JULY 1971 TO JUNE 1972
EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING
PROGRAMS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OFFICE OF WATER PROGRAMS
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"We have the technology now to deal with most
forms of water pollution. We must make sure that
it is used."
Richard M. Nixon
From the President's
Message to the Congress
outlining his programs,
February 8, 1971.
"/ am going to insist, with the authority I have,
and with all the powers of persuasion at my com-
mand, that all existing means of controlling pollu-
tion be applied, across the board, in every city and
town and on every industry in this country-
starting right now."
William D. Ruckelshaus
From The Environmental
Crisis—Our Work Has Just
Begun. Presentation to
the National Press Club,
Washington, DC.
January 12, 1971.
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JULY 1971 TO JUNE 1972
EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING
PROGRAMS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OFFICE OF WATER PROGRAMS
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RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Director, Training Institute
Environmental Control Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
P. O. Box 30200
Cincinnati, OH 45230
Chief, Radiological Health Training Branch
Training Institute
Office of Training and Manpower Development
Environmental Protection Agency
1901 Chapman Avenue
Rockville, MD 20852
Training Branch
Division of Technical Operations
Solid Wastes Management Office
Environmental Protection Agency
5555 Ridge Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45213
Director, Office of Manpower Development
Air Pollution Control Office
Environmental Protection Agency
P. O. Box 12055
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
OTHER FEDERAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
Chief, Training Branch
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
1014 Broadway
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Cincinnati Training Facility
Training Institute
Food and Drug Administration
1090 Tusculum
Cincinnati, OH 45226
Director, Training Program
Center for Disease Control
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Public Health Service
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30333
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CONTENTS
Page No.
DIVISION OF MANPOWER AND TRAINING 4
TRAINING GRANTS 7
Graduate Training Program 8
Research Training Fellowships 10
Undergraduate Training Grants 11
Technical Training Grants 11
STATE AND LOCAL OPERATOR TRAINING PROGRAMS 13
The Coupled Classroom On-The-Job Training Program 15
Regional Institutional Training Programs 19
The Transition Training Programs 21
The Public Service Careers Program 23
DIRECT TRAINING 24
Course Descriptions 27
Facilities Offering Training 49
Ada, Oklahoma 50
Athens, Georgia 52
Cincinnati, Ohio 54
Corvallis, Oregon 56
Edison, New Jersey 58
WATER HYGIENE DIVISION 61
Course Descriptions 67
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS 74
APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO TRAINING COURSES
CHRONOLOGICAL SCHEDULE OF COURSES
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DIVISION OF MANPOWER AND TRAINING
We are entering a new decade, one in which the American people, and
probably all the people of the world, have begun to shift their attention
from the heavens above to the earth below. The concern is not so much with
outer space, but with what we could do to preserve this good earth on which
we live. As this new decade begins it places upon all of us new demands and
new challenges, and, incidentally, new opportunities which we never have
had before.
In Water Quality Training, we, for the first time, are drawing together
all the elements needed to provide America the opportunities to produce the
greatest trained personnel in the field of water pollution control. This
requires a fully integrated approach, from the remedial education programs,
through beginning, immediate, and advance programs of water pollution
control. We are on the offensive to enlarge the reservoir of professional and
nonprofessional manpower; we are putting more muscle into our total
training program. We will exploit all our training resources to meet the new
challenges, and new opportunities of this new decade. This Training Division
believes in what Mark Twain once wrote: "TRAINING IS EVERYTHING."
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FEDERAL REGIONS
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
The facing page shows the administrative program of the Environmental Protection Agency. For
further information about details of the training programs described in this Bulletin, please consult with the
EPA Regional Coordinator serving the area in which you live.
Names, addresses, and telephone numbers are as follows:
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Interim
Regional Coordinator
Lester Klashman
Gerald M. Hansler
Lloyd Gebhard
John R. Thoman
Francis T. Mayo
Bill V. McFarland
John M. Rademacher
Donald P. Dubois
Paul DeFalco, Jr.
James L. Agee
Address
Room 2303
John F. Kennedy
Federal Building
Boston, MA 02203
Room 847
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10007
P.O. Box 12900
Philadelphia, PA 19108
Suite 300
1421 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
33 East Congress Parkway
Chicago, IL 60605
1114 Commerce Street
Dallas, TX 75202
Room 702
911 Walnut Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
Room 9041
Federal Office Building
19th and Stout Streets
Denver, CO 80202
760 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Room 501 Pittock Block
921 S.W. Washington Street
Portland, OR 97205
Telephone No.
617 223-7210
212 264-2525
215 597-4506
404 526-5727
312 353-5250
214 749-2827
816 374-5493
303-837-3283
415 556-4303
503 226-3914
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TRAINING GRANTS
TRAINING GRANTS
DIVISION OF MANPOWER AND TRAINING
WATER QUALITY OFFICE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAMS
IN
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
General Information:
As authorized by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. of 1956, P.L. 84-660, and amendments
thereto, the Water Quality Office in the Environmental Protection Agency maintains a grants in aid
program to assist public and other institutions and individuals in the establishing, expanding, or improving
of training opportunities for individuals interested in careers of research, teaching, administration, and
service in the furtherance of water pollution control.
Stipends and allowances are provided for the support of persons engaged in the full-time preparation
for a professional degree which will lead to a career in the field of water pollution control or the
management of water quality.
The university program director has complete responsibility for the selection of students who are
recommended to the Water Quality Office for the award of traineeships, and the allocation of funds
pursuant thereto. To receive a stipend from a graduate training grant, the student must meet the following
minimum eligibility requirements:
1. Possess at least a Bachelor's Degree.
2. Meet the usual requirements for the graduate school of the grantee institution for admission as an
advanced student, and be enrolled or eligible for enrollment as a regular full-time graduate
student.
3. Be appointed on a full-time basis.
4. Be a citizen of the United States, or a non-citizen admitted to the United States for permanent
residence. A non-citizen holding a temporary visa may be appointed only with prior approval of
the awarding unit.
Institutions receiving grants for Graduate Training Programs are given in the list of Grants Awards,
published yearly. This listing gives the names and addresses of program directors and a brief description of
the program focus, and is available from the Training Grants Branch, Division of Manpower and Training,
Water Quality Office, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. 20242.
This graduate training program aims to produce professional personnel in four areas for active
participation in the control of water pollution:
1. The environmental engineer who is qualified to work in the fields of construction, design,
planning or maintenance of water pollution treatment plants.
2. The biologist who is qualified to provide the data needed in the maintenance of approved water
quality standards.
3. The chemist and chemical engineer who can improve and devise processes for the more
economical treatment of pollutants.
4. The lawyer, economist, and social scientist who will manage and plan the pollution control
efforts in being and to be promulgated.
In addition to the production of these personnel, the grants are also for the purpose of improving the
staff and facilities at those institutions offering these training programs. Under these grants, every effort is
made to have covered all relevant areas of need. These areas include Sanitary, Industrial, Environmental,
Irrigation, Chemical, Petrochemical, and Agricultural Engineering, Limnology, Aquatic Ecology, Fisheries
and Wildlife Biology, Zoology, and Oceanography, and include parts of other disciplines having particular
relevance to the control of Water Pollution.
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In addition to the production of the above mentioned types of professional personnel, several short
term programs are active in the upgrading and skill-improvement of professionals who have been active in
the field, but are in need of training in the latest technical advances in their fields.
Programs are authorized and will be initiated for two other projects within the graduate training.
These will have the purpose of (1) providing for the retraining of engineers from fields such as Aerospace
and Electronics, who will enter the field of environmental pollution control and (2) providing training at
the undergraduate level for personnel who will become versed in the latest design concepts for their
inclusion in the modern treatment plants for the control of water pollution. Scholarships are authorized
and will be funded at levels commensurate with graduate stipend.
How to Apply:
Application forms for Water Pollution Control Professional Training Grants may be secured from the
Chief, Training Grants Branch, Division of Manpower and Training, Water Quality Office, Environmental
Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. 20242.
Applications are reviewed the first week of April, August, and December. The applications to be
reviewed at these meetings must be complete and on hand in this office at least 30 days prior to the
meeting. Notification of the review decision is given approximately two weeks after the review.
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RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS
General Information:
As authorized by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1956 P.L. 84-660, as amended, the Water
Quality Office in the Environmental Protection Agency maintains a grants-in-aid program to increase the
number and competence of trained specialists engaged in research and other activities related to the control
of water pollution and the maintenance of water quality and to assure the availability of such specialists to
the nation for the preservation of the clean water phase of our environment.
Limited numbers of these Research Training Fellowships are available for advanced graduate level
study in the engineering, physical sciences, biological sciences, and socio-economic disciplines, for those
scholars qualified and desiring to obtain this specialized training.
Requirements:
An applicant for a Research Training Fellowship must be a citizen of the United States, a non-citizen
national of the U.S., or have been lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent or temporary residence. An
applicant who is not a U.S. Citizen or a non-citizen national must request the Office of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service nearest his residence to verify that he was lawfully admitted to the United States for
residence. The request to the Immigration and Naturalization Service must be made on that Agency's form
N-585, available in any office of that service.
Qualifications:
To qualify for a fellowship the applicant must have a bachelor's degree and have completed 30 hours
of graduate study at a recognized institution, and must be accepted for admission by an acceptable
educational institution.
Post-doctoral and Special applicants must have a doctoral degree from a recognized institution or show
an equivalent experience necessary to complete the advanced training requested.
In awarding the fellowship consideration will be given to the degree of water pollution control
orientation, to the adequacy, value, and compatability of the program to be followed, the research
orientation, and the qualifications, interest, and potential contribution to the water pollution control field
of the applicant.
Terms of Support:
Fellowships are awarded on a 12-month basis. The fellow is expected to pursue a full-time training
program. If support is desired for more than one year, justification of the additional training should be
furnished at the time the initial application is made. Support for additional training will, in all cases, depend
upon a satisfactory progress report from the sponsor and the availability of funds appropriated by the
Congress for this program.
How to Apply:
Application forms for Water Pollution Control Research Training Fellowships may be secured from
the Chief, Training Grants Branch, Division of Manpower and Training, Water Quality Office,
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. 20242.
Applications are reviewed the first week of April, August, and December. The applications to be
reviewed at these meetings must be complete and on hand in this office at least 30 days prior to the
meeting. Notification of the review decision is given approximately two weeks after the review.
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UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING GRANTS
The "Water Quality Improvement Act of 1970" provides for undergraduate training grants to
institutions of higher education which will provide training to individuals planning to enter an occupation
which involves the design, operation and maintenance of waste water treatment works.
Training Grants will be awarded to two year past high school institutions for demonstration programs
in the operation, maintenance and management of treatment plants. Similar institutions interested in the
model programs will be provided with objectives and relevant information.
Demonstration programs at the baccalaureate level to train individuals in the design of treatment works
will be funded. An opportunity to gain information regarding the model program will be made available.
Scholarships for undergraduate study are authorized under the law and will be provided by the grantee
insticutions according to available funds. Guidelines for making applications will be available to those
requesting it.
TECHNICAL TRAINING GRANTS
Grants to fulfill specialized needs are funded under the technical training grants program. Examples of
technical grants follow:
CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES GUIDE TO WATER POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
A curriculum guide and a teacher training system for use by secondary schools was developed at Tilton
School, Tilton, New Hampshire. The involvement of students and teachers in activities directed at solving
environmental problems is the focus of the program.
PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTIONS IN WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
A series of programmed learning materials was developed at the University of Michigan. The materials
deal with chemistry of analysis and treatment of natural and waste waters.
