Join us for a Boston Harbor Cruise TCH Course, followed by a FREE tour of the Deer Island Sewage Treatment Plant on TUESDAY JUNE 22nd. The cost for the TCH course, meals and the harbor boat cruise is $800 per person. The Deer Island tour is FREE. You will earn up to 5 TCHs for this course. PAI...
Practical Applications announces the second session of our rolling Massachusetts Wastewater Operator Training Exam Prep and TCH Courses. The next session begins on June 16th and continues for 8 weeks. You may attend any or all of the classes for this session, or combine them with the classes remaining in session one. Register today at our...
This article was written by Practical Applications’ biologist Kimberly Baxter and originally appeared in the December 2005 issue of Plumbing Engineer magazine. A PDF of the article is available HERE. Abstract An assessment of sampling locations for three industrial wastewater effluent piping systems is presented. The assessments provided demonstrate that by installing sampling ports at the appropriate...
Collection, Recycling, Labeling and Sales Ban of Mercury-added Products; and Disposal Prohibition of Mercury-added Products in Solid Waste
The Practical Applications industry-leading Wastewater Operator Training Exam Prep Course will be held for 8 weeks this Autumn. Participants will be introduced to every element of the state exam, run by the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC). The course is held on Thursday mornings from 8:00 to 11:00 at Practical Applications’ South Boston training...
Practical Applications, Inc. has been awarded the contract for the wastewater treatment system at the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT.
The MA DEP is implementing a new Industrial Toxic Reporting Requirement this year. This requirement has been added to fulfill a provision included along with the regulations changes made in January 2007 for the DEP to better determine the toxics present in industrial wastewater.
The Boston Globe reported today the the state will receive federal stimulus money for water infrastructure improvements. Improvements include $1.6 million for the MWRA to install roof-top solar panels at the Deer Island Treatment Plant. Read the article at The Boston Globe.
Hello Everyone! We wanted to send out a notification for those who did not attend the MWRA Significant Industrial User (SIU) meetings this week. As many of you know, the EPA audited the MWRA and its Industrial Pretreatment Program(IPP) back in December 2007. The MWRA just received the report back and one of the requirements in...
Successful Greywater projects include the following elements: 1. The project has a favorable Return on Investment (ROI), 2. A wastewater stream characterization was completed, 3. Based on item two, suitable recover and storage equipment was chosen, 4. Based on item two, suitable treatment equipment and piping was chosen, and 5. The system design integrated Plumbing Code & Environmental Regulations including protection, monitoring and regulatory reporting.
Thanks for all your help in getting my Wastewater Operator certification. The class content was applicable to the state exam and I felt thoroughly prepared to take it.
Christian Heath
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