Municipal Wastewater Environmental Compliance Approvals & Inspections

Municipal Wastewater Environmental Compliance Approvals and Inspections (WWT-97-CT):

The objective of this course is to familiarize wastewater treatment plant personnel with the requirements of their environmental compliance approval, focusing on mandated sampling programs and techniques, along with discharge requirements and other conditions in their site-specific ECA.

What will be covered:

*Part of the course will put into context what wastewater legislation exists and how it is applied

  • Terms and conditions of the approval will be outlined such as:
    • Unit processes governed by the approval
    • Monitoring requirements
    • Reporting requirements
  • Discharge criteria
  • The MECP’s minimum sampling protocol
  • The Ministry’s protocol cited in legislation and ECAs for both municipal and industrial discharges
    • Discrete vs composite
    • Time-based vs flow-based

Duration: 1/2 Day                  

CEUs/Renewal Credits: 0.3 (3 Hours) in Ontario.

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