Maintenance and operation of water plants

Overview:

Introduction:

This is a course about how to operate a wastewater treatment plant. It will address the basics of O&M, plus how to control the plant operations.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course, the participants will be able to:

• Obtain knowledge on operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants
• Operate and maintain wastewater treatment plants and the associated equipment
• Understand the requirements of preventive maintenance in wastewater treatment plants

Targeted Audience:

This course is intended for waste-water treatment plant personnel, supervisors, laboratory personnel, and plant operators and technicians.

Course Outlines:

Unit 1:

• Introduction
• Pre-Test
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Basics & Types of Plants
• What you can control & what you have to live with
• Elements of a Plant
• Flow Measurements
• Flow Characteristics - is it already anaerobic?
• Screening
• Grit Removal
• Sedimentation
• Aeration
• Pumps and Pumping
• Clarifiers
• Filters
• Membranes
• Disinfection
• Discharge
• Recap of the basics

Unit 2:

• Detailed Look at each of the systems, and operating parameters
• What needs Maintenance, Attention, and what frequency?
• Flow Measurements
• Screening
• Grit Removal
• Sedimentation
• Aeration
• Clarifiers
• The importance of the laboratory and tests and measurements
• BOD vs. COD
• TSS & VSS Control
• Other Control Parameters

Unit 3:

• Pumps and Pumping and Recirculation & Maintenance
• Controlling MLSS
• Nitrogen and Phosphorous Removals & Recirculation Ratios
• Clarifiers & Maintenance
• Sludge Thickening

Unit 4:

• Sludge dewatering
• Sludge digestion Aerobic and Anaerobic
• Sludge drying, incineration, and land spreading/landfilling
• Introduction to Preventive Maintenance
• Statistical basics and how to keep up with your maintenance schedule

Unit 5:

• What to do with Septage Transport Trucks
• Maintaining the Aeration System & Blowers
• How to tell what’s happening in your plant with a Microscope
• Foaming and troubleshooting
• Pumping Stations and their Maintenance
• Pipeline and Force Main Maintenance
• Feedback to the laboratory/ from the laboratory
• Practice Operating a Plant from models - diagnosing troubles
• Post Test