CORRESPONDENCE COURSE FOR TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS
A self-study training program for waste water treatment plant operators was developed by Sacramento
State College. Operators unable to attend formal training courses will find the course useful.
For further information write:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Water Quality Office
Training Grants Branch
Washington, D. C. 20242
(Phone 703-557-7620)
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STATE AND LOCAL OPERATOR
TRAINING PROGRAMS
STATE AND LOCAL OPERATOR TRAINING
DIVISION OF MANPOWER AND TRAINING
WATER QUALITY OFFICE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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STATE AND LOCAL OPERATOR TRAINING PROGRAMS
To meet the critical shortage of trained operators in wastewater treatment plants at the State and local
level, the Water Quality Office has launched four new programs in cooperation with the Department of
Labor, Health, Education and Welfare, and Defense.
1. The Coupled Classroom On-The-Job Training Program is currently training approximately 1,000
operators. Seventy per cent of those enrolled are receiving instruction and training to improve
their skills, and thirty per cent are new entries in the wastewater treatment field.
Duration of training varies from 22 to 44 weeks, depending upon local conditions and needs, but
all trainees receive essentially the same number of hours of instruction and training. The
curriculum includes basic and remedial education in math, science and communications; plant
operation; laboratory techniques; maintenance practices.
This is the second year of the program. During 1969-70, the Federal Water Quality
Administration initiated and administered a pilot program in cooperation with the Departments
of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare. A total of 1,055 operators in 20 states entered the
training program, and 924 successfully completed the course.
The results of the 1969-70 pilot program were encouraging: promotions, certification and higher
salaries were obtained by almost all trainees; many trainees gained high school equivalency
diplomas; noticeably improved motivation of trainees was achieved: the training was well received
and at times praised by State and local officials and by plant supervisors. Moreover, typical
advantages to operators who successfully completed the training program: the State of
Washington granted one year of college equivalency, the Metropolitan Sanitary District of
Greater Chicago granted four years experience credit, and the States of California and Iowa
allowed the equivalent of one year's experience towards a higher level of certification.
As in 1969-70, the current program is administered by the Water Quality Office by means of
subcontracts with States, municipalities, councils of governments, colleges and universities, and
special wastewater districts.
Under the 1970-71 program, coupled OJT operator training projects are being carried out by the
following subcontractors:
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STATE
*Arizona
Arkansas
California
*Connecticut
Florida
Illinois
*Illinois
*Indiana
LOCAL SPONSOR
& ADDRESS
Arizona State Health Dept.
Hay den Plaza
4019 N. 33rd Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85017
NW Arkansas Regional
Planning Comm.
505'/2 West Huntsville
P. O. Box 402
Springdale, AR 72764
State Water Resources
Control Board
1416 Ninth Street, Rm. 1140
Sacramento, CA 95814
State of Conn. Dept. of Labor
Employment Security Division
200 Hollybrook Blvd.
Weathersfield, CT 06109
State of Florida
Division of Health
Jacksonville, FL 32201
Metropolitan Sanitation
District of Greater Chicago
100 E. Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Southern Illinois Univ.
Edwardsville CAMPS
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Waubomsee Comm. College
Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Mallory Tech. Institute
1315 East Washington St.
Marion County
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Tippewa Regional Institute
Indiana Voc. Tech. College
2316 South Street
Lafayette, IN 47904
NW Technical Institute
Indiana Voc. Tech. College
1440 E. 35th Street
Gary, IN 46409
St. Joseph Valley Regional Inst.
1534 W. Sample St.
South Bend, IN 46619
CONTACT &
PHONE NO.
Joseph Orb
602/271-5455
Kenneth Riley
501/751-7126
Robert Daigh
916/445-9624
Thomas Yoczick
203/566-4850
S. A. Berkowitz
Hardy Croom
904/354-3961
Tentative
Clifford Fore
618/692-2000
Tentative
John Miller
317/447-5061
William Roark
317/632-8421
Ola Thorne
219/887-9646
Dorothy Bupp
216/289-7001
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STATE
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
* Mississippi
Missouri
* Michigan
* Minnesota
Nebraska
*New York
*New York
North Carolina
LOCAL SPONSOR
& ADDRESS
The Univ. of Kentucky
Research Foundation
Univ. of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
Louisiana State Dept. of Health
325 Loyola Ave.
State Office Bldg.
P. O. Box 60630
New Orleans, LA 70160
Charles County Comm. College
P. O. Box 910
Charles County
La Plata, MD 20646
Miss. Air & Water Poll. Control Comm.
P. O. Box 827
Jackson, MS 39205
Metropolitan Planning Comm.
Kansas City Region
127 West 10th Street, Suite 366
Kansas City, MO 64105
Washtenaw Community Coll.
P. O. Box 345
Ann Arbor, MI 48107
Metropolitan Sewer Board
St. Paul, MN 55071
City of Omaha
Interim City Hall
18th & Dodge Streets
Omaha, NB 68102
Dept. of Public Works
Division of Water Poll. Control
P. O. Box 400
Oriskany, NY 13424
County Sewer District No. 1
18 New Hempstead Road
New York, NY 10956
* Bureau of Water Resources
Environmental Protection Admin.
40 Worth Street
New York, NY 10013
NC Dept of Water & Air Resources
P. O. Box 27048
Raleigh, NC 27611
CONTACT &
PHONE NO.
Terry Regan
606/258-4666
Gerald Healy, Jr.
504/527-5114
Carl Schwing
301/934-2251
Glenn Wood
601/354-6783
Thomas Neal
913/474-4240
Paul Niehaus
313/483-5152
Lowell Marsh
Charles Geisler
402/733-5465
Albert Schuler
315/736-3790
E. Kendrick
914/634-3629
Charles Samowitz
212/566-4200
W. E. Long
919/829-3006
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STATE
North Dakota
*New Mexico
Oregon
Ohio
South Carolina
Texas
Utah
*Washington, D.C.
*West Virginia
LOCAL SPONSOR
& ADDRESS
ND State Dept. of Health
Division of Water Supply
and Pollution Control
State Capitol Bldg.
Bismarck, ND 58501
State Dept. of Health
State Office Bldg.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
City of Portland
Dept. of Public Works
1220 SW 5th Avenue
Portland, OR 97224
City of Cleveland
1825 Lakeside
Cleveland, OH 44114
SC Pollution Control Authority
P. O. Box 11628
Columbia, SC 29211
North Central Texas Council
of Governments
P. O. Box 5888
Arlington, TX 76011
Utah Division of Social Services
Division of Health
44 Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
District of Columbia Government
Dept. of Water Services,
Rm. 307, Presidential Bldg.
Washington, D. C. 20004
West Virgina Board of Regents
West Virginia Univ.
Morgantown, WV 26505
CONTACT &
PHONE NO.
Henry Flohr
701/224-2371
Michael Feld
Howard Harris
James Burns
503/228-6141
Clyde Kirsch
216/694-2765
Charles Hollis
803/758-2915
James Goff
817/261-3331
C. K. Sudweeks
801/328-6111
Jean Levesgue
202/628-6000
Jerry Burchinal
304/293-3580
*Tentative Locations
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2. Regional Institutional Training Programs will be conducted at community colleges or vocational
schools in New York, Maryland, Georgia, Ohio, California, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, and Idaho.
Each institution will enroll 40 trainees in cooperation with publicly-owned waste treatment
plants for a total enrollment of 360 persons. Twenty trainees will receive instruction during the
first 22 weeks, with an additional 20 enrollees receiving instruction during a second 22-week
period.
Each individual will receive 440 hours of formal classroom instruction and 440 hours of hands-on
instruction in a water pollution control plant. Subsistence allowances will be paid to the trainees
in the program by the U. S. Department of Labor.
This type of training will be given at the following institutions:
Institution
1. Charles County Community College
LaPlata, Maryland
2. Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
3. Atlanta Area Technical School
Atlanta, Georgia
4. Delaware State College
Dover, Delaware
5. Metropolitan Junior College District
Kansas City, Missouri
6. Columbus Technical Institute
Columbus, Ohio
7. (Tentative)
Pocatello, Idaho
8. (Tentative)
California
9. (Tentative)
Texas
Project Director
Carl Schwing
Daryle C. Holbrook
S. Ballantyne
J. Reynolds
Dr. Seidel
Dr. Donald Welsh
Clinton, Latch
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3. The Transition Training Program is aimed at servicemen who are returning to civilian life. Five
military installations and five schools jointly offer courses in waste treatment plant operations to
310 men. Funds are being provided to pay for instructors, supplies, equipment, administration,
and job location assistance.
Army trainees are given 240 hours of instruction, and Marine Corps enrollees receive 640 hours
of training. Arrangements have been made with the Veterans Administration to approve further
on-the-job training for servicemen completing the program.
Sewage treatment plants near the military bases are used during the courses. Servicemen in their
last six months of duty are eligible for the instruction. Many of those completing wish to return
to their home communities to seek employment.
The military installations and cooperating schools are the following:
Military Base
1. Ft. Belvoir
Virginia
2. Ft. Bragg
North Carolina
3. Ft. Bliss
Texas
4. Ft. Hood
Texas
5. El Toro Marine
Base, California
School
Charles County Community
College, LaPlata, Maryland
Fayetteville Technical Inst.
Fayetteville, North Carolina
El Paso Independent School
District, El Paso, Texas
Central Texas College
Killeen, Texas
Orange Coast Community
College, Costa Mesa, California
Project Director
Carl Schwing
T. Kobella
C. Michel
E. Kasprzyk
J. Owens
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4. The Public Service Careers Program is training 400 newly employed persons and upgrading the
skills of 500 presently employed persons in the water pollution control field (including clerical
and other support personnel). Agencies participating with the Water Quality Office in the
program are:
Sponsoring Agency Project Director
1. State Planning & Grants Division Mr. Stanley I. Hudnall
Office of the Governor
915 Main Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
2. North Central Texas Council of Governments Mr. James D. Goff, P.E.
P. O. Box 5888
Arlington, Texas 76011
3. Texas Water Quality Board Mr. Boyd B. Rhea, Jr.
1108 Lavaca Street
Austin, Texas 78701
4. Manpower Services Coordinator Mr. C. E. Easlick
Pollution Abatement Division
P.O. Box 11143
Richmond, Virginia 23230
5. Wisconsin Board of Vocational, Mr. Clifford Zenor
Technical & Adult Education
137 East Wilson
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
6. Governor's Office Mr. Ashley Richards
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands 00801
Details about any of the above programs can be obtained by contacting the Director of
Training at the various local sites indicated, or by writing to the Division of Manpower
and Training, Water Quality Office, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,
D.C. 20242
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DIRECT TRAINING
The Direct Training Branch, Division of Manpower and Training, conducts a program of scheduled
training courses and training support in water pollution control.
Training is offered at five locations in the United States. These are: The National Training Center at
the Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; the Robert S. Kerr Water Research
Center in Ada, Oklahoma; the Southeast Water Laboratory in Athens, Georgia; the Pacific Northwest Water
Laboratory in Corvallis, Oregon; and the Edison Water Quality Laboratory in Edison, New Jersey. Subject
to priorities of existing schedules and resources available, a limited number of training courses can be
presented in field locations other than training facilities listed here. Such training is offered through special
agreements, with approval of the EPA Regional Coordinator of the Region in which the course is given.
The objective of the Direct Training Branch is to provide specialized training in the causes, prevention,
and control of water pollution. The following principles are applied in establishing the type and priority of
training offered:
Training is offered which is not generally or readily available elsewhere in specialized subjects;
this includes current philosophies and practices, and recent developments in sanitary engineering,
chemistry, aquatic biology, and microbiology in the field and in the laboratory.
