COURSE OVERVIEW:

This course provides a comprehensive and practical overview of sewage and effluent treatment systems, focusing on process fundamentals, design concepts, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Participants will explore the full treatment train from influent characterization and primary treatment to biological, tertiary, and sludge management processes, with strong emphasis on operational control, performance optimization, and compliance with environmental regulations. Real plant examples and case studies will help participants translate theory into day-to-day best practice in the field.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

1.  Describe the basic physical, chemical, and biological principles underlying sewage and effluent treatment.

2.  Identify the main components of a wastewater treatment plant and explain the function of each unit process.

3.  Interpret typical wastewater characteristics and relate them to process design and performance requirements.

4.  Explain key regulatory requirements, discharge limits, and environmental compliance obligations.

5.  Differentiate between primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment processes and select appropriate combinations for different applications.

6.  Understand the theory and practical operation of activated sludge and other biological treatment technologies.

7.  Explain the principles of advanced biological processes such as MBR, MBBR, and SBR and when they are best applied.

8.  Describe the role of chemical treatment, coagulation, flocculation, and filtration in polishing effluent quality.

9.  Outline best practice approaches for sludge treatment, stabilization, dewatering, and safe disposal or reuse.

10.  Apply practical process control strategies using key operating parameters and online instrumentation.

11.  Diagnose common operational problems such as foaming, bulking, rising sludge, odour, and poor effluent quality.

12.  Develop structured troubleshooting steps and corrective actions for biological, mechanical, and chemical issues.

13.  Plan effective preventive and corrective maintenance strategies for equipment, instruments, and control systems.

14.  Evaluate options for water reuse, resource recovery, and energy optimization within treatment facilities.

15.  Communicate process performance, risks, and improvement plans effectively to management, regulators, and other stakeholders.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

-Wastewater treatment plant operators and supervisors

-Process, operations, and maintenance engineers working in sewage and effluent treatment

-Environmental, HSE, and compliance officers responsible for effluent quality and regulatory reporting

-Municipal and utility staff involved in planning, operating, or upgrading treatment facilities

-Industrial facility engineers responsible for on-site effluent treatment plants

-Consultants and project engineers involved in wastewater treatment design and optimisation

-Laboratory and quality control personnel supporting plant performance monitoring

-Any technical staff seeking to strengthen their practical understanding of wastewater treatment processes, operation, and troubleshooting

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures, discussion sessions, and case studies will be employed to maximise the transfer of information, knowledge, and experience. The course will be intensive, practical, and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance the learning experience. Course material will be provided in PowerPoint, with necessary animations, learning videos, and general discussions.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and at the end of the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.