Description: This webinar covers practical operational optimization practices that can help operators maximize treatment efficiency and maintain compliance in lagoon systems. While lagoons are highly cost-effective, utilities often experience performance declines due to excessive sludge buildup, hydraulic or organic overloading, and short-circuiting. Mastering lagoon optimization techniques empowers personnel to accurately calculate retention times, analyze effluent data, and implement strategies to prevent short-circuiting and optimize overall treatment.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Calculate hydraulic retention time in lagoon treatment systems

• Diagnose short-circuiting and sludge accumulation issues using field measurement techniques.

• Analyze effluent quality data to troubleshoot biological and physical lagoon performance.

• Apply corrective strategies to restore proper lagoon performance.

Presenter: Greg Pearson, Water & Wastewater Systems Trainer, Great Lakes Environmental Infrastructure Center

Certificate: This webinar has NOT been submitted for approval of continuing education credit. We can provide a certificate of attendance to eligible attendees, but cannot guarantee it will meet your PDH or CEU requirements.

Who Should Attend: 

• Managers, owners, and operators of small wastewater systems serving less than 10,000 people

• Decision-makers for drinking wastewater utilities, including mayors, finance officers, utility managers, public works directors, city councilors, board members, tribal council members, and clerks

• Consultants and technical assistance providers serving wastewater systems

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