Training is offered in the planning, development, and management of wastewater treatment
facilities.
Training is offered which leads to improvements in the operation and maintenance of wastewater
treatment facilities.
Training is offered which supplements and supports, but does not supplant, State and local
programs of operator training.
Training is offered to individuals who are in a position to transmit the gained knowledge to
others within their sphere of influence.
Training is offered to improve the proficiencies of individuals engaged in the planning,
preparation, and conduct of instruction of personnel having operational responsibilities in water
pollution control.
Support of training programs for wastewater treatment plant operators, as well as technical and
professional personnel, is available through technical consultations on the planning and development of
training courses. Guest appearances of instructors can be arranged. Instructional materials such as training
manuals, course plans, and audiovisual training aids can be made available, subject to priorities of existing
training schedules, or may be reproduced freely.
Courses and schedules for the period July 1971—June 1972, are presented in the following pages.
DIRECTTRAINING
DIVISION OF MANPOWER AND TRAINING
WATER QUALITY OFFICE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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CHEMICAL ANALYSES FOR
WATER QUALITY (100)
2 weeks
CINCINNATI, OHIO August 16-27, 1971
Feb. 28-March 10, 1972
CORVALLIS, OREGON Jan. 31-Feb. 11, 1972
This course is designed for those persons who either
perform chemical analyses for water quality or interpret
chemical data, and who have an understanding of basic
chemistry and chemistry laboratory procedures.
Learning objectives for the student are:
To understand selected tests employed in chemical
analysis
To know the advantages and limitations of specific test
methods or instrumentation
To select the more effective analytical methods
To perform selected wet chemical and instrumental
methods, and
To evaluate results in terms of statistical inferences
Selected analytical procedures are presented in lecture-
discussion sessions in the classroom outlining essentials of
the tests, control techniques and interpretations. Various
methods are stressed to increase' specificity and validity of
chemical criteria related to water pollution control, and
compliance with water quality standards. About half of the
course time is devoted to practice in laboratory operations.
The students utilize wet chemical procedures and instru-
mentation for visible, infrared, flame and atomic absorption
spectroscopy, dissolved oxygen, pH and conductivity
meters. Calculations of results are performed in homework
or workshop sessions and the results compared statistically
in class discussions.
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PESTICIDE RESIDUE ANALYSIS
IN WATER (103.1)
(Gas Chromatographic Systems and Techniques)
1 week
ATHENS, GEORGIA November 8-12, 1971
This course is primarily designed for professionals and
technicians who are involved in the analysis of pesticide
residue in water. The course includes an introduction to
residue analysis and progresses into advanced use of the gas
chroma tograph.
After completing the course the student will be able to
use extraction and cleanup procedures for the analysis of a
water sample for pesticide content. He will be able to use a
gas chromatograph for pesticide residue content in a water
sample. He will be able to measure the cholinesterase
inhibition in fish by applying colorimetric analysis.
The analytical procedures taught in the course will
conform to those now being used by the Water Quality
Office in its investigations.
Subject matter to be covered includes:
Extraction methods
Sample preparation
Sample analysis
Methods for detection of cholinesterase inhibition
Gas chromatography systems and function
Flow system
Temperature control
Electrometer
Detectors
Recorders
Column technology
Trouble shooting
Quantitation
Laboratory practice will be emphasized, utilizing gas
chromatographic systems.
PESTICIDE RESIDUE ANALYSIS
IN WATER (103.2)
(Infrared Spectroscopy and Thin Layer
Chromatography)
1 week
ATHENS, GEORGIA December 6-10, 1971
This course is designed for analytical chemists or for
technicians with suitable training or experience who are
involved in the analysis of pesticide residue in water.
Upon completion of the course the participant will
understand the basic principles of infrared spectroscopy for
the interpretation of major functional groups applicable to
pesticide residues. He will be able to apply basic procedures
for the preparation of thin layer plates and the use of these
as a cleanup procedure for pesticide residues prior to their
identification by infrared spectroscopy.
The methods of instruction will include lectures.
discussions and laboratory work on the following subjects.
Principles and theory of infrared spectroscopy
Basic instrumentation and accessories
Interpretation of major functional groups
Practical applications such as sampling techniques used
in pesticide residue analysis
Maintenance and trouble shooting of infrared
equipment
Principles of chromatography
Preparation of thin-layer plates
Spotting, developing and evaluating thin-layer chro-
matograms used for pesticide residue analysis.
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LABORATORY ANALYSES IN
TREATMENT PLANT OPERATIONS (105.1)
1 week
EDISON, NEW JERSEY January 17-21, 1972
This course is intended primarily for wastewater
treatment plant operators who are responsible for the
performance of laboratory analyses. For inexperienced
analysts, emphasis will be placed on proper performance of
basic laboratory procedures. For experienced analysts,
emphasis will be placed upon advanced laboratory pro-
cedures and use of laboratory data in plant control.
The general objectives of this course are to enable
treatment plant operators to perform basic sanitary
analyses and utilize analytical data to improve operation.
Emphasis is placed upon performance of analyses.
At the conclusion of this course, each student should
be able to:
accurately perform selected sanitary analyses
set up and maintain an effective sampling program
choose the proper control tests for his plant
properly utilize laboratory data to achieve good in-
plant control.
The course is based upon alternating presentations of
lecture and laboratory sessions for each of the analysis
covered. At least half of the course time will be devoted to
laboratory.
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INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS OF
CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS IN THE
AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT (107)
2 weeks
CINCINNATI, OHIO April 17-28, 1972
This course is designed for professionals and technical
specialists concerned with the selection and performance of
procedures for the collection, identification and measure-
ment of organic and inorganic pollutants in the aquatic
environment. The training course "Chemical Analyses for
Water Quality (100)" or previous experience associated
with methodology pertaining to the measurement of
chemical pollutants in water is prerequisite for attendance.
Upon completion of the course, the participant will be
able to apply the fundamental concepts of infrared,
thin-layer and gas chromatographic techniques for the
analysis of organic pollutants and the technique of atomic
absorption for the analysis of trace inorganic contaminants.
He will have an understanding of the distribution and
behavior of these pollutants in the environment and will be
knowledgeable regarding improved techniques of sample
preparation and automated analyses.
The analytical procedures taught in the course will
conform to those currently in use by the Water Quality
Office in its official investigation. In addition, attention will
be given to implications of the latest research.
Classroom presentations will include:
Collection and preservation of water, sediment and
biological samples
Extraction methodology
Column and thin-layer chromatography
Gas chromatography and detector technology applic-
able for the analysis of phenols, pesticides and
digester gases
Comparative methodology and quality control
Laboratory practice will comprise one-half of the
course content and will include the following analyses:
Gas chromatographic analysis of hydrocarbons and
organophosphorus compounds
Trace metals by atomic absorption
Chlorinated hydrocarbons and phenyl alkanoic acid
herbicides in water
Organophosphorus and chlorinated hydrocarbon
insecticides in sediment
Automated analyses for nitrate, phosphorus and
hardness.
USE OF PHOTOGRAMMETRIC TECHNIQUES
FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (110)
1 week
CORVALLIS, OREGON December 6-10, 1971
This course is offered to employees of Federal and
State agencies engaged in water pollution control programs.
Such personnel may have either administrative or oper-
ational responsibilities and need not be experienced in the
use of photogrammetric techniques.
This course may also be of interest to other personnel,
already engaged in program activities involving the use of
aerial photography, who wish to investigate other applica-
tions of this valuable tool.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be
familiar with the theory and application of photogram-
metric techniques to water pollution control programs.
Course topics will include the following:
Basic fundamentals of photogrammetry
Photointerpretation
Aerial-photographic surveillance systems
Applications of photogrammetric techniques to water
pollution control programs
Infrared and spectral photograph
Training will be accomplished through lecture presenta-
tions, classroom discussions and case studies. Students may
volunteer to present for discussion their own problems of a
technical nature.
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CURRENT PRACTICES IN WATER
MICROBIOLOGY (120)
2 weeks
EDISON, NEW JERSEY December 6-17, 1971
CINCINNATI, OHIO Jan. 31-Feb. 11, 1972
This course is designed for professional bacteriologists
and other laboratory personnel engaged in the bacterial
analysis of water.
The basic objective of the training is to provide the
participant with knowledge and understanding of the
significance of bacterial indicators of pollution. He gains
the necessary skills required for detecting, measuring, and
evaluating these pollution indicators.
Emphasis is given to the results of traditional as well as
to recent investigations of bacterial indicators of pollution,
including coliforms, fecal coliforms and fecal streptococci.
The characteristics, environmental occurrence significance
and methods of detection and enumeration of these
bacterial groups are studied in detail. In addition, attention
is given to the detection of enteric pathogenic bacteria in
polluted waters, as an adjunct to determination of indicator
groups, and to the increasing utilization of such findings in
investigations of water pollution.
Classroom presentations and extensive laboratory
application give the participant opportunity to develop
ability in use of the most suitable laboratory methods and
in the interpretation of laboratory data. Both Standard
Methods and promising new methods are included. Multiple
dilution tube methods and membrane filter methods are
featured in the laboratory studies.
The potential role of the microbiologist in water
quality surveillance and in short-term pollution investi-
gations is studied. Through this phase of the training it is
expected that the student can increase the range of his
contributions to the planning, conduct, and reporting of
organized water quality studies.
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE
FECAL STREPTOCOCCI (122)
1 week
EDISON, NEW JERSEY April 24-28, 1972
This course has alternate prerequisites: either experi-
ence in a Public Health or Microbiology Laboratory, or
academic training in Microbiology. The course is designed
for bacteriologists or key technicians currently working in
the laboratory.
The major course objective is to enable students to
accurately perform laboratory analyses associated with
assay of fecal streptococci in various types of water
samples. A secondary objective is to enable the student to
properly perform and evaluate biochemical and serological
tests to species identification and final interpretation of
data as they relate to pollution sources.
Instruction through lecture (25%) and laboratory work
(75%) includes Multiple Dilution Tube (MPN) and Mem-
brane Filter (MF) techniques for fecal streptococcus assay;
various biochemical and serological tests used to delineate
members of the group and an introduction to the use of
fluorescent antibody techniques in fecal streptococcus
identification.
Subject matter will also include definition, classifica-
tion and relation of fecal streptococcus species to the host
environment.
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FRESHWATER BIOLOGY AND
POLLUTION ECOLOGY (140)
2 weeks
CINCINNATI, OHIO June 5-16, 1972
This course is designed for technical personnel (other
than biologists) engaged in water quality analysis and
management; however, biologists new to this field may find
it useful for orientation.
Within the framework of his personal background
capacities, and experience, the student should be able, on
completion of this course to:
Understand basic environmental factors impinging on
aquatic communities
Recognize or identify to broad groups most freshwater
organisms commonly encountered, using correct
procedures and appropriate literature when avail-
able and also using judgment in assessing his own
technical capacity in regard to the degree of
identification attempted
Select and use appropriate common types of biological
field collection equipment and procedures
Select and use appropriate types of biological labora-
tory analytical equipment and procedures
Analyze an aquatic community and assess the likeli-
hood that it may have been disturbed by pollution.
Recognize biological indications or particular types of
pollution when present
Predict possible effects of a given type of pollutant on
a given habitat
Organize a field survey to determine the severity and
extent of pollution
Course work includes lectures, discussions, problem
assignments, and laboratory sessions. Field work is included
to allow student participation in selecting and using
biological field collection equipment and familiarization
with biological communities.
