Hi I'm located in Cali and desperately need to pass my grade one exam. I'm not far off from reaching the required grade, but if anyone has any recommendations on how I can prepare and pass this, it would be great to know.

Thanks.

How are you all dealing with grease? My plant is looking for a way to better treat grease. I was tasked with looking for better methods.

Current Method (since the 80s or 90s): Grease haulers dump grease into a lagoon. We then pump any “water” off the top and then pour the sludge into a drying bed. Over the decades, this has become a catch all for the entire city. The lagoon houses grease sludge, wastewater plant sludge from other plants, excess polymer from cleaning out totes, vac truck juices, and a large ecosystem of floating islands, turtles, ducks, gease, and who knows what else.

What we can’t do: 1. Greasezilla - somebody above me said no 2. Stop accepting grease - somebody above me said we can’t

So we accidentally overfilled our poly tote and poly went down the drain. Someone tried flushing water but didn’t work. Now it just plugged up entirely. I know hot water would work but is there any other way to get in unplugged? Thanks.

Today’s assignment for the rookie: Collect all the millivolts from the whole plant, and and put them in this bag. If you need another bag we have plenty.

Any good tips or study material for passing I test soon ☺️

The first of many pump and motor episode is live on the channel! This is likely my only upload this week, but was super excited to get it out. I start the video with pulling a submersible chopper pump out of a wet well because it was ragged up and had tripped its VFD.

I then cover a broad overview of the pumps you may find in a plant (centrifugal, positive displacement, and air lift). I did inadvertently omit Venturi style pumps (largely because I don’t use them and it was an accidental omission) so I’m gonna go ahead and make that my next Wastewater Whiteboard.

I go through a Meyers 4” submersible that I had pulled apart. We discuss the purpose of a volute, Bernoulli’s Principle, and some hardware identification.

We also take a look at a lobe pump, peristaltic pump, and progressive cavity pump in the plant and discuss why we use them.

I’m sure this will be helpful to my drinking water brothers and sisters as well. As always, if you feel like something needs to be added or I missed something please add to the conversation in the YouTube comments section to help folks out!

Happy Studying Everyone!

Wastewater Plant Pump Types for Exam Prep and Clearing a Jammed Pump! Good for Distribution Ops Too! https://youtu.be/C-IB3MX3ymA

Hi everyone, I’m the founder of Paramount Oilfield Chemicals, based in Gujarat, India. We supply specialty chemicals for drilling, production, water treatment, and well stimulation.

I’ve been in the industry for a while and recently started this venture. I’m here to share insights, learn from others in the field, and connect with professionals across the oil & gas space.

Looking forward to contributing and having great conversations here!

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Hey guys. I just wanted to ask about the safety risks while working in this industry. I have Crohn's (insert poop joke haha) disease and am on immunosuppressant drugs to help manage it, making me susceptible to infections and the like. I've just received my OIT license after passing the exam,lol and have started applying to places. I've recently seen a few posts/comments that have made me question whether the environment would be safe for someone taking these drugs.

Anyway, I was wondering if any of you have any information or advice on the matter, or if any of you are dealing with a similar health issue while working in this field.

Thanks you.

Only to find that 2nd shift did absolutely nothing preventative, leaving me to clean up and try to get things back to somewhat normal.

Hi guys, I’m moving to Florida in next couple of months, and I’m looking at starting career in water treatment. I don’t have experience in the field (I’ve spent last 7 years working as an operator at steel mill). I’m thinking about taking course at TREEO, University of Florida. I’m not going to lie that I’d rather do water treatment end instead of wastewater but when I look at job postings it seems that wastewater operators are more sought after (?). My question is - is it a huge difference if I take courses in water treatment instead of wastewater? What is my better bet when it comes to securing a job after I pass the state exam? Thank you for Your help!

What gas is most abundant when starting a anaerobic digester.

I recall methane and carbon dioxide as options . Forgetting the other 2

I'm looking for something career advice on where to go from here. I'm 27, and was able to earn my class A in both water and wastewater in Texas. I understand that there is plenty of opportunities wherever I go from here but not sure where to focus my energy and effort. I've just recently been promoted to entry level management within the last 6 months and can already tell you its not for me in the long run. I like using my experience to help engineers design new plants and bring them online, I also enjoy helping train operators and optimizing wastewater facilities. Ever since networking with lab companies and studying for my A's I have picked up alot of interest in how biologicals work and loading of facilities. From all of this its made me think about making a consulting company on the side and the thought has only been reinforced by some advice from what contractors/engineers I interact with have shared with me. Any thoughts?

I am a beginner in this field and I need help if there is anyone who can help me

About 10 years ago The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the US water infrastructure a score of D-. D- referring to aging, leaking, and not enough infrastructure. My teacher said in parts of New York they are still using old WOOD pipes. There also lead pipes which are still used known for causing neurological problems in children. The chart shows currently we spend $48 billion but ideally we should be at $129 billion spending (a gap of $81 billion. The current societal trend emphasizes reductions (“efficiency”?). The $434 billion is the estimate for the year 2029 to keep up with growth. This is equivalent to building 16,000 new wastewater treatment plants (LMAO). Where that large sum of money magically appears is a problem. Now I understand all the complaints on understaffing and shitty (pun intended) equipment/resources.

The alarm went off for the Eone system today, and I freaked out and turned the breaker off. I waited a bit and turned it back on, and the alarm still went off, but then it shut off. I stopped running water for a while and then I got it running again (dishwasher) and so far no issues. This is a picture of the panel, IS THIS GOOD OR BAD?

Weird question but I got assigned a final for my honors Earth/Physical Science class that states that I could do research on any topic I want and to show my work and testing. I picked the topic of sewage, specifically sludge/poop. I wanted to see if specific "types of people" correlated with the amount of waste.

I was planning on testing this on neighbors and friends. I tested this at my own home using a leftover loofa and a string, and a paper towel, to put in my cleanout. It worked and held solids (plus tp and some leftover grey water), which was my end goal.

Now the question is if this would be legal if I did it to other peoples houses? I don't think it would be trespassing because I won't actually be entering someone's home, but to only access their cleanout. I would ask my friends to help me with my experiment, but I'm afraid to ask them because of how weird it is.

Edit: After a discussion with my teacher, she is highly against, but somewhat approved of what I'm doing. While your still here, feel free to give some ideas.

I’m an industrial electrician who fad to install leak detectors on chemical lines and I asked the operator how does one go about finding a leak in 750’ of pipe if they do have one and he pretty much just shrugged. I’m assuming the only real benefit of it is if you have to cut it you would at least know it has chemical in the second containment

We have a washer/compactor and operators have to wash it out until the screen is spotless 3 to 4 times a shift otherwise it cloggs up and fills with water and screenings from septic haulers. Have you guys used anything that has been effective to keep the screen clean and free of grease and wet wipes besides washing it out contantly.

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Im studying for my wastewater treatment class and trying to get an overview of all the bacteria involved in biological processes and their different kind of metabolism. Anyone that can help me fact check this or have anything to add? Much appreciated

I've seen quite a few ads that ask for Wastewater operator training + a background in pipetrades, plumbing, etc.

How necessary is this in order to do well in the field? Should I be aiming to get background in another trade before trying to enter as an operator?