assistance for Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
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.