Description

IMPORTANT REGISTRATION FEE DETAILS: This training may be available to you at half-price due to funding available through the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce. However, you must apply for this funding before the start of the program. For more information on this funding opportunity, visit the Center’s website here or contact Edward Wright at https://www.mccs.me.edu/workforce-training/ or contact ewright@mccs.me.edu or (207) 227-2603.

This course will review laboratory and sampling fundamentals broadly applicable to wastewater operators. The program will cover types of samples, sampling locations, and the role of data quality objectives in planning sampling and analyses. The course will discuss tests that can be completed by an operator at the treatment facility, including best practices and common pitfalls. Analyses that will be discussed include settleable solids, total suspended solids, total dissolved solids, BOD & cBOD, COD total residual chlorine, and analyses for fecal coliforms, E. coli, and enterococci bacteria. Other parameters like pH, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen will also be discussed. The course will close with a focused session on quality assurance and quality control.

To avoid late registration fee, please register no later than October 10, 2024. Registrations received after this time will be charged a $15 late fee. A confirmation email will be sent to the registration email provided.

Presented by JETCC. Maine JETCC is a program managed by NEIWPCC through a contract with Maine DEP.

6 Wastewater TCHs approved in CT, MA, ME, and RI. TCHs pending in NH, NY, and VT.

Cancellations: Seven days’ notice is required IN WRITING (mailed, faxed, or emailed to info@neiwpcc-jetcc.org) for you to cancel at no cost. Cancellations received after this time will be charged $25 for programs under $100 and $50 for programs over $100. Registrants who do not cancel or who fail to show are responsible for full payment.