Schedule
Hands-on Training at a Full-Scale Water Plant
March 19-20, 2025 - Newport News, Virginia
November 5-6, 2025 - Salem, VA
Tentative Schedule
March 19: 7:45 am-5:00 pm
- Waterworks Overview and Plant Schematic
- Plant Tour
- Coagulation Overview and Strategies
- Checking Chemical Feeds (Hands-on) with PLC Control Discussion
- Filter Surveillance and Evaluations
March 20: 7:45 am - 4:00 pm
- Hands-on Training in the Main Lab and Operator Lab
- Lab Data Interpretaion and Responses
- SCADA, PLS Topics
- Regulations Review
- Chlorine / Chloramine Chemistry and Application
November 5: 7:45 am-5:00 pm
- Plant tour
- Lab safety and practices
- Communications
- Chlorine cylinder training
- SCBA training
- Jar testing - turbidity
- Filter backwash and Rise/Drop testing
November 6: 7:45 am - 4:00 pm
- Flouride practices
- Lab Analysis - pH, alkalinity, fluoride, chlorine, hardness
- Sample collection and testing
- Lock-out/Tag-out
- Chemical addition-feed pump calibration
- Streaming current monitor
- Sludge collection and pretreatment
More Information
Questions about the course:
Contact Lucas Kintz, Program Coordinator, Virginia Tech Continuing and Professional Education, at lkintz@vt.edu.
Information about registration:
Please contact Continuing and Professional Education by email: cpeinfo@vt.edu or phone: 540-231-5182.