Activated Sludge
Course Supervisors
Tom Huston, City of Fruita
Lynn Marshall, TWC Enterprises
Ron Schuyler, Rothberg, Tamburini & Winsor
The activated sludge process control course provides a basic understanding of the process and how to control it. Activated sludge process control is the most difficult activity in wastewater treatment. This course helps you address the difficult tasks, improve effluent quality, and shows you how to save money, if at all possible. Enrollment restricted to 35 people. Topics include:
- Activated Sludge Microbiology
- Application of Process Control Data
- Overview of Activated Sludge Process
- Oxygen Uptake & Respiration Rate
- Physical Observations
- Settleometer Test
- Return Sludge Control
- Bantam Slough Presentation
- Elements of Process Control
- Representative Data Collection
- Spreadsheets & Mass Balance Program
- Field Trip
- Trend Charts
- Process Control Decision Making
- Mass Balance and Sludge Unit Concepts
- Using a Microscope
- Microscopic Observations
- Wasting Control: MCRT & Dynamic Sludge Age
- Hydraulic Considerations
- Troubleshooting Problems
Tentative Instructor List:
Tom Huston, City of FruitaLynn Marshall, TWC Enterprises
Ron Schuyler, Rothberg, Tamburini & Winsor
Joe Tamburini, Jr., Rothberg, Tamburini & Winsor