Join NAWT Training at 2011 Pumper & Cleaner Expo

October is the perfect month to start planning a trip to Louisville, Ky., for the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International March 2-5, 2011.

October is the perfect month to start planning a trip to Louisville, Ky., for the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International March 2-5, 2011. The National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc. will offer its two-day onsite inspector training course and two-day, 12-hour operation and maintenance course on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 28-March 1. The one-day vacuum truck technician training course also is on Tuesday, March 1.

The inspector course is at the operation level. The first day covers the basics of sewage treatment and system types using a troubleshooting perspective. The second day goes through a step-by-step procedure to conduct a system inspection. It requires attendees to locate and identify all parts of the system, assess their condition, and determine if they are operating properly. The inspection course is a prerequisite for the operation and maintenance course.

The O & M course concentrates on aerobic tanks, single-pass and recirculating media filters, and chlorination or ultraviolet light disinfection. Sessions also include maintenance of drip irrigation systems and proper installation of pump stations. Both courses have field opportunities Tuesday morning and a written exam for NAWT certification.

NAWT’s vacuum truck technician training course is for new owners and employees who operate vacuum trucks to clean septic tanks, aerobic treatment units, holding tanks or grease traps. It can also serve as a refresher course and overview for experienced operators. Training includes presentations, videos and hands-on exercises with a vacuum truck.

The course includes basic vacuum truck operation, materials to pump and avoid, reasons to manage these materials, pumps, basic science of vacuum and pressurization, truck equipment and components, drive and control mechanisms, basic and advanced pump-out skills and procedures, loading and unloading, safety and emergency response plans, customer interaction and education, manifests and reports, and government regulations. NAWT will list all certified service providers on its Web site: www.nawt.org.

EDUCATION DAY

NAWT has a full track of one-hour sessions during Education Day at the Pumper & Cleaner Expo, Wednesday, March 2. The seminars focus on topics related to treating high-strength waste streams, and troubleshooting drip distribution systems and O & M problems.

Seminar titles and presenters for the 2011 Pumper & Cleaner Expo are: So You Think You Want to Own a Waste Treatment Facility, Tom Frank, Tim Frank Septic Tank Cleaning Co., Huntsburg, Ohio; Grease as a Resource, Tom Ferrero, executive director of NAWT; Resource Recovery: Methane and Septage, Kit Rosefield, Accredited Septic Monitoring, Mi Wuk Village, Calif.; O & M Problems on Drip Distribution Systems, Bruce Lesikar, Ph.D., P.E., Texas A & M University; and O & M Problems with Media Filters, Dave Gustafson, P.E., University of Minnesota.

INSTALLER COURSE

On Thursday, March 3, COLE Publishing teams with us to offer the NAWT installer course at the Expo. Presented by Jim Anderson, Ph.D., and Dave Gustafson, P.E., from the University of Minnesota, the sessions will cover introduction and site evaluation, system sizing and basic design principles, pumping to systems, installing ATUs, installing for management and troubleshooting systems.

Register for the Pumper & Cleaner Expo NAWT training courses using the form at the bottom of the preceding page or go to www.nawt.org. The installer course is included in your Pumper & Cleaner Expo registration fee. NAWT courses are $395 each for members and $495 for nonmembers. The NAWT membership fee is $150.

In addition to those courses, we sponsor training across the country by working with state associations and other industry-related groups. To bring a NAWT course to your area, call Tom Ferrero at 800/236-6298 or e-mail info@nawt.org. Check www.nawt.org for the latest updates on our training programs and seminars.



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