Description: Join us for a one-hour essential overview of headworks—the critical first line of defense in wastewater treatment facilities. This one-hour webinar is designed for wastewater operators, utility board members, and municipal decision-makers seeking to understand how headworks systems protect and support treatment facilities.

We’ll cover the essential components found in headworks (screens, grit removal, and flow measurement), explore common operational and maintenance considerations, and explain how effective headworks performance impacts the entire treatment process. Whether you’re hands-on in daily operations or making strategic decisions about your utility’s infrastructure, you’ll gain practical knowledge about this vital preliminary treatment stage and its role in protecting downstream equipment and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Presenter: James Markham, Research Engineer, Southwest Environmental Finance 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: This session is ideal for wastewater operators and operators in training, municipal and county officials, community leaders, and others interested in understanding wastewater treatment facility headworks operations.

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