Representative topics usually include:
Aquatic organisms of significance in pollution surveys
Lake, reservoir, and stream sampling
Types of aquatic insects
Use of artificial substrates
Thermal pollution
Investigation of fish kills
Environmental quality
Eutrophication in the freshwater environment
Water quality criteria for aquatic life
Biological magnification
Participants should bring appropriate clothing for field
work, including rainwear. Boots will be supplied locally.
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BIOASSAY IN POLLUTION ANALYSIS
AND CONTROL (149)
1 week
CINCINNATI, OHIO November 8-12, 1971
This course is designed for those who need a practical
competence in the design and use of bioassay and bio-
monitoring.
On completing this course the student should be able
to select, design, construct, and operate a bioassay or
biomonitoring setup adequate to meet most common needs
in industry or regulatory organizations.
This course is considered to be at the application level.
Knowledge will be provided for the most commonly
accepted practices and principles involved in the laboratory
use of aquatic organisms to detect or evaluate pollution.
The basic concept of the tolerance limit will be
developed followed by the various ways by which it may be
estimated. Static and flow through systems will be com-
pared, as well as acute, sublethal, and chronic toxicity;
single species versus community responses will be con-
sidered. Laboratory and field monitoring systems will be
compared, and the types, sources, health, and care of
experimental organisms that may be useful in different
types of setups will be discussed.
Laboratory exercises and demonstrations constitute a
significant portion of the course including an inspection
trip to some nearby organization employing bioassay
and/or related techniques if available.
The following topics are usually included as far as
practicable:
The nature of the tolerance limit
Bioassay versus biomonitoring
The role of laboratory versus field studies in water
quality and fish kill investigations
Chemical determinations associated with bioassay and
biomonitoring
Experimental organisms: types, sources, care and use
The statistical design of bioassay
The interpretation and application of results
Case history studies of bioassay
Laboratory practice in design and construction of
equipment, and in running bioassays
Laboratory demonstrations of additional types of
setups.
BIOASSAY DILUTER CONSTRUCTION (149.1)
3 days
CINCINNATI, OHIO By appointment
Facilities are available at Cincinnati for individually
scheduled tutorial sessions on the design and construction
of continuous flow dilution devices. These sessions are
scheduled at the convenience of the trainee, subject to the
availability of laboratory space. Three working days are
usually required.
Consultation is available regarding the type and size of
equipment needed, and practical training provided in
certain critical construction skills. The trainee can actually
construct and take home a diluter of his own if desired. He
may be asked to provide certain items of equipment.
Application should be by letter to the Director,
National Training Center, stating the need and degree of
urgency.
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ANALYTICAL QUALITY CONTROL (151)
1 week
CINCINNATI, OHIO November 1-5, 1971
One of the fundamental responsibilities of manage-
ment is the establishment of a continuing program to
ensure the reliability and validity of analytical laboratory
and field data gathered in water pollution control activities.
This course is addressed to laboratory directors, leaders of
field investigations, and other supervisory personnel who
bear prime responsibility for water and wastewater data
used by WQO. Specifically, this will include all WQO
laboratories, WQO field investigations, and public or private
agencies which are recipients of WQO grants or contracts
involving analytical tests and measurements.
The subject matter of the course is concerned pri-
marily with quality control for chemical and physical tests
and measurements. Upon satisfactory completion of the
course, the student will be familiar with the influence and
recommendations for control of a wide range of factors
which can bear upon the reliability and validity of
analytical results obtained in water pollution investigations.
Upon his return to his place of duty, the student will be in
a position to inaugurate, or to reinforce, a program of
analytical quality control which will emphasize early
recognition, prevention and correction of factors leading to
breakdowns in the validity of data.
As appropriate, lectures, panel discussions, workshop
activites, and laboratory inspections will be used for
development of the following areas of consideration in
analytical quality control programs:
Need for internal quality control systems in analytical
operations, and the motivation of all echelons of
personnel involved in development and operation
of quality control procedures;
Development and validation of analytical methods,
with particular reference to chemical and physical
tests and measurements;
Measuring and maintaining quality standards of labora-
tory services, such as distilled water, electricity,
and compressed air;
Specifications for laboratory instruments, evaluation,
calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting;
Quality requirements for precision glassware, care and
cleaning;
Requirements for precise analytical work in prepa-
ration and use of reagents, purification, prepara-
tion and maintenance of primary standards;
Use of control charts in laboratory operations; instruc-
tions for preparation and use, with consideration
of relative merits of Cu Sum and Shewhart charts,
use of control charts as a supervisory tool;
Determination of precision and accuracy of individual
tests and measurements; use of standards, repli-
cates, and spiked samples;
Data handling and reporting; sensitivity and detection
limits, significant figures in reporting results, appli-
cation of STORET;
Special problems in analytical control in gas chroma-
tography, trace organics analyses;
Personnel aspects; skills and training required of
analytical personnel, work loads and time require-
ments for routine analytical work, available
training in water pollution analyses.
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INTRODUCTION TO WATER QUALITY
STUDY AND SURVEY COURSES
Identification and measurement of water quality con-
ditions is contingent upon the application of knowledge
specific to particular branches of physical and biological
sciences. Overall water quality evaluation, on the other
hand, requires understanding of the interaction and inter-
relationship of chemical and biological parameters,
hydraulic principles and hydrologic conditions prevailing in
a defined area (drainage basin). Programs to prevent or limit
adverse water quality situations must correlate the tech-
nology of measurements and evaluation with understanding
of socio-economic and legal conditions, concepts and
principles prevailing in the human community.
The following five courses are concerned with the
factors used to determine water quality and to recognize
and evaluate pollution. As such, the courses contribute to
the overall objective of supporting programs to prevent or
limit water pollution.
Collectively, the coverage of the two courses "Field
and Laboratory Activities in Water Quality Surveys
(161.1)" and "Planning and Administrative Concepts of
Water Quality Surveys (161.2)" is basically the same as
"Water Quality Studies (161)." The emphasis and depth of
coverage is varied to serve the needs of professional
personnel having diverse types of responsibilities in plan-
ning, performing and administering programs related to
water quality. To select the appropriate course(s), appli-
cants should review the individual course descriptions in
terms of their particular interest and program
responsibility.
WATER QUALITY STUDIES (161)
2 weeks
CINCINNATI, OHIO September 13-24, 1971
July 12-23, 1971
June 19-30, 1972
August 9-20, 1971
CORVALLIS, OREGON
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA*
This course is offered for engineers, chemists, aquatic
biologists, microbiologists and other professional specialists
having administrative and operational responsibilities in
planning and conducting water pollution surveys. The
course is designed to be of greatest benefit to new
professional workers in the field and to experienced
workers whose normal duties in water quality surveys are
too specialized to provide an overall view of the many
special factors entering into the summation of an expres-
sion of water quality determination.
The course is intended to help participants understand
the interdependency of various technical disciplines in
evaluating water quality. Each student should be better able
to identify his role and coordinate activities with other
survey participants. He will be able to perform selected
tests and measurements in each of the major areas of water
quality surveys.
Students participate in classroom presentations,
demonstrations and panel discussions. Field trips are
conducted to local sites which are representative of the
region in which the course is given. During the field trips
students engage in observations and tests widely used by
chemists, aquatic biologists and engineers in on-site studies.
They collect samples for subsequent laboratory study and
perform representative studies in the biology, microbiology,
and chemistry laboratories.
Depending upon locations, major subject areas of the
course may include:
Sources and causes of deterioration of environmental
water quality
Tests and measurements used in evaluation of water
quality by biologists, chemists, and micro-
biologists. This aspect of the course includes
consideration of new technical developments in
instrumentation and laboratory methodology.
Fundamental factors in planning, conducting, inter-
preting findings and reporting results of a water
pollution survey
Special categories of water quality studies, including
ground water quality studies, tidal water studies,
water pollution surveillance networks.
Goals for water quality from the viewpoint of munici-
pal and industrial water supplies, fish and wildlife
management, agricultural usage and recreational
use of water.
* Applications for the Fairbanks, Alaska course should be
submitted to:
Manpower and Training Officer
Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory
200 S. 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
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FIELD AND LABORATORY ACTIVITIES IN
WATER QUALITY SURVEYS (161.1)
1 week
ADA, OKLAHOMA October 18-22, 1971
May 1-5, 1972
ATHENS, GEORGIA May 8-12. 1972
This course is designed for personnel actively engaged
in field projects of water quality measurements and
pollution identification. Emphasis is placed on under-
standing interdisciplinary needs and responsibilities in the
accumulation and interpretation of data from field and
laboratory activity.
Students will be able to apply new methods, tech-
niques, and instruments used in field sampling and measure-
ments, and in laboratory analysis of either collected or
synthesized samples. They will develop an awareness of
advantages and limitations of equipment, methods and
techniques. Lectures and discussion periods develop an
understanding of the related principles and theories.
Dependent upon course location, subject areas that
may be covered include:
General orientation to the aquatic environment and to
the life systems existing within or dependent upon
that environment
Oxygen analyses in relation to various categories of
pollutants
Sampling techniques and analytical procedures in
specific relation to Water Quality Standards
compliance
Procedures for sampling, identification, and enumer-
ation of bacterial indicators of pollution
Biological responses to pollution
Flow measurements and current studies.
PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATIVE
CONCEPTS OF WATER QUALITY
SURVEYS (161.2)
1 week
ADA, OKLAHOMA January 17-21, 1972
This course is organized for the benefit of supervisory
personnel and administrators responsible for planning and
implementing programs to evaluate or improve water
quality conditions.
The objective of the course is to strengthen the
proficiency of planning and administrative personnel in
water quality management programs.
The course covers the following elements of a survey in
a logical sequence of planning and execution:
Establishment of survey objectives
Accumulation and evaluation of recorded data and
literature
Determination of information deficiencies
Definition of interdisciplinary responsibilities
Establishment of work schedule and determination of
personnel and equipment needs
Survey performance
Compilation, integration and evaluation of accumu-
lated data and information
Report preparation and presentation
Recommendation for future action (including possible
alternatives) based on knowledge of socio-
economic conditions and legislative authorization.
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INDUSTRIAL LIQUID WASTES
SURVEYS (161.4)
1 week
EDISON, NEW JERSEY May 15-19, 1972
This course is offered for engineers, chemists, or other
professional personnel concerned with planning or con-
ducting industrial liquid waste surveys. Such surveys may
be intended to measure or characterize wastes at outfalls or
in-plant locations, or both.
A student who completes this course will be able to
plan, supervise, and evaluate an industrial waste survey.
More specifically, he will be able to:
Formulate and write valid survey objectives
Specify pre-survey information requirements
Apply good public relations practices with industry
Select sampling points and locations
Prescribe type of sample and frequency or interval
Determine appropriate analyses and methods
Choose optimum flow measurement methods and
locations
Determine personnel and equipment requirements
Establish a coordinated work schedule for field and
laboratory operations
Evaluate progress and adjust plans as required
Evaluate the extent to which data and activities have
met survey objectives.
This course includes a class survey of an actual
industrial installation. Students should bring clothing
appropriate for such field work. Lectures, workshops, and
demonstrations are used to provide instruction in planning.
Field trips and laboratories constitute actual survey oper-
ations.
The class will be divided into groups each of which will
be responsible for planning, conducting, and evaluating a
survey under instructor supervision. The course will consti-
tute an intensive period of training; students should be
prepared to participate in evening sessions.
BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT
TECHNOLOGY (162)
2 weeks
CINCINNATI, OHIO Sept. 27-Oct. 8, 1971
This course is offered for engineers, chemists, and
other professional personnel concerned with selection,
design, or control of biological processes for wastewater
and sludge treatment.
The course will enable participants to evaluate treat-
ment feasibility, select and design a biological process, and
control the biological treatment system for treatable
wastewaters.
