This technical guide explains what biological wastewater treatment is, how it works, and how it’s used to improve the quality of industrial waste water streams prior to discharge. The guide looks at the main types of treatment including aerobic, anaerobic and anoxic; the importance of Biological Oxygen Demand or BOD, and the different types of waste water treatment technologies currently including various types of bioreactor.
Water Treatment Services is a leading environmental engineering and consulting specialist offering expert industrial wastewater solutions including trade effluent testing and analysis for an extensive range of wastewater contaminants including metals, chemical, microbiological and physical parameters. In the UK trade effluent is defined as any liquid waste, other than domestic sewage or rainwater run-off, which comes from a business or industrial process and is discharged into a public sewer. It’s important to understand that the Water Industry Act 1991 requires any business that wishes to discharge effluent into a public sewer to obtain a formal discharge consent from their local water authority. A discharge consent is a legal document which will stipulate a number of conditions that must be met, including those that control the quality and quantity of any effluent produced and then discharged.
Our laboratory wastewater analysis and trade effluent testing solutions support a wide range of industry sectors both in the UK and internationally and include:
With offices in London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), supported by regional teams of specially trained technicians, in-field specialists and wastewater consultants we can offer professional, cost effective water testing and laboratory analysis solutions across the whole of the UK and internationally. Contact Water Treatment Services today to learn how our expert wastewater solutions can help you meet your discharge consent obligations, optimise your liquid waste processes and reduce your costs. To speak with one of our specialists call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use the button below.
Water Treatment Services offer a wide range of trade effluent testing procedures to UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 that cover the most common control parameters identified in the conditions of a discharge consent. Our trade effluent analysis solutions include the following parameters and more:
UK water companies use what is called the Mogden Formula to calculate the trade effluent charges a business will incur when it disposes of its industrial effluent.
These charges are calculated using a formula that takes into account a number of variables including effluent volumes, and the type and level of contamination. Our trade effluent and wastewater analysis solutions have been carefully developed to help you identify the presence and concentrations of these key consent related contaminants in your wastewater so you can do something about it.
let our wastewater specialists help you meet your discharge consent obligations, optimise your liquid waste processes and reduce your trade effluent costs.
This information will allow you to review and then optimise your treatment and discharge processes and so reduce the costs associated with the disposal of your trade effluent.
Wastewater from many diverse sources is handled by water companies around the UK. They are responsible for maintaining public sewers and the water that flows into them. This water may come from households, from rainwater, and from other sources. However, trade effluent is viewed differently from these other sources. Here, we will discover what trade effluent is, what discharge consent is, how trade effluent testing can help you stay the right side of the law, and how these issues may apply to you and your business. If you own or run a business in the UK, you may well be affected by the information laid out in the Water Industry Act 1991.
If your business produces liquid waste as part of the various processes conducted on your premises, you may be required to obtain discharge consent to cover this effluent.
The term trade effluent relates to wastewater generated by a trade or business, rather than that generated by normal domestic use of water in a home or residence. However, some businesses only generate wastewater by accessing water supplies in the same manner we would do at home. Therefore, it is important to determine whether your business creates trade effluent or not. If it does, you will likely require discharge consent to allow the wastewater to go into the sewer system.
Not all businesses generate trade effluent, but it can be confusing to work out whether your business does or not. The important question you need to ask yourself is how is your wastewater created? For example, businesses that use water in engineering processes will be classed as producing trade effluent. A professional car washing service will also be classed a producer of trade effluent. These and other similar processes use water in different ways compared to standard domestic waste and how that is created. The greater the chance of other products and by-products contaminating the water, the more likely it is the wastewater would be classed as trade effluent. To gain a greater understanding of how trade effluent is viewed, it is necessary to consider some businesses that do not fall under this category. For instance, a hairdresser is a business, but it only produces wastewater through the normal procedure of washing hair, as we would do at home. Therefore, it does not produce trade effluent. The same applies to the services provided in restaurants and hotels, since these involve the regular use of kitchens, washing up, and bathroom facilities.
If you operate a business or produce wastewater as part of an industrial process, you are likely to require discharge consent for your trade effluent.
If you obtain this consent, it means that you have permission from the relevant water company in your area to discharge your wastewater into the sewers. The water company will therefore be aware of the water you are getting rid of and what is contained within it. The water companies can then put measures in place to ensure the trade effluent is appropriately treated. Trade discharges of effluent should always be made to a foul sewer or a combined sewer. You should always check with your local water company to make sure any waste you create is discharged to the correct sewer before you do so. You cannot make any discharges of wastewater until you have the proper discharge consent in place. This may be a temporary or permanent consent, depending on the nature of your business and the processes taking place. For example, a construction project taking place over 12 months may only require a temporary trade effluent discharge consent.
Wastewater taken from domestic properties is reasonably consistent in its