Discover Strategies for Effective Nutrient Removal at Your Wastewater Utility


Wastewater Webinar Series on Activated Sludge and Nutrient Removal

Activated Sludge and Nutrient Removal for Wastewater Utilities Webinar Series

Earn 1 CEU per session! (Up to 6 CEUs total)

Join the Environmental Finance Center for a free webinar series on Activated Sludge and Nutrient Removal. Attend any or all of the six sessions, each worth 1 CEU for wastewater operators! View our list of dynamic discussions below, specifically designed for wastewater plant operators and managers focusing on nutrient removal and optimization.


2025-2026 Webinar Dates and Topics

Time: 9:30 - 10:30 am (CT)

  • Nov. 4, 2025 | Managing Solids Inventory

  • Dec. 9, 2025 | Budgeting and Finance
  • Jan. 13, 2026 | Topic TBA
  • Feb. 10, 2026 | Topic TBA

  • March 10, 2026 | Topic TBA

  • April 14, 2026 | Topic TBA


Meet the Trainers

 

 

Grant Weaver

Grant Weaver, Grant Tech
With years of experience across 17 states and Canada, Grant will share his invaluable insights on optimizing nutrient removal in Oxidation Ditches—helping you extend the life of your treatment facilities while cutting down on energy use.

 

 

Nick WillisNick Willis, Environmental Finance Center
Nick has over 10 years of experience teaching courses and providing technical assistance to water and wastewater utilities on both regional and national levels. Before his role at the Environmental Finance Center, he worked with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulation at the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality. He also managed water conservation efforts and utility services for the City of Hays, KS.

 


View Past Webinars

View our series of webinars meant for wastewater plant operators and managers who are working on nutrient removal and optimization efforts at their plants. Click on a topic below to view the webinar and download course slides.

Introduction to Optimizing Wastewater Treatment Plant Performance

This webinar provides a high-level view of the importance of operator controls and in-plant environmental management necessary for biological nutrient removal. Download PowerPoint Slides

Kansas Nutrient Optimization Case Studies

Wastewater plants in Kansas who have successfully optimized for nutrient removal are covered in this webinar, with a focus on the types of operational changes and capital needs that went into optimization efforts. Download PowerPoint Slides

Nitrogen Removal Concepts

This webinar covers the conversion of ammonia into nitrates and the conversion of nitrates into nitrogen gas. The environmental conditions necessary for conversions are also discussed. Download PowerPoint Slides

 

 

Phosphorus Removal

This webinar focuses on biological phosphorus removal concepts and troubleshooting of problems which may inhibit phosphorus removal at wastewater plants. Download Presentation Slides