Problems characteristic of selected specialized waste-
waters are considered within the framework of their effects
upon joint industry-municipal treatment in most cases.
Most of the concepts are valid for separate treatment.
Aerobic, anaerobic and facultative treatment processes are
considered. Participants are involved in lectures, discussion,
demonstrations, and problem sessions on principles and
applications of treatment technology.
A major portion of the course is devoted to the
evaluation of trealability investigations for upgrading con-
ventional biological processes or applying them in unusual
or troublesome situations. Batch or continuous laboratory
or pilot plant operations are considered as an aid in
improving plant scale performance control or isolating
problems requiring special consideration in process selec-
tion, design or operation.
Topics considered include evaluation of pertinent
measured indices useful for information retrieval for guid-
ance in selection, design and operation of wastewater
treatment such as oxygen demand or respiratory activity,
distribution or transfer dynamics, organic and hydraulic
loading, solids production and characteristics, cyclic behav-
ior and nonpollutionai disposal of objectionable com-
ponents among various aerobic, anaerobic, or facultative
biological processes.
The individual who requires broader coverage of
wastewater treatment technology should also consider
future enrollment in courses "Physical-Chemical Treatment
Technology (172.1)" and "Advances in Treatment of
Domestic Wastes (172.2)."
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CONTROL OF OIL AND OTHER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (165)
3 days
EDISON, NEW JERSEY October 13-15, 1971
ATHENS, GEORGIA April 11-13, 1972
This course is offered for employees of regulatory
agencies who are assigned direct responsibility for control
and alleviation of the effects of nonrecurring discharges of
oil and other hazardous materials.
Upon completion of the course the student will be able
to operate within interagency policies and guidelines
concerning individual and agency responsibilities in event of
discharge of oil and other hazardous materials.
Considerable time is spent in explanation of Contin-
gency Plans and Government regulations pertaining to such
discharges. Procedures for satisfying these requirements and
procuring technical services of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency are explained using actual examples and case
histories. The problems associated with oil spills, and
suggested protective and remedial measures are emphasized.
Training is accomplished through lecture presentations,
discussions, and—most important—the case-situation
method. Participants will have an opportunity to practice
response during such lessons.
GEOHYDROLOGIC RELATIONSHIPS
IN WATER POLLUTION (168)
4 days
ADA, OKLAHOMA March 6-9, 1972
This course is intended for professional and technical
personnel who are involved in operational programs of
ground-water quality control.
Upon course completion the student will have an
expanded capability of executing and managing operational
programs of ground water quality determination and
control.
Basic principles of geology and ground water hydrol-
ogy are reviewed in specific relationships to their effect on
ground water quality and quantity.
Principles, methods, and technology for determining or
evaluating ground water hydraulic and aquifer character-
istics are presented.
Legal and administrative aspects of ground water
management are considered in terms of present statutes and
need for new legislative policies reflecting current tech-
nology and anticipated utilization of the ground water
resource.
Topics to be included in the course agenda will reflect
recent investigations and research studies as appropriate in
relation to:
Natural salt pollution and salt water intrusion
Ground water recharge
Pollution from waste disposal practices
Deep well disposal of oil field brine and industrial
wastes
Agricultural practices
Mining practices
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PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL TREATMENT
TECHNOLOGY (172.1)
1 week
CINCINNATI, OHIO January 10-14, 1972
ATHENS, GEORGIA February 14-18, 1972
ADVANCES IN TREATMENT OF
DOMESTIC WASTES (172.2)
1 week
ATHENS, GEORGIA October 18-22, 1971
CINCINNATI, OHIO January 17-21, 1972
This course is offered for engineers, chemists, and
other professional personnel concerned with selection,
design, and operational supervision of physical and/or
chemical methods of wastewater and sludge treatment.
Upon course completion the student will have strength-
ened capability to evaluate the feasibility of treating
wastewater by physical or chemical methods, select and
design an appropriate process, and apply accepted control
techniques to produce an acceptable effluent and con-
ditioned sludge.
Students participate in lectures, discussions, demon-
strations and problem solving designed to illustrate princi-
ples, advantages, limitations, feasibility and economics of
topic applications. The approach is a blend of the rational
(theoretical) and the empirical (based on experience)
methods of problem solving.
Course topics may include cooling, sedimentation,
flocculation, mixing, flotation, vacuum filtration, solids
concentration and drying, and neutralization.
The individual who requires broader coverage of
wastewater treatment technology should also consider
future enrollment in courses "Biological Treatment Tech-
nology (162)" and "Advances in Treatment of Domestic
Wastes (172.2)."
This course is offered for professional personnel
concerned with selection, evaluation, and improvement of
methods for advances in treatment of domestic wastes. The
course may be of special interest to employees of regula-
tory agencies and consulting engineering firms.
Upon completion of the course the student will have
increased competence to compare alternative methods and
select processes to meet critical product quality and
economic requirements.
Course content includes operations and processes
selected to tailor used water quality to fit beneficial reuse
requirements beyond those possible with conventional
treatment. This may involve more complete removal of
general contaminants or special processes designed to
remove components inefficiently removed by conventional
processing.
Students will participate in lectures, discussions, prob-
lem solving, demonstrations, laboratory and case histories
designed to increase their capabilities in the selection,
design and operational control of treatment facilities
considering rational, empirical and socio-economic factors.
In accordance with local requirements, course topics
are selected from the following:
Filtration and screening
Chemical clarification
Granular and powdered carbon absorption
Oxidation
Distillation
Electrodialysis
Ion exchange
Reverse osmosis
Phosphate removal
Nitrogen removal
Disinfection
Ultimate disposal
Upgrading conventional treatment
This is a companion course to Course No. 162,
"Biological Treatment Technology" and Course No. 172.1,
"Physical-Chemical Treatment Technology." It is recom-
mended that prospective trainees complete these courses or
possess equivalent prior experience.
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ORIENTATION TO WASTEWATER
TREATMENT OPERATION (173)
1 week
CINCINNATI, OHIO August 2-6, 1971
CORVALLIS, OREGON April 3-7, 1972
PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND
MANAGEMENT OF WASTEWATER
TREATMENT FACILITIES (175)
1 week
CINCINNATI, OHIO July 19-23, 1971
This course is offered for personnel who are inexperi-
enced in treatment plant operations. It is also recom-
mended for those individuals in state and regional programs
who are responsible for designing and conducting operator
training courses.
Upon course completion the student will be familiar
with:
Characteristic effects of wastewaters upon water
quality
Treatment operations used to remove objectionable
pollutants
Basic factors of operational control and maintenance
Essentials of testing plant performance and reporting
results
The operator's function in water pollution control
Treatment facilities will be presented in terms of unit
operations such as collection, pumping, clarification, mix-
ing, flocculation, aeration, oxidation and incineration.
Engineering applications of these will be combined into
processes in terms of the biological, chemical or physical
behavior. Typical plant schematic diagrams will be used to
facilitate recognition of plant units, their function and care.
The same schematics will be used in presentation of basic
tests, and calculations involving flow, concentration and
loading as used for plant operational reports.
The teamwork approach will be stressed among the
operator, his associates, his supervisors, his public, and
local, state or regional agencies with respect to the services
and information expected from him and the nature of
assistance that he may obtain from others.
This course is intended for planning and management
personnel from public and private agencies planning to
install new waste water treatment facilities or to undertake
major construction to improve existing facilities.
Participation in the course is expected to strengthen
the capability of the student to plan, develop, and
implement facilities for wastewater treatment.
As appropriate, lectures, panel discussions, general
discussions, and case studies are used in consideration of
the following topics:
Responsibilities and interrelationships of Federal, State
and local agencies concerned with water quality
enhancement
Public relations techniques designed for information
and development of support before, during and
after project development
Essential steps necessary to evaluate existing conditions
and needs in line with water quality objectives
Considerations involved in financing planned construc-
tion of needed facilities
Interrelationships of the Consultant, Contractor, public
agencies and the public in the water pollution
control effort.
The human factor will be stressed in making the
completed facility a functional entity. Means
whereby operating personnel may be motivated
and trained to recognize proper function of each
element of the facility and to achieve optimum
performance on a continuing basis will be
considered.
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SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR
FEDERAL INSTALLATIONS (177)
1 week
CINCINNATI, OHIO July 12-16, 1971
CORVALLIS, OREGON
October 4-8, 1971
November 8-12, 1971
This course is offered for supervisors, engineers, and
other Federal personnel responsible for design, construc-
tion, or management of sewage disposal facilities at Federal
installations. The course may also be of interest to
engineers and supervisors in State and local agencies having
responsibility for recreational areas and small institutions.
On completion of this course, the student will have
requisite technical information to assess a sewage treatment
and disposal problem and to select the most advantageous
system for a given location.
The course will cover waste treatment methods in-
cluding those applicable to installations such as National
Parks, Forest Service camps, small military installations,
hospitals, schools and prisons.
In addition to the technical aspects of waste treatment
and disposal, the legal responsibilities of public agencies, as
they relate to adequate sewage treatment and disposal will
be covered.
Course topics include:
Federal policy and guidelines, Executive Order 11507.
States' criteria and requirements
Septic tank and drainfield applications
Secondary sewage treatment methods
Sewage lagoon applications
Tertiary treatment methods
Disinfection of effluents
Surveillance and operational controls
Preliminary engineering studies.
ANALYSIS AND CONTROL OF
THERMAL POLLUTION (178)
4 days
CINCINNATI, OHIO December 13-16, 1971
ATHENS, GEORGIA March 13-16, 1972
This course is designed for professional personnel
concerned with the evaluation, design, operation or moni-
toring of thermal discharges. Orientation in the biological
significance of thermal discharges is also included.
On completion of this course the student should be
able to:
Evaluate the potential magnitude and extent of a
heated discharge from a power plant or a cooling
discharge from a storage reservoir
Determine the nature and size of treatment structures
necessary to produce an acceptable level of dis-
charge temperature
Understand the thermodynamic behavior of rivers and
impoundments and the potential biological needs
of aquatic organisms so that optimum types of
discharge devices may be installed
Instruction includes an overview of the present day
magnitude and future potential of thermal discharges with
special reference to power production plants of various
types. Orientation is also provided in the potential bio-
logical effects of both artifically heated and cooled waters
and in the significance of the rate of change of temperature.
Class problem sessions in small groups enable the student to
obtain personal practice in the calculations necessary for
predicting the physical impact of various types of thermal
discharge. Types of biological information needed to
evaluate the potential effectiveness of the engineering
predictions are also included.
Representative topics include:
Thermal sources and loads
Physical and chemical effects of thermal pollution
Biological effects of various types of thermal discharges
Process changes
Waste heat utilization
New methods of power generation
Power generation
Cooling devices
Dispersion, dilution and flow regulation
Water temperature prediction
Data requirements, field studies and instrumentation
Work problem sessions.
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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF WASTE-
WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES (179)
1 week
CINCINNATI, OHIO May 22-26, 1972
This course is intended for local, State, Federal and
industrial personnel responsible for inspection and evalu-
ation of wastewater treatment plant facilities, staffing,
budget, and performance.
The course participant should acquire enhanced ability
for meaningful inspection and evaluation by learning what
to look for, how it fits into the performance pattern and to
interpret it in terms of treatment problems.
Course presentation includes lectures, discussion, case
problem sessions. Course topics may include the following,
subject to interest and availability of session leaders at
course time:
Facilities inspection
Techniques for evaluation of receiving water and
effluent requirements, design and present loading,
collection, equipment condition and adequacy,
versatility characteristics, control, past history.
