NOVA Regional Institute
NOVA Regional Institute
WASTEWATER PROCESS TRAINING
August 11 – 14, 2025
1800 Limerick Street,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Build your advanced wastewater process knowledge and network with industry peers at the NOVA Regional Institute. Continuing professional education (CPE) credits will be provided for Virginia Professional Engineers and Operators.
In collaboration with the Northern Virginia regional water and wastewater authorities, AlexRenew is hosting a series of wastewater workshops over the next several months. The first workshop is focused on advanced wastewater process design and geared towards process engineers, process analysts/specialists, and senior-level operators. The goal of these workshops is to build a regional knowledge base to support our collective mission to protect the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.
The workshops are being developed in conjunction with Hazen, led by and will include subject matter experts/guest lecturers from across the industry. Pre-registration is available here. Please note that class size is limited to 50 total participants and there will be a fee of around $100 for each participant to help cover some of the costs of the workshop
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Draft Course Syllabus
Monday, August 11
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Subject Area | Topic |
|---|---|
General Wastewater Overview and Permitting | Wastewater Quality and Characteristics |
NPDES Regulations and Permits | |
Sampling and Monitoring | |
Principles of Wastewater Treatment Processes | Process Flow Diagram of Typical Plant |
Flows and Loads | |
General Purpose of major processes | |
Biological Treatment – Activated Sludge | |
Tertiary Treatment | |
Disinfection | |
Advanced Treatment (N and P removal) | |
Solids Handling and Disposal | |
Preliminary Treatment | Screening and Grit Removal |
Primary Treatment | Clarification |
Case Study: Chemically Enhanced Primary Treatment | |
Equalization | Primary Influent Equalization |
Primary Effluent Equalization |
Tuesday, August 12
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Subject Area | Topic |
|---|---|
Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) | Activated Sludge Process Control and Operations |
BNR Processes – Nitrification, TN Removal, Phosphorus Removal | |
BNR Configurations – MLE, 4-stage, 5-stage, SBRs | |
Solids Separation | Secondary Clarification and State Point Analysis |
Membranes | |
SVI and Filaments | |
Process Modeling | Biological treatment modeling with available commercial software |
Instrumentation and Process Control | Case Study: SCADA Automation/Digital Twins |
Intensification of BNR | MBBR |
Case Study: Densification (metabolic and physical) |
Wednesday, August 13
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Subject Area | Topic |
|---|---|
Tertiary Treatment Processes | Media Filtration (with and without denitrification) |
Adsorption | |
Biological Activated Filters | |
Disinfection | Chlorine |
UV |
Thursday, August 14
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Subject Area | Topic |
|---|---|
Tertiary Treatment Processes | Media Filtration (with and without denitrification) |
Adsorption | |
Biological Activated Filters | |
Disinfection | Chlorine |
UV | |
Thickening and Dewatering | Technologies |
Design and Operational Parameters | |
Polymer Selection | |
Impacts on Main Plant Performance | |
Stabilization | Anaerobic Digestion |
Aerobic Digestion | |
Class A vs Class B Disposal (note option for lime stabilization as backup on Class B) | |
Post-Stabilization | Thermal Drying |
Incineration | |
Sidestream Impacts | Anammox |
Odor Control | Chemical Scrubbers |
Carbon Adsorption | |
Biofilters | |
PFAS in Biosolids | Overview of Issues |
Treatment – Pyrolysis, Gasification, Super Critical Water Oxidation |