Pilot testing of advanced primary and secondary treatment technologies have occurred at the Linda County Water District’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). Funded in part by the California Energy Commission (CEC) and led by Caliskaner Water Technologies (CWT), this study sought to evaluate energy and process performance for a combination of primary and secondary treatment technologies.

The San Francisco Bay and Sacramento SYP groups are touring the pilot facilities. This complimentary webinar provides an overview of the pilot and some preliminary results before the tour. All attendees are requested to join this webinar or watch the recording prior to the tour. Slides will not be presentation during the in-person tour due to site constraints.

Learning Objectives/Attendee Takeaways
• Attendees will understand the technologies involved in the advanced primary and secondary treatment pilot.
• Attendees will understand goals from this pilot study.
• Attendees will be familiar with the California Energy Commission’s funding goals for this project.

This complimentary webinar is intended to provide an introductory overview of the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). The webinar will include a history of the SWRCB and the Clean Water Act, the responsibilities, and divisions of the SWRCB, an overview of the regional boards, and a discussion of the responsibilities of State board members. The primary speaker will be Nichole Morgan, Civil Engineer of the SWRCB and one of five SWRCB board members.

Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the relevance and importance of the SWRCB as a wastewater regulating entity.
2. Understand the context of the establishment of the SWRCB.
3. Understand the current structure and function of the SWRCB.
4. Understand the responsibilities of SWRCB board members.

Photo by SWRCB.

Member fee: $25.00
Non-Member fee: $35.00 

1.2 Contract Hours for CWEA's CSM, ECI, MT, EIT Certifications: 

Effective and up-to-date Engineering Design Guidelines are critical for public utilities’ long-term strategy of bringing consistency to their design approaches, reducing construction change orders, and incorporating lessons learned.  In 2015, IEUA started the foundational work of establishing its Guidelines for the various design disciplines.  The value of these Guidelines improved significantly through their implementation and frequent updates.  Documenting O&M preferences and lessons learned was accomplished with relevant staff from Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Construction to review applicable Guidelines and validate their accuracy and completeness.  A tabular form was utilized to make the Guidelines easy to interpret, track, and modify in the future, a significant success for IEUA.

Learning Objectives:
1. The Engineering Design Guidelines provide a simpler and more effective approach than Standard Specifications for IEUA.
2. The innovative tabulated format made it much easier to use, track, and update the Guidelines. 
3. Significant cost savings were achieved by addressing areas that are common sources of inconsistencies. 

Registrants who view the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio and then enter the correct attention check code (directions below) will receive 1.2 contact hours towards CWEA's certifications: CSM, ECI MT, & EIT.

To receive your contact hours for viewing the live webinar, please note the two (2) different attention check codes that will be displayed at two different points during the webinar in the top left or right corner of the presentation for approximately 90 seconds.  Please enter these codes as 1st attention check code – 2nd attention check code (XXXX-XXXX) in the Attention Check Code component under the "Contents" tab.  

Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.  

Once you have entered the correct attendance check codes, you will be able to create and download an electronic certificate of completion under the "Contents" tab.

Member fee: $0.00
Non-Member fee: $70.00

Contact Hours:  2.4 contact hours towards CWEA's certifications: TBD

This online seminar aims to address the obstacles confronted by front-line supervisors in their interactions with staff. It will delve into the intricacies of supervisory-employee relationships, all while effectively managing the demands that come with a leadership position. Gain insights into harnessing and comprehending various personality types and staff learning approaches through the application of DISC assessments.

Takeaways: 
Grasping the Significance of Your Role and Contribution During Challenge Situations.
Equipping Yourself with Strategies and Insights to Navigate Diverse Personalities and Learning Styles Among Staff.
Cultivating Long-Term Growth as a Reliable and Esteemed Figure in Your Capacity.

Registrants who view the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio and then enter the correct attention check code (directions below) will receive 2.4 contact hours towards CWEA's certifications: TBD 

To receive your contact hours for viewing the live webinar, please note the two (2) different attention check codes that will be displayed at two different points during the webinar in the top left or right corner of the presentation for approximately 90 seconds.  Please enter these codes as 1st attention check code – 2nd attention check code (XXXX-XXXX) in the Attention Check Code component under the "Contents" tab.  

Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.  

Once you have entered the correct attendance check codes, you will be able to create and download an electronic certificate of completion under the "Contents" tab.

