Nutrient Removal Engineering Phosphorus and Nitrogen in Wastewater Treatment
Upcoming dates (1)
Fee
- $1,595
-
This course has two attendance options, face-to-face or online.
Face-to-face attendance fee includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, and course materials.
Online attendance fee includes live online instruction and course materials. Online attendees will access course sessions via the Zoom web conferencing platform.
Discounts
TEAM2 Discount: When two people sign up from the same employer, your course fee is $1495.
TEAM3 Discount: When three or more sign up from the same employer, your course fee is $1445.
ID
RA01245-D260
Credits
- CEU: 1.9
- PDH: 19
Schedule
- 5/7/2024 09:00am - 05:00pm
- 5/8/2024 09:00am - 05:00pm
- 5/9/2024 09:00am - 05:00pm
All times listed are Central Time Zone.
Course Notes
This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) taught course. Your registration is for one teaching platform only: in-person or online. Please be prepared to attend all days either in-person or online.
ALL students should obtain a UW NetID. Please access the Canvas platform once you receive your NetID. If you use a workplace computer or laptop you may not have administrative access to our website. Please check if you can access it before the first day of class. Check with your IT Dept to gain access or use a private computer.
A link to access the course materials and the webinar platform will be provided to all students a few days before the course. Please watch the email address you provide during registration for release dates and pre-course information.
Contact us if you have questions or cannot access the Canvas course website with your NetID.
Instructors
Adib Amini, Leon Downing, Alan Grooms, Art Umble
Location
Accommodations
Room: rates start at $149
Group Code: Use the Reservation URL below.
Reserve by: Apr. 4, 2024
Topic:
Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend, please notify us no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows are subject to a $150 administrative fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.
Course Overview
Learn the important principles, trends, and technologies to effectively remove phosphorus and nitrogen in wastewater treatment.
This course includes:
- New nutrient regulations and discharge permits
- Nitrogen and phosphorus principles
- Detailed technologies and processes
- BNR process models
- Extractive phosphorus recovery
- Adaptive management and pollutant trading
- Plant upgrades and retrofits
- Case studies and costs
- Design exercises
- Site visit to a state-of-the-art nutrient recovery facility
Who Should Attend?
- Wastewater engineers, operators, and managers
- Consulting engineers
- Federal agencies and military bases
- Regulatory staff
Course Outline
Overview of Nutrients and Nutrient Removal
- Why are nutrients an issue?
- Nitrogen and phosphorus cycles
- Challenges for today’s treatment plant
Nutrient Regulations and Discharge Permits
- Current status and trends
- Comparison across EPA regions and states
- MS4 systems, TMDLs
Fundamentals and Principles of Nutrient Removal
- Raw wastewater characteristics
- Nitrification, denitrification, anammox
- Biological and chemical phosphorus removal
- Sludge settling characteristics, biological selectors
Processes and Technologies for Nutrient Removal
- Nitrogen and phosphorus removal processes
- Conventional nitrification
- Wuhrmann, Ludzak-Edinger processes
- Bardenpho processes, 4-stage, 5-stage
- Variations to conventional processes
- A/O, A2/O, Johannesburg processes
- Capetown, Virginia Initiative processes
Application of BNR Process Models
- Impacts of temperature, alkalinity, carbon
- Impacts of SRT, RAS, mixed liquor recycle rates
- Wet weather treatment performance
Advanced BNR Processes
- IFAS/MBBR
- Biomag
- Nereda
Retrofitting Plants for Nutrient Removal Technology
- Converting conventional plants to BNR
- Impacts on bioreactor volume, equipment, and controls
Sidestream Treatment Technologies
- Phosphorus removal – chemical and struvite precipitation
- Nitrogen removal – Sharon, Anammox, Anitamox, Demon processes
Nutrient Resource Recovery and Harvesting
- Technologies and developments
- Benefits, costs, efficiencies
- The food-water-energy nexus
- Struvite recovery
- Ostara, Airprex, other technologies
Nutrient Trading and Adaptive Management Practices
- Control of non-point sources
- Arrangements between POTWs and landowners
Case Studies and Examples
Tour of Nutrient Recovery Facilities at the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
- Transportation to and from the plant is provided.
Testimonials
- “Speakers were exceptional. Great diversity, knowledge, and presentational skills.”
- “Great presenters, networking, and update about what is going on in the industry.”
- “Best program in the country for professional development."
