MT Small, Rural, Tribal Training | Introductory Wastewater Math and Operations
Location: Montana State University – Northern (Cowan Classroom); 300 13th St W, Havre, MT 59501
Description: Wastewater math is essential to ensure wastewater plants and processes are running properly. It’s also important for wastewater staff to have an understanding of the basic principles of wastewater treatment and where math can be incorporated to best understand and optimize the treatment process. This training is designed to provide an overview of the different types of wastewater treatment facilities and how they operate and the basic math principles behind their operations. These are concepts often found in wastewater treatment facilities and situations operators may experience in their everyday duties.
Training Objectives:
- Introduce common wastewater treatment processes
- Introduce common wastewater math concepts
- Provide walkthroughs to select wastewater math problems
- Provide wastewater math practice problems and provide guidance as needed
Trainers: Tucker Colvin, Research Scientist, and Matt Ziegler, Tribal Program Director, Southwest Environmental Finance Center
CECs: This training is approved for 0.5 CECs (5 hours of Wastewater credit) by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
Who Should Attend:
- Managers, owners, and operators of wastewater systems with an average daily flow of less than 1 million gallons
- Decision-makers for 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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Additional Details
Venue Name - Montana State University – Northern (Cowan Classroom)
Organizer
Program Associate at the Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center