CWEA Members: $25.00
Non-Members: $35.00 

1.2 Contact Hours Towards CWEA Certifications: LAB

This webinar, hosted by the SFBS CWEA Laboratory Committee, will focus on the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) analysis of wastewater samples. In this webinar our speaker, David Smith, will discuss tips and tricks to troubleshoot the BOD analysis and outline products offered for the BOD analysis from Environmental Express.

• Learning Objectives/Attendee Takeaways
o No. 1 BOD Method and Procedure Overview
o No. 2 Common BOD Issues
o No. 3 BOD Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks

Registrants who view the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio and then enter the correct attention check code (directions below) will receive 1.2 contact hours towards CWEA's certification: LAB, AWTO 

To receive your contact hours for viewing the live webinar, please note the two (2) different attention check codes that will be displayed at two different points during the webinar in the top left or right corner of the presentation for approximately 90 seconds.  Please enter these codes as 1st attention check code – 2nd attention check code (XXXX-XXXX) in the Attention Check Code component under the "Contents" tab.  

Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.  

Once you have entered the correct attendance check codes, you will be able to create and download an electronic certificate of completion under the "Contents" tab.

CWEA Members: $25.00
Non-Members: $35.00 

1.2 Contact Hours Towards CWEA Certifications: LAB, AWTO

This webinar is part 3 of an educational series hosted by the SFBS Laboratory Committee on the use of a microscope to examine the WWTP’s activated sludge and make more informed process control decisions. In this webinar our speaker, Ron Trygar, will cover identifying filament characteristics and their impact on the settling properties of your activated sludge.

• Learning Objectives/Attendee Takeaways
o No. 1 Identifying filament characteristics
o No. 2 Interpreting results provided by a microscopic exam of the activated sludge
o No. 3 Process control adjustments based on filament identification

Registrants who view the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio and then enter the correct attention check code (directions below) will receive 1.2 contact hours towards CWEA's certification: LAB, AWTO 

To receive your contact hours for viewing the live webinar, please note the two (2) different attention check codes that will be displayed at two different points during the webinar in the top left or right corner of the presentation for approximately 90 seconds.  Please enter these codes as 1st attention check code – 2nd attention check code (XXXX-XXXX) in the Attention Check Code component under the "Contents" tab.  

Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.  

Once you have entered the correct attendance check codes, you will be able to create and download an electronic certificate of completion under the "Contents" tab.

CWEA Members: $25.00
Non-Members: $35.00 

1.2 Contact Hours Towards CWEA Certifications: LAB, AWTO

This webinar is part 2 of an educational series hosted by the SFBS Laboratory Committee on the use of a microscope to examine the WWTP’s activated sludge and make more informed process control decisions. During this webinar our speaker, Ron Trygar, will cover floc structure and its impact on the settling properties of your activated sludge.

• Learning Objectives/Attendee Takeaways
o No. 1 Identifying floc morphology
o No. 2 Factors that impact biological flocculation
o No. 3 Interpreting results provided by a microscopic exam of the activated sludge

Registrants who view the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio and then enter the correct attention check code (directions below) will receive 1.2 contact hours towards CWEA's certification: LAB, AWTO 

To receive your contact hours for viewing the live webinar, please note the two (2) different attention check codes that will be displayed at two different points during the webinar in the top left or right corner of the presentation for approximately 90 seconds.  Please enter these codes as 1st attention check code – 2nd attention check code (XXXX-XXXX) in the Attention Check Code component under the "Contents" tab.  

Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.  

Once you have entered the correct attendance check codes, you will be able to create and download an electronic certificate of completion under the "Contents" tab.

Member fee: $25.00
Non-Member fee: $35.00 

1.2 contact hours towards CWEA's: ECI, LAB, MT, EIT, AWTO Certifications. 

This session will help you identify strategies to facilitate innovation while assuring emerging technologies are properly integrated into existing facilities to reduce risk and maximize reward. The session will present three engineering examples supported by case studies where innovation was applied to enhance nitrogen and phosphorus removal systems.

Attendees will leave this session with some tangible tools that allow your organization to facilitate innovation and a renewed excitement for the type of creative spirit required to attain future nutrient reduction goals.   

Learning Objectives:
1. Innovation using well known tools and a different way of thinking
2. Innovation through design to reduce the risk of unknowns that come with emerging technology
3. Innovation by further advancement of an already innovative & emerging technology

Photo by CWEA

Registrants who view the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio and then enter the correct attention check code (directions below) will receive 1.2 contact hours towards CWEA's certifications: ECI, LAB, MT, EIT, AWTO

To receive your contact hours for viewing the live webinar, please note the two (2) different attention check codes that will be displayed at two different points during the webinar in the top left or right corner of the presentation for approximately 90 seconds.  Please enter these codes as 1st attention check code – 2nd attention check code (XXXX-XXXX) in the Attention Check Code component under the "Contents" tab.  

Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.  

Once you have entered the correct attendance check codes, you will be able to create and download an electronic certificate of completion under the "Contents" tab.

Member fee: $50.00

Non-Member fee: $70.00

Contact Hours: 2.40 contact hours towards CWEA's Mechanical Technologist and Collection System Maintenance certifications

Learning Objective(s) - after participating in this session, attendees will be able to:

• Understanding of the “Order of Operation” method of solving math problems.
• How each formula works used on a CWEA test.
• Conversion of Fractions to Decimals.
• Selecting the correct unit of measurement.
• How to read and analyze word problems.
• Conversions and Equivalents used in wastewater math.

Registrants who view the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio and then enter the correct attention check code (directions below) will receive 2.4 contact hours towards CWEA's Mechanical Technologist and Collection System Maintenance certifications

To receive your contact hours for viewing the live webinar, please note the two (2) different attention check codes that will be displayed at two different points during the webinar in the top left or right corner of the presentation for approximately 90 seconds.  Please enter these codes as 1st attention check code – 2nd attention check code (XXXX-XXXX) in the Attention Check Code component under the "Contents" tab.  

Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.  

Once you have entered the correct attendance check codes, you will be able to create and download an electronic certificate of completion under the "Contents" tab.

Member fee: $25.00
Non-Member fee: $35.00 

1.2 Contact Hours towards CWEA Certifications: ECI & LAB

Introduction
This presentation will share results of The Water Research Foundation’s (WRF’s) Project #5082: Investigation of Alternative Management Strategies to Prevent PFAS from Entering Drinking Water Supplies and Wastewater.
PFAS are a class of chemicals notorious for their persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity. Two well-known PFAS are perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorosulfonic acid (PFOS). Based on finished water samples collected for the third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR3), 66 water systems serving an estimated six million US residents had PFOA and PFOS above the EPA’s 2016 health advisory level (HAL) of 70 ng/L combined. Twelve systems in Florida had PFAS detections in UCMR3.

More systems will likely have detectable PFOA or PFOS in the upcoming UCMR5 (2023-2025), which will use more precise methods. Any detectable PFOA or PFOS would be above these compounds’ new EPA health advisory levels (HALs): 0.004 ng/L and 0.02 ng/L, respectively. The EPA is planning PFOA & PFOS MCLs as well as HALs for more PFAS. Utilities are bracing for these upcoming developments.
The technologies granular activated carbon, ion exchange, and reverse osmosis are effective for PFAS removal, but expensive. So, more research and policy emphasis are needed on preventing PFAS from entering water in the first place. 

Project Description
The goal of this project was to develop actionable strategies that would lead to effective management of PFAS sources for utilities. This project included surveys about utilities’ experiences in monitoring, tracking, and mitigating PFAS. It filled data gaps about the relative importance of different PFAS sources across wastewater, surface water, and groundwater. This included thorough investigations of two watersheds to calibrate a nationwide PFAS model based on point sources and de facto reuse. The information collected during the study culminated in a guidance document about how utilities can best identify and eliminate PFAS sources. 

Findings 
A key lesson learned from utility case studies include the importance of collaboration among utilities, universities, and state governments when working to find PFAS sources. State databases were mined for statistics on PFAS occurrence and sources in groundwater. Landfills were the most frequent source of PFAS to groundwater in multiple databases. In surface water, the presence of even less than one percent wastewater effluent could cause PFOA to exceed its new HAL. However, it would take over 90% wastewater effluent or a major industrial source to exceed any enforceable state MCLs. The guidance developed through this project recognizes that source identification and mitigation are utilities’ “first line of defense” against PFAS. It provides specific and actionable recommendations to support this approach.

Photo illustration by Kelman Publishing (c) CWEA

Registrants who view the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio and then enter the correct attention check code (directions below) will receive 1.2 contact hours towards CWEA's certifications: ECI & LAB

To receive your contact hours for viewing the live webinar, please note the two (2) different attention check codes that will be displayed at two different points during the webinar in the top left or right corner of the presentation for approximately 90 seconds.  Please enter these codes as 1st attention check code – 2nd attention check code (XXXX-XXXX) in the Attention Check Code component under the "Contents" tab.  

Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.  

Once you have entered the correct attendance check codes, you will be able to create and download an electronic certificate of completion under the "Contents" tab.