Personnel and staff organization
Evaluation of present personnel in line with
management, inspection, testing, operating,
records, maintenance and overall manpower re-
quirements. Does it appear to be an integrated
system?
Financial Status
Techniques for checking budget adequacy for
meeting routine, contingency and future demands.
How is the project financed?
Records evaluation
Things to look for in relationship to plant per-
formance, preventative maintenance, plant-
community relations.
OPERATOR INSTRUCTOR
DEVELOPMENT (180)
1 week
CINCINNATI, OHIO August 9-13, 1971
ADA, OKLAHOMA September 13-17, 1971
This course is offered for persons having a responsi-
bility for designing, managing and/or conducting various
types of "short courses" for wastewater treatment plant
operators.
Upon completion of the course the student will be able
to write proper course objectives, design a course for a
specific training level, and evaluate course content and
course value. He will be able to prepare and present a
meaningful talk to an audience. He will be able to advise
others on types of instruction, classroom management, and
proper instruction techniques.
The course will review current teaching methods and
the preparation and management of short term training
courses. Considerable time will be devoted to discussion
and practice of training methods and materials. Special
attention will be given to the material that should be
included and excluded from operator short courses and to
levels of instruction. A portion of the course will be
devoted to a review and discussion of existing course
materials available for the training of wastewater plant
operators.
Topics to be covered include:
Determination of training needs and objectives
Course design
Preparation and use of training aids
Evaluation of training courses
Continuing construction and expansion of wastewater
treatment facilities by all segments of society, coupled with
an expanded technology, has increased the need for training
and upgrading wastewater treatment plant operators. Many
persons concerned with giving this training have had no
formal instruction in teaching. This course will fill, in part,
a special growing need in the water pollution control field.
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BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL
STATISTICS (801)
1 week
CINCINNATI, OHIO January 24-28, 1972
EDISON, NEW JERSEY March 6-10, 1972
This course is designed to introduce the concepts and
applications of statistics to environmental health studies. It
is for professional personnel responsible for the collection
and analysis of consumer protection and/or environmental
health service data with emphasis on parametric tests of
significance. Enrollees are required to complete a pro-
grammed text of home study (approximately 40 hours) in
basic statistics prior to the reporting date. The text is sent
to students about 6 weeks before the course begins, hence
early enrollment is encouraged.
Major agenda topics include:
Basic statistical concepts
Single sample quantitative inference
Comparing two samples
Linear and multivariate relationships
Single sample qualitative inference
Comparing two percentages
Chi Square tests
Short-cut test of significance
Treatment of outliers
Graphical analysis of data.
ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS -
SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION (815)
1 week
CINCINNATI, OHIO April 3-7, 1972
Prerequisite: Basic Environmental Statistics (801) or
equivalent training.
This course is designed to familiarize experimentalists
with the kind of information required for sample size
determination as well as providing them with elementary
procedures, formulas, and tables for choosing an economi-
cal sample size. Features of particular value are the
consideration of 40 different research objectives and
formulas necessary to achieve the objectives. A case
example is worked out in each instance and the necessary
tables are supplied.
Major agenda topics include:
Nature of statistical inference
Sampling experiment objective
Observation variability
Power-function approach
Estimation problems
Tests of hypotheses
Selection problems
Sequential sampling
Decision-function approach.
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OTHER TRAINING COURSES
The Training Program of the Water Quality Office, Environmental Protection Agency has, in recent
years developed and conducted numerous courses not scheduled in the period covered by this edition of the
Bulletin. Among these may be listed the following, which may be offered upon demonstration of need for
the training:
Course No.
100.0
100.2
101
102
103
103.3
105
120.1
121
140.1
140.2
140.3
141
142
144
144.1
144.2
146
146.1
146.2
150
161.3
161.5
163
167
169
174
176
802
804
806
810
820
897
899
Length Title
1 week Basic Water Quality Chemistry
1 week Survey of Chemical Analyses for Water Quality
2 weeks Characterization and Treatment of Organic Industrial Wastes
2 weeks Inorganic Industrial Wastes Characterization
2 weeks Analysis of Pesticides in the Aquatic Environment
3 days Pesticide Ecology Seminar
2 weeks Laboratory Analyses in Treatment Plant Operations
1 week Survey of Current Practices in Water Microbiology
1 week Membrane Filter Methods in Treatment Plant Operations
1 week Basic Freshwater Biology
1 week Freshwater Pollution Ecology
1 week Orientation to Freshwater Biology and Pollution Ecology
2 weeks Plankton Analysis
1 week Introductory Microscopic Analysis of Water
2 weeks Marine Biology and Pollution Ecology
1 week Basic Marine Biology
1 week Marine Pollution Ecology
3 days Aquatic Ecology Seminar
3 days Marine Pollution Ecology Seminar
3 days Freshwater Pollution Ecology Seminar
1 week Laboratory Quality Control
1 week Estuary Studies
1 week Field Investigation and Sampling Techniques
1 week Current Problems in Water Quality Management
1 week STORET System
1 week Pollution Problems Related to Groundwater
1 week Basic Principles of Wastewater Treatment Operation
3 days Water Pollution Control for Federal Installations
1 week Environmental Statistics—Design of Experiment
1 week Environmental Statistics—Nonparametric
1 week Environmental Statistics—Analyzing Qualitative Data
1 week Environmental Statistics—Applied Regression Analysis
1 week Environmental Statistics—Survey Sampling
Computational Analysis Techniques for Managers
Mathematic Science Seminars
If need for any of these courses, or in any other area of specialized technical training in the field of
water quality control is recognized, the reader is invited to bring the need to any of the Water Quality
Office training units listed in this Bulletin. Such recommendations will receive full consideration in
development of future training plans and schedules.
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Ada, Oklahoma
Athens, Georgia
Cincinnati, Ohio
Corvallis, Oregon
Edison, New Jersey
WATER
QUALITY
OFFICE
FACILITIES
DIVISION OF MANPOWER AND TRAINING
OFFERING
TRAINING
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THE ROBERT S. KERR WATER RESEARCH CENTER
P.O. Box 1198
Ada, Oklahoma 74820
Commercial telephone number: Area Code 405 332-8800
FTS calls may be placed through Oklahoma City FTS Operator
(405-236-2311); ask for Ada 332-8800.
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COURSES TO BE OFFERED BY
THE ROBERT S. KERR WATER RESEARCH CENTER
Ada, Oklahoma
Operator Instructor Development (180) September 13—17, 1971
Field and Laboratory Activities in
Water Quality Surveys (161.1) October 18-22, 1971
Fish Kill Investigation Technology (143) November 2—4, 1971
Planning and Administrative Concepts
of Water Quality Surveys (161.2) January 17—21, 1972
Geohydrologic Relationships in Water
Pollution (168) March 6-9, 1972
Field and Laboratory Activities in
Water Quality Surveys (161.1) May 1-5, 1972
ADDITIONAL SEMINARS, COURSES, AND WORKSHOPS OFFERED DURING
THE FISCAL YEAR WILL BE ANNOUNCED THROUGH SEPARATE RELEASES.
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THE SOUTHEAST WATER LABORATORY
College Station Road
Athens, Georgia 30601
Commercial telephone number: Area Code 404—546-3161
FTS number: 404-546-3161
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COURSES TO BE OFFERED BY
THE SOUTHEAST WATER LABORATORY
Athens, Georgia
Advances in Treatment of Domestic
Wastes (172.2) . October 18-22, 1971
Pesticide Residue Analysis in Water (103.1) . ... November 8—12, 1971
Pesticide Residue Analysis in Water (103.2) December 6—10, 1971
Physical-Chemical Treatment
Technology (172.1) February 14-18, 1972
Analysis and Control of Thermal
Pollution (178) March 13-16, 1972
Control of Oil and Other Hazardous
Materials (165) April 11-13, 1972
Field and Laboratory Activities in
Water Quality Surveys (161.1) May 8-12, 1972
ADDITIONAL SEMINARS, COURSES, AND WORKSHOPS OFFERED DURING
THE FISCAL YEAR WILL BE ANNOUNCED THROUGH SEPARATE RELEASES.
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THE ROBERT A. TAFT SANITARY ENGINEERING CENTER
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
Commercial telephone number: Area Code 513-871-1820, Ext. 259
FTS number: 8-513-871-6259
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COURSES TO BE OFFERED BY
NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER
Cincinnati, Ohio
Sewage Treatment Facilities for Federal
Installations (177) July 12-16, 1971
Planning, Development and Management of
Waste water Treatment Facilities (175) July 19-23, 1971
Orientation to Wastewater Treatment
Operation (173) August 2—6. 1971
Operator Instructor Development (180) August 9—13, 1971
Chemical Analyses for Water Quality (100) . ... .August 16-27. 1971
Water Quality Studies (161) September 13-24. 1971
Biological Treatment Technology (162) Sept. 27-Oct. 8, 1971
Analytical Quality Control (151) November 1—5, 1971
Bioassay in Pollution Analysis and
Control (149) . November 8-12, 1971
Analysis and Control of Thermal
Pollution (178) December 13-16, 1971
Physical-Chemical Treatment
Technology (172.1) ... January 10-14, 1972
Advances in Treatment of Domestic
Wastes (172.2) . January 17-21, 1972
Basic Environmental Statistics (801) January 24—28, 1972
Current Practices in Water
Microbiology (120) January 31-February 11, 1972
Chemical Analyses for Water
Quality (100) ... February 28-March 10, 1972
Environmental Statistics — Sample
Size Determination (815) April 3—7, 1972
Instrumental Analysis of Chemical Pollutants
in the Aquatic Environment (107) April 17—28, 1972
Performance Evaluation of Wastewater
Treatment Facilities (179) May 22-26, 1972
Freshwater Biology and Pollution
Ecology (140) June 5-16, 1972
ADDITIONAL SEMINARS, COURSES, AND WORKSHOPS OFFERED DURING
THE FISCAL YEAR WILL BE ANNOUNCED THROUGH SEPARATE RELEASES.
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THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WATER LABORATORY
200 South 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Commercial telephone number: Area Code 503—752-4281, Ext. 318
FTS number: 503-752-4318
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COURSES TO BE OFFERED BY
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WATER LABORATORY
Corvallis, Oregon
Water Quality Studies (161) July 12-23, 1971
Water Quality Studies (161) . . August 9-20, 1971
(Alaska)
Sewage Treatment Facilities for Federal
Installations (177) October -1-H. 1971
Sewage Treatment Facilities for Federal
Installations (177) ........ . . November 8—12, 1971
Use of Photogrammetric Techniques in Water
Pollution Control (110) . December 6-10, 1971
Chemical Anayses for Water
Quality (100) January 31-February 11. 1972
Orientation to Wastewater Treatment
Operation (173) . . . . .April 3-7, 1972
Water Quality Studies (161) June 19—30, 1972
ADDITIONAL SEMINARS, COURSES, AND WORKSHOPS OFFERED DURING
THE FISCAL YEAR WILL BE ANNOUNCED THROUGH SEPARATE RELEASES.
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EDISON WATER QUALITY LABORATORY
Edison, New Jersey 08817
Commercial telephone number: Area Code 201—548-3000
FTS number: 201-548-3415
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COURSES TO BE OFFERED BY
EDISON WATER QUALITY LABORATORY
Edison, New Jersey
Control of Oil and Other Hazardous
Materials (165)
Current Practices in Water
Microbiology (120)
Laboratory Analyses in Treatment
Plant Operations (105) ....