Instructors
Art Umble
Dr. Umble is a global leader in promoting sustainability of the water environment. As director of the Stantec Institute for Water Technology & Policy, he is responsible for the execution and publication of applied research involving around circular economy and climate change mitigation within the water industry and accelerating the adoption of water and wastewater treatment technology through strategic partnerships with key stakeholders engaged in the water industry. His experience includes leading Stantec’s Global Wastewater Treatment Sector, involved in numerous biological nutrient removal projects worldwide, consulting in environmental engineering, university teaching and managing a publicly owned water and wastewater utility.
Adib Amini
Adib Amini, Ph.D., PE, ENV SP, BCEE serves as Program Director in the College of Engineering’s Office of Interdisciplinary Professional Programs, with a focus on Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, and Sustainability. Dr. Amini also works with cities and industries as an engineering consultant, with experience in both drinking water and wastewater treatment. Dr. Amini has expertise in sustainability, engineering design, technology innovation, and renewable energy. Dr. Amini’s work has included the design of novel technologies, including on-site energy systems at facilities. He spearheaded the designs for the first wastewater treatment facilities in Iowa that are 100% powered by on-site renewable energy systems. Dr. Amini invented a novel system for ventilation of rated spaces, such as wastewater headworks buildings, for which he holds a provisional patent. Dr. Amini also has performed award-winning research in technology innovation and sustainability. Dr. Amini has spoken widely at conferences on topics related to water/wastewater treatment, sustainability, PFAS, on-site energy systems, and resilient infrastructure.
Leon Downing
Dr. Leon Downing is the Global Practice and Technology Leader for Nutrient Removal and Recovery for Black & Veatch from Madison, Wisconsin. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Platteville, Leon received his post-graduate degrees at the University of Notre Dame. Downing provides technology leadership in support of Black & Veatch process engineering and applied research projects globally.
Alan Grooms
Alan Grooms, PE, is the Operations Manager at Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District. He has more than 26 years of experience in wastewater treatment plant operations and design. He is a licensed Wisconsin professional engineer and a licensed wastewater operator and has participated in and overseen planning, design, construction, and operation of numerous wastewater treatment plants and other municipal projects.
Nutrient Removal Engineering Phosphorus and Nitrogen in Wastewater Treatment
Location: Madison, WI or Live Online
Course #: RA01245-D260
Fee: $1,595
Fee
- $1,595
-
This course has two attendance options, face-to-face or online.
Face-to-face attendance fee includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, and course materials.
Online attendance fee includes live online instruction and course materials. Online attendees will access course sessions via the Zoom web conferencing platform.
Discounts
TEAM2 Discount: When two people sign up from the same employer, your course fee is $1495.
TEAM3 Discount: When three or more sign up from the same employer, your course fee is $1445.
Credits
- CEU: 1.9
- PDH: 19
Schedule
- 5/7/2024 09:00am - 05:00pm
- 5/8/2024 09:00am - 05:00pm
- 5/9/2024 09:00am - 05:00pm
All times listed are Central Time Zone.
Course Notes
This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) taught course. Your registration is for one teaching platform only: in-person or online. Please be prepared to attend all days either in-person or online.
ALL students should obtain a UW NetID. Please access the Canvas platform once you receive your NetID. If you use a workplace computer or laptop you may not have administrative access to our website. Please check if you can access it before the first day of class. Check with your IT Dept to gain access or use a private computer.
A link to access the course materials and the webinar platform will be provided to all students a few days before the course. Please watch the email address you provide during registration for release dates and pre-course information.
Contact us if you have questions or cannot access the Canvas course website with your NetID.
Instructors
Adib Amini, Leon Downing, Alan Grooms, Art Umble
Location
Accommodations
Room: rates start at $149
Group Code: Use the Reservation URL below.
Reserve by: Apr. 4, 2024
Topic:
Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend, please notify us no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows are subject to a $150 administrative fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.
Nutrient Removal Engineering
Course #: RA01245Nutrient Removal Engineering: Phosphorus and Nitrogen in Wastewater Treatment
Date: Tue. May 09, 2023 – Thu. May 11, 2023ID: RA01245-C948
Fee:
- $1,395
-
This course has two attendance options, face-to-face or online.
Face-to-face attendance fee includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, and course materials.
Online attendance fee includes online instruction and course materials. Online attendees will access course sessions via the Zoom web conferencing platform.
- CEU: 1.7
- PDH: 17
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