March 1st and 8th saw Barb Smith of Wastewater 101, LLC in the little town of Ninevah. Our classroom was situated in the main room of City Hall (and we Thank the Mayor and Council for allowing use of the room) that was perfect for our two-day session. The course centered around the Wastewater Operator…
Wastewater 101’s Barbara Smith spent the day (March 3, 2016) in Kokomo, Indiana discussing Basic Wastewater Math. Do you know how to convert lbs/day to cfs? Or can you find the concentration if given the lbs/day and the flow? Can you work an F/M or Sludge Age calculation quickly and efficiently without the computer? Well…
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has released their pass/fail rates for the 2015 2015 Wastewater Operator Certification Exam. These numbers include 11 people who took the test in person instead of at IVY Tech. Municipal Candidates Class I-SP Took the exam: 8 PR: 50% Passed: 4 Failed: 4 High Score: 80% Low Score: 40%…
Wednesday, December 15, 2015 found Wastewater 101, LLC in Kokomo at the wastewater treatment facility discussing the Basics of Activated Sludge for an 8-hour technical session. This course centers around what is needed for the activated sludge system to remain stable and what variables to look out for including: collection system, industrial pretreatment, stormwater, primary…
Had a fantastic time in Seymour, Indiana on December 10 and 11 with some of the Water Pollution Control Facility employees who are studying for their exam. This time we only had one operator, the rest of the students were from collection systems, stormwater, plant maintenance, and industrial pretreatment. This session was the Certification Review…
Friday, November 20th was the final day of the Indiana Water Environment Association’s (IWEA) Annual Conference in Indianapolis. Every year the IWEA Conference offers an exceptional learning experience for attendees in all aspects of the field of water and wastewater treatment. If you are looking for a new pump or dissolved oxygen meter it is…
October and November took Wastewater 101 to the Gary Sanitary District Wastewater Treatment Facility for Wastewater Certification Review sessions. Gary opted to have classes once per week and for 4 hours per day to allow their employees time to absorb what they learned in class each week. Wastewater 101 also provided homework in the form…
Below is an e-mail sent out by Mark Stanifer, Chief of Compliance, IDEM. If you are interested in viewing the list mentioned please feel free to contact us. As you probably know by now, EPA published the final e-Reporting rule in October, and it becomes effective December 21. This means that under the federal rule,…
I was contacted Adam Penrod, Superintendent of the North Manchester, Indiana Water Pollution Control Facility to see if I would provide operator certification training for small groups. Of course Wastewater 101, LLC will always try to work with people who want to get certified or want training. So we worked out a schedule over 3…
Barbara Smith, owner of Wastewater 101, LLC has been asked to teach the Wastewater Certification Review Course at the Annual Indiana Water Environment Association (IWEA) Conference at the Westin in Indianapolis, Indiana. This course be its own tract on Wednesday and Thursday, November 18-19, 2015. Each day will be 6 hours long and breaks and…
