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Who Should Attend?

This workshop is for wastewater facility operators, laboratory personnel, managers, supervisors, public works employees and others who perform or want to learn how to perform and report the state– and EPA-required laboratory analyses of wastewater samples. Anyone who wants to develop or improve their understanding of laboratory work and how it relates to wastewater treatment processes will benefit, along with those who need to boost their knowledge of laboratory procedures to prepare for certification exams.

Workshop Description

This 3-day workshop provides the hands-on opportunity to learn the laboratory tests required by National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. Working in Green River Community College’s Water Technology Laboratory, participants will learn how to collect and preserve samples. They will practice setting up equipment and running the tests to the exacting standards required by WDOE and USEPA. They will calculate, analyze and report test results for BOD, DO, TSS, Fecal Coliform, pH and temperature. Students will receive an up-to-date Laboratory Procedures Manual, based on Standard Methods, that can be adapted to their own facility. The manual includes complete, easy-to-understand steps for each analytical procedure including safety, and quality assurance/control information. It also contains templates for bench sheets to help with calculating results and reporting date for each test.

Workshop Outline

First Day

  • Introduction

  • Safety

  • Lab equipment

  • Sampling handling/preservation

  • Lab techniques

  • Dissolved oxygen test

  • BOD test

  • Preparation of fecal equipment

Second Day

  • Fecal coliform test

  • Total suspended solids

  • Chlorine residual temperature

  • pH

Third Day

  • Calculating and recording results

  • Quality assurance and control

  • Review

Registration Fee includes

  • 2.1 CEU

  • Laboratory procedures manual

  • Refreshments

  • Certificate of completion

Registration, Payment, Refund and Cancellation Policy - Please read carefully!

The last 4 digits of the participant's Social Security Number and full birth date is required.  This information is used to create a unique key for each student.  Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.  Payment or purchase order must be received at the time of registration.  A full refund will be made for cancellations received 10 days before the workshop.  No refund will be made for cancellations received less than 10 days before the workshops.  Substitutions made less than ten (10) days prior to the workshop incur a $35 processing fee.

CEU Policy:

CEU are awarded for successful completion.  Instances of partial attendance, tardiness or leaving early will result in NO CEU being awarded.


 

 

 

 

 

Washington Environmental Training Center
12401 SE 320th St, Mail Stop WW
Auburn, Washington 98092-3699
In Wash. State 800.562.0858
Out of State: 253.288.3369
FAX: 253.288-3475