Basic Environmental Statistics (801)
Characterization of the Fecal
Streptococci (122)
Industrial Liquid Waste Surveys (161.4)
October 13-15, 1971
December 6—17, 1971
. January 17-21, 1972
March 6-10, 1972
. April 24-28, 1972
. . . May 15-19, 1972
ADDITIONAL SEMINARS, COURSES, AND WORKSHOPS OFFERED DURING THE
FISCAL YEAR Wl LL BE ANNOUNCED THROUGH SEPARATE RELEASES.
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WATER
QUALITY
OFFICE
WATER HYGIENE DIVISION
OFFERING
TRAINING
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WATER HYGIENE DIVISION
In the business of providing drinking water to the citizens of this nation, the greatest training need, at
present, is among the 72,000 people who manage and operate the nation's water supply systems, while the
most serious manpower shortage is of engineers, technicians, and laboratory staff to conduct adequate
surveillance and technical assistance programs. To emphasize the training of operators without first, or at
least concurrently, addressing the second problem, would have little impact on the situation, since the
continued success of a training program for managers and operators depends heavily on adequate follow-up
and technical assistance programs. A dual thrust must therefore be made to ameliorate both of these
deficiencies.
The Water Hygiene Division will attempt, as far as resources permit, to present a training program
balanced to satisfy the training needs of both of these categories, shifting emphasis to the second category
as the manpower shortage is reduced.
In addition, greater efforts are being made to provide courses closer to home. Training courses have
been developed that can be presented in the field (as noted in the Description of Courses) in cooperation
with state and local water supply agencies. The course "Fluoride Determinations in Water" has been
scheduled, in cooperation with state health departments, for four field presentations. We look forward to
working with these and other agencies not only in the development and presentation of this course, but also
in the development of other courses to meet local training requirements.
It is an opportunity both challenging and rewarding. Public water supplies provide the citizens of this
nation with unquestionably the nation's most precious finished product. Evidence indicates however, that
there is a gradation in the reliability of both the delivery and quality of the water provided by the more
than 30,000 public supplies. Some may be rated excellent. Others urgently need improvement. Training is
an essential element of the improvement program. It is through these courses, but more importantly
through adequate training programs at state and local levels, that the operation of all water supplies will
approach the level of excellence that modern technology makes possible.
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COURSES TO BE OFFERED BY
WATER HYGIENE DIVISION
Cincinnati, Ohio
Ground Water Technology (161WH) Sept. 27, Oct. 1, 1971
Special Analytical Techniques—Gas
Chromatography (710WH) Oct. 11-15, 1971
Water Supply Sanitary Survey (160WH) Dec. 6-10, 1971
Fluoride Determinations in Water (142WH) Jan. 11—13, 1972
Unit Processes — Water Treatment Plant
Operation (158WH) Jan. 17-21, 1972
Special Analytical Techniques — Thin Layer
Chromatograph (711WH) Feb. 14-16, 1972
Fluoride Determinations in Water (142WH) March 14-16, 1972
Operation and Control of Water Systems
Supplied From Wells (157WH) March 27-31, 1972
Chemical Examination of Drinking Water (141WH) April 10—14, 1972
Bacteriological Examination of Drinking
Water (140WH) May 8-12, 1972
Special Analytical Techniques — Atomic
Absorption (712WH) June 5-7, 1972
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF
DRINKING WATER (140WH)
1 week
Cincinnati, Ohio .... May 8-12, 1972
CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OF
DRINKING WATER (141WH)
1 week
Chicinnati, Ohio . . .April 10-14, 1972
This course is designed to provide microbiological
training to individuals directly involved in laboratory
control activities relating to safe water supplies.
It provides considerable laboratory experience in the
standard techniques currently recommended for deter-
mining the quality of safe water while furnishing the trainee
with sufficient background material to enable him to
understand the principles involved in each procedure and
the philosophy of the laboratory examination as it relates
to water quality and public health.
The following techniques and their application are
considered in the laboratory phase of the course:
Estimation of the coliform density by the multiple-
tube fermentation technique, including the pre-
sumptive, confirmed, and completed tests for
coliforms as well as testing for fecal coliforms.
Status of bacteriological procedures used by various
state and municipal laboratories.
Tests for the presence of coliforms by the membrane
filter technique using the standard test as well as
the delayed incubation test.
Detection of various bacterial parameters employed in
recreational waters.
Upon successful completion of this program, the
trainee should be able to handle the laboratory quality
control work as it relates to bacteriological drinking water
standards.
To expedite enrollment in this course, application
forms should be mailed to:
Training Officer
Water Hygiene Division, WQO, EPA
5555 Ridge Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
This course is designed for those individuals responsible
for the chemical examination of drinking water. The course
will cover appropriate wet methods as well as some of the
newer instrumental methods. Both theory and application
of such analytical tools as the various types of chroma-
tography will be discussed. Inorganic as well as organic
pollutants will be considered.
The student will become acquainted with the newer
techniques and be able to better use the more routine
methods of analysis.
Topic areas include:
Determination of fluoride by electrodes
Use of gas and thin-layer chromatography
Amperometric titrations
Atomic absorption
UV-visible spectrophotometry
Routine wet methods of analysis
To expedite enrollment in this course, application
forms should be mailed to:
Training Officer
Water Hygiene Division, WQO, EPA
5555 Ridge Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
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FLUORIDE DETERMINATIONS IN
WATER (142WH)
3 days
Cincinnati, Ohio . January 11—13, 1972
March 14-16, 1972
Field .... Dates and locations to be negotiated
by the requesting agency through the
Regional Representative, Division of
Water Hygiene, WOO, of the appro-
priate EPA Regional Office.
This course is designed to provide water fluoride
analysis training for individuals directly involved in per-
forming fluoride determinations on drinking waters. The
fluoridation of public water supplies requires close control
of dosages rates for optimum dental health benefits.
Accurate analytical determinations of fluoride levels in the
water are essential to control the dosage rates.
This is primarily a laboratory course developed to
provide training in the three standard methods for fluoride
determinations as appearing in the 13th Edition of Stand-
ards Methods — the Alizarin Visual (Scott-Sanchis), Spadns,
and Electrode methods. Individuals applying for the course
need no previous experience in fluoride analytical tech-
niques nor require any special laboratory skills.
Subjects covered in the course include:
Public Health Aspects of Water Fluoridation
Engineering Aspects of Water Fluoridation
Safety and Hazards in Handling Fluorides
Calculation of Fluoride Feed Rates
Fluoride Determinations in Water
1. Chemistry of Fluoride Analysis
2. Analytical Procedures
3. Use of Instruments
4. Control of Interfering Ions
Laboratory Session I
Determination of Flouride in Water
Laboratory Session II
Removal of Interferences
Laboratory Session HI
1. Determination of Fluoride in the Presence of
Interferences
2. Fluoride Analytical Procedures — Electrode
Method
To expedite enrollment in this course, application
forms should be mailed to:
Training Officer
Water Hygiene Division, WQO, EPA
5555 Ridge Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
OPERATION AND CONTROL OF WATER
SYSTEMS SUPPLIED FROM WELLS (157WH)
1 week
Cincinnati, Ohio . . March 27-31, 1972
Field .... Dates and locations to be negotiated
by the requesting agency through the
Regional Representative, Division of
Water Hygiene, WQO, of the appro-
priate EPA Regional Office.
This course is intended for operators of water systems
depending exclusively on wells for supply, and for those
officials of state and local regulatory bodies who wish to
promote sound operation and control in such systems.
Development of this relatively new training effort comes in
response to a serious need discovered in the Community
Water Supply Survey carried out by the Water Hygiene
Division in 1969.
Emphasis is on practical rather than technical ap-
proaches, although some technology is presented in order
to clarify the need for controlled operations. Some subjects
include:
Local geology and hydrology as they affect well and
aquifer performance.
Basic principles of well and aquifer behavior when
pumped.
Elements of good well design and construction.
Economic and sanitary benefits from proper well
design, construction, and operation.
Value of well and performance monitoring and data
recording.
Installation and maintenance of well monitoring
equipment.
Well and pump testing for performance.
Interpretation of data from records and tests.
Water well maintenance and rehabilitation.
Water well pump and control maintenance.
To expedite enrollment in this course, application
forms should be mailed to:
Training Officer
Water Hygiene Division, WQO, EPA
5555 Ridge Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
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WATER SUPPLY SANITARY
SURVEY (160WH)
1 week
Cincinnati, Ohio . December 6-10, 1971
UNIT PROCESSES - WATER TREATMENT
PLANT OPERATION (158WH)
1 week
Cincinnati, Ohio . January 17—21, 1972
The course is designed for training state and federal
engineers who are responsible for conducting sanitary
surveys and evaluating interstate carrier water supply
systems.
Lectures, demonstrations, and field studies are used to
instruct the trainees in the methods for performing the
survey and making the evaluation as prescribed by the
Advisory Committee on Use of the Public Health Service
Drinking Water Standards. The evaluation appraises the
origin, treatment, distribution, and storage of the water,
and the bacteriological, physical, chemical, and radio-
chemical qualities of the water as it flows from the
consumers tap.
Recommended sanitary requirements will be discussed
as they relate to each of the water system elements listed
above and to the water quality.
This will include detailed consideration of require-
ments for:
Source protection for both ground water and surface
water supplies.
Treatment requirements as determined by source of
water.
In-plant procedures including operation controls
(supervision and laboratory tests) records, safety,
etc.
Programs related to distribution systems for cross
connection control, storage tank and reservoir
protection, and bacteriological sampling.
The student, upon completion of this course, will have
improved comprehension of the program and the health
implications, and be able to more readily detect situations
in a water system that would indicate current or potential
hazard to the drinking water quality.
To expedite enrollment in this course, application
forms should be mailed to:
Training Officer
Water Hygiene Division, WQO, EPA
5555 Ridge Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
This course is designed for state, municipal, and federal
engineers and water plant operators responsible for the
operation and maintenance of treatment facilities.
Classroom and field instruction will be given on the
theory and practice of operation of modern high rate
filtration units. Laboratory demonstrations will be used to
portray the value and application of control tests. Suc-
cessful operation of filtration plants is dependent upon the
complete understanding by the operation staff of the
pretreatment operations leading to filtration, and the
maintenance of these units.
Principles that will be discussed are to include:
Raw water storage reservoirs
Coagulation and flocculation
Selection and maintenance of filter media
Filter inspection
Disinfection and fluoridation
Continuous filter monitoring
Emergency procedure considerations
To expedite enrollment in this course, application
forms should be mailed to:
Training Officer
Water Hygiene Division, WQO, EPA
5555 Ridge Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
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GROUND WATER TECHNOLOGY (161WH)
1 week
Cincinnati, Ohio September 27—October 1, 1971
Field .... Dates and locations to be negotiated
with requesting agency through the
Regional Representative, Division of
Water Hygiene, WOO, of the appro-
priate EPA Regional Office.
This course is offered for engineers, sanitarians and
other professionals having administrative review and sur-
veillance responsibilities for public water supplies served by
water wells. It is intended to satisfy the needs of personnel
working at Federal, state, and local levels.
The course concentrates on the practical engineering
considerations associated with the construction, operation,
and maintenance of water wells.
Specific topics include:
Occurrence and movement of ground water
Kinds of aquifers
Behavior of different kinds of wells and aquifers when
pumped
Water well efficiency and what it means to the utility
Principal well construction methods; their relative
advantages and disadvantages
Basic considerations in modern water well design
Practical aspects of aquifer and well hydraulics
Well development — why and how it's done
Well and aquifer testing and its practical application
Water well performance monitoring and records
Incrustation and corrosion
Water well rehabilitation
Trainees participate in the solution of well and aquifer
hydraulics and well design problems under the direction of
experts in the subjects. Depending on timing and travel
requirements, one or more field visits to drilling or testing
operations may be made.
To expedite enrollment in this
forms should be mailed to:
course, application
SPECIAL ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES IN
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA-GAS
CHROMATOGRAPHY (710WH)
1 week
Cincinnati, Ohio . October 11-15, 1971
This course is designed for technically trained person-
nel in control and regulatory laboratories concerned with
problems associated with water hygiene.
The lectures are devoted to the principles of gas
chromatography while laboratory exercises are designed to
enable the trainee to gain knowledge in the application of
the above technique to water analysis.
To expedite enrollment in this course, application
forms should be mailed to:
Training Officer
Water Hygiene Division, WQO, EPA
5555 Ridge Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
Training Officer
Water Hygiene Division, WQO, EPA
5555 Ridge Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
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SPECIAL ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES IN
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA-THIN-LAYER
CHROMATOGRAPHY (711WH)
3 days
Cincinnati, Ohio February 14—16, 1972
SPECIAL ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES IN
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA-ATOMIC
ABSORPTION (712WH)
3 days
Cincinnati, Ohio June 5-7, 1972
This course is designed for technically trained per-
sonnel in control and regulatory laboratories concerned
with problems associated with water hygiene.
The lectures are devoted to the principles of thin-layer
chromatography while laboratory exercises are designed to
enable the trainee to gain knowledge in the application of
the above technique to water analysis.
To expedite enrollment in this course, application
forms should be mailed to:
Training Officer
Water Hygiene Division, WQO, EPA
5555 Ridge Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
This course is designed for technically trained per-
sonnel in control and regulatory laboratories concerned
with problems associated with water hygiene.
The lectures are devoted to the principles of atomic
absorption while laboratory exercises are designed to enable
the trainee to gain knowledge in the application of the
above technique to water analysis.
To expedite enrollment in this course, application
forms should be mailed to:
Training Officer
Water Hygiene Division, WQO, EPA
5555 Ridge Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
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LOCATIONS OF TRAINING FACILITIES
WATER QUALITY OFFICE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
EDISON WATER QUALITY LABORATORY^
Edison, New Jersey 08817
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST WATER
LABORATORY
200 S. 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
ROBERT A. TAFT SANITARY
ENGINEERING CENTER
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
ROBERT S. KERR WATER RESEARCH CENTER
P.O. Box 1198
Ada, Oklahoma 74820
SOUTHEAST WATER LABORATORY
College Station Road
Athens, Georgia 30601
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
Through the Division of Manpower and Training and the Water Hygiene Division, the Water Quality
Office of the Environmental Protection Agency conducts programs of research, technical assistance,
enforcement, and training for water pollution control, and water supply programs.
Training by the Division of Manpower and Training is offered at five locations in the United States.
These locations are the Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; the Robert S. Kerr
Water Research Center in Ada, Oklahoma; the Southeast Water Laboratory in Athens, Georgia; the Pacific
Northwest Water Laboratory in Corvallis, Oregon; and the Edison Water Quality Laboratory in Edison, New
Jersey. The Water Hygiene Division offers a program of training related to the treatment and distribution of
public water supplies, at Cincinnati, Ohio.
ADMISSION TO COURSES
Admission to courses is based on submission of application forms (using a separate form for each
course) provided at the back of this bulletin. Where appropriate, please be sure to secure the signature of
approval from the appropriate supervisor in your administrative chain of command. Mail the application to
the Environmental Protection Agency training facility offering the course you wish to attend. Additional
forms may be obtained from any training unit of the Environmental Protection Agency listing courses in
this Bulletin.
NO TUITION OR REGISTRATION FEE IS CHARGED. Early application is advised, since course
enrollments are limited. Factors considered in accepting students for admission include priority of
application, qualifications of the applicant, and the need for training, based on review of the applicant's
duties and responsibilities in relation to the course content and objectives. Students arrange for their own
housing and transportation while attending courses.
NOTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
Four to six weeks prior to course date, information on local transportation and housing will be mailed
to applicants accepted for enrollment. At this time, information will be provided with respect to the day
and hour of course opening and closing, and other matters of special interest. Please arrange travel plans to
conform to the announced course schedule.
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APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION
TO TRAINING COURSES
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Form Approved
Budget Bureau
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY No. 42 R1506
Water Quality Office
Education and Training Programs
APPLICATION FOR ENROLLMENT
I. NAME OF APPLICANT:
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
(first) (middle initial] (last)
II. COURSE DESIRED:
Title Course No.
Location of Course Dates
Training Office conducting course
Ml. SPONSOR OR EMPLOYER:
Name of Organization or Firm
Address
Phone
IV. MAILING ADDRESS OF APPLICANT(lf different from above):
.Phone.
V. PROFESSIONAL STATUS:
Profession or Occupation
Position Title
Brief description of your present position
Total years experience in profession
FWPCA-97 (3-71) (over)
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VI. PREVIOUS FEDERALLY SPONSORED WATER QUALITY COURSES
ATTENDED:
Titles
Dates
Location
VII. EDUCATION
High School Graduate : Yes No or GED. (General Educational Development).
Number of years education completed beyond high school
Institution
Date attended
Major Area
of Study
Degree or
Certificate
VIII. SIGNATURES:
Signature of Approving Officer
(Required for WHO personnel;
optional for other agencies)
Signature of Applicant
Title
Date
MAIL TO THE WATER QUALITY OFFICE CONDUCTING
THE TRAINING COURSE:
Manpower and Training Program
Robert S. Kerr Water Research Center
WQO, EPA
P.O. Box 1198
Ada, Oklahoma 74820
Training and Manpower Development
Southeast Water Laboratory
WQO, EPA
College Station Road
Athens, Georgia 30601
Manpower and Training Program
Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory
WQO, EPA
200 S. 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
FWPCA-97 (3-71) (Reverse)
National Training Center
WQO, EPA
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
Water Hygiene Division
WQO, EPA
5555 Ridge Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
Edison Water Quality Laboratory
WQO, EPA
Edison, New Jersey 08817
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CHRONOLOGICAL SCHEDULE OF COURSES
Water Quality Office, EPA
July 1971 -June 1972
Sewage Treatment Facilities for Federal Installations (177), Cincinnati, Ohio July 12—16,1971
Water Quality Studies (161), Corvallis, Oregon July 12-23, 1971
Planning, Development and Management of Wastewater Treatment Facilities (175)
Cincinnati, Ohio July 19—23, 1971
Orientation to Wastewater Treatment Operation (173) Cincinnati, Ohio August 2—6, 1971
Operator Instructor Development (180), Cincinnati, Ohio August 9—13,1971
Water Quality Studies (161), Corvallis, Oregon August 9-20, 1971
(Alaska)
Chemical Analyses for Water Quality (100), Cincinnati, Ohio August 16—27, 1971
Operator Instructor Development (180), Ada, Oklahoma September 13—17, 1971
Water Quality Studies (161), Cincinnati, Ohio September 13—24, 1971
Ground Water Technology (161WH), Cincinnati, Ohio September 27—October 1, 1971
Biological Treatment Technology (162), Cincinnati, Ohio September 27—October 8, 1971
Sewage Treatment Facilities for Federal Installations (177), Corvallis, Oregon .... October 4—8,1971
Special Analytical Techniques—Gas Chromatography (710WH), Cincinnati, Ohio . October 11—15,1971
Control of Oil and Other Hazardous Materials (165), Edison, New Jersey October 13—15,1971
Advances in Treatment of Domestic Wastes (172.2), Athens, Georgia October 18-22,1971
Field and Laboratory Activities in Water Quality Surveys (161.1), Ada, Oklahoma . October 18—22, 1971
Analytical Quality Control (151), Cincinnati, Ohio November 1—5,1971
Fish Kill Investigation Technology (143), Ada, Oklahoma November 2—4, 1971
Pesticide Residue Analysis in Water (103.1), Athens, Georgia November 8—12,1971
Sewage Treatment Facilities for Federal Installations (177),
Corvallis, Oregon November 8—12,1971
Bioassay in Pollution Analysis and Control (149), Cincinnati, Ohio November 8—12, 1971
Water Supply Sanitary Survey (160WH), Cincinnati, Ohio December 6—10,1971
Pesticide Residue Analysis in Water (103.2), Athens, Georgia December 6—10,1971
Use of Photogrammetric Techniques for Water Pollution Control (110),
Corvallis, Oregon December 6—10,1971
Current Practices in Water Microbiology (120), Edison, New Jersey December 6—17,1971
Analysis and Control of Thermal Pollution (178), Cincinnati, Ohio December 13—16,1971
Physical-Chemical Treatment Technology (172.1), Cincinnati, Ohio January 10—14,1972
Fluoride Determinations in Water (142WH), Cincinnati, Ohio January 11—13,1972
Advances in Treatment of Domestic Wastes (172.2), Cincinnati, Ohio January 17—21,1972
Planning and Administrative Concepts of Water Quality Surveys (161.2),
Ada, Oklahoma January 17—21,1972
Laboratory Analyses in Treatment Plant Operations (105.1),
Edison, New Jersey January 17—21,1972
Unit Processes — Water Treatment Plant Operation (158WH),
Cincinnati, Ohio January 17—21,1972
Basic Environmental Statistics (801), Cincinnati, Ohio January 24—28,1972
Current Practices in Water Microbiology (120),
Cincinnati, Ohio January 31—February 11,1972
Chemical Analyses for Water Quality (100), Corvallis, Oregon January 31—February 11,1972
Special Analytical Techniques — Thin Layer Chromatography (711WH),
Cincinnati, Ohio February 14-16,1972
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Physical-Chemical Treatment Technology (172.1), Athens, Georgia February 14—18,1972
Chemical Analyses for Water Quality (100), Cincinnati, Ohio February 28—March 10,1972
Geohydrologic Relationships in Water Pollution (168), Ada, Oklahoma March 6—9,1972
Basic Environmental Statistics (801), Edison, New Jersey March 6—10,1972
Analysis and Control of Thermal Pollution (178), Athens, Georgia March 13—16,1972
Fluoride Determinations in Water (142WH), Cincinnati, Ohio March 14—16,1972
Operation and Control of Water Systems Supplied from Wells (157WH),
Cincinnati, Ohio March 27—31,1972
Environmental Statistics—Sample Size Determination (815), Cincinnati, Ohio April 3—7,1972
Orientation to Wastewater Treatment Operation (173), Corvallis, Oregon April 3—7,1972
Chemical Examination of Drinking Water (141WH), Cincinnati, Ohio April 10—14,1972
Control of Oil and Other Hazardous Materials (165), Athens, Georgia April 11—13, 1972
Instrumental Analysis of Chemical Pollutants in the Aquatic Environment (107),
Cincinnati, Ohio April 17—28,1972
Characterization of the Fecal Streptococci (122), Edison, New Jersey April 24—28, 1972
Field and Laboratory Activities in Water Quality Surveys (161.1), Ada, Oklahoma .... May 1—5,1972
Field and Laboratory Activities in Water Quality Surveys (161.1), Athens, Georgia . . . May 8—12,1972
Bacteriological Examination of Drinking Water (140WH), Cincinnati, Ohio May 8—12,1972
Industrial Liquid Waste Surveys (161.4), Edison, New Jersey May 15—19,1972
Performance Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment Facilities (179), Cincinnati, Ohio . . May 22—26,1972
Special Analytical Techniques — Atomic Absorption (712WH), Cincinnati, Ohio June 5—7,1972
Freshwater Biology and Pollution Ecology (140), Cincinnati, Ohio June 5—16,1972
Water Quality Studies (161), Corvallis, Oregon June 19-30,1972
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