The DEQ, Operator Training Program, will be conducting an Activated Sludge Process Control Part 1 workshop on March 6 - 7, 2012 at the Spotsylvania County, Massaponnax Wastewater Treatment Facility located in Fredericksburg, VA.

The program will focus on basic concepts of the activated sludge process including common observations, basic process control testing, (e.g., Dissolved oxygen, solids, pH),data interpretation and recordkeeping.

The program's hands on activities will include observation of an activated sludge treatment system and collection and analysis of process control samples.

Managers, operators and operator trainees of activated sludge treatment systems will find this program very helpful.

The workshop has been approved by the State Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals for 2.0 training credits.

Up to 14 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Contact Hours will also be given for completion of the workshop.

To register, download and complete the registration form at www.deq.virginia.gov/tptp

For additional program information contact:

Jason Spicer: 804-698-4143
jason.spicer@deq.virginia.gov

Wayne Staples: 804-698-4109
wayne.staples@deq.virginia.gov

The DEQ, Operator Training Program will be conducting an Activated Sludge Process Control Part II workshop on February 21 - 22, 2012 at the DEQ Piedmont Regional Office in Glen Allen, VA.

This two day workshop will focus on basic and advanced process control strategies, process control calculations, data interpretation and process troubleshooting.

The program's hands on activities will include:

Analysis of operational data
Performing process control calculations
Using the data to adjust operating levels
Troubleshooting performance problems

Managers, operators and operator trainees of activated sludge treatment systems will find this program very helpful.

The workshop has been approved by the State Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals for 2.0 training credits.

Up to 14 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Contact Hours will also be given for completion of the workshop.

To register, download and complete the registration form at www.deq.virginia.gov/tptp

For additional program information contact:

Jason Spicer: 804-698-4143
jason.spicer@deq.virginia.gov

Wayne Staples: 804-698-4109
wayne.staples@deq.virginia.gov

The DEQ, Operator Training Program Winter/Spring 2012 workshop schedules are now available at www.deq.virginia.gov/tptp

Upcoming workshops include:

Licensure Review
DMR Reporting
Activated Sludge Process Control
Biological Nutrient Removal
Wastewater Math
Small Plant Sampling & Testing

Continuing professional education (CPE) contact hours will be given for all programs.

For additional information contact:

Jason Spicer
jason.spicer@deq.virginia.gov
804-698-4143

Wayne Staples
dwstaples@deq.virginia.gov
804-698-4106

Please join the WaterISAC and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for a webcast to learn how a water utility can connect and coordinate with its local emergency management agency (EMA).

The webcast will highlight how water utilities and EMAs can work together, outline why this coordination is mutually beneficial, and provide examples of successful collaboration in Georgia and Pennsylvania.

U.S. EPA's John Whitler will describe a new publication on utility and EMA coordination and provide background information on the utility and EMA relationship. Next, Sandy Smith, from Gwinnet County EMA, will describe how Gwinnet County Department of Water Resources and the Georgia Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network took steps to integrate their response operations with local and state emergency response agencies. Then, John Matz, from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, will describe the importance of water-emergency management connection, what his county is doing to promote this relationship, and the lessons they have learned from their experience.

Remember, better preparedness and coordination between a utility and its emergency management agency leads to a better response.

Attendance is free and open to anyone in the water sector and emergency response communities. Register today - go to www.WaterISAC.org/signup

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Operator Training Program will be conducting "Water Permit Reporting Workshops" this Fall as follows:

November 15, 2011: Tidewater Regional Office (VA Beach)

November 30, 2011: Northern Virginia Regional Office (Woodbridge)

December 8, 2011: Valley Regional Office (Harrisonburg)

The program includes the following two workshops:

VPDES Permit Reporting
Nutrient General Permit Reporting

Program Costs: $25 each workshop(payable by check or money order)

Both workshops have been approved by the Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals for the following training credits (TC) and can be used for experience substituiton as permitted by the Board.

VPDES Permit: 0.35 TC
Nutrient General Permit: 0.30 TC

Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Contact Hours will also be given for completion of the workshop(s)as follows:

VPDES Permit: 3.5 CPE's
Nutrient General Permit: 3.0 CPE's

For additional information and to register download and complete the registration form at www.deq.virginia.gov/tptp

For additional information, please contact:

Jason Spicer phone:804-698-4143
email: jason.spicer@deq.virginia.gov, or

Wayne Staples phone:804-698-4106
email: wayne.staples@deq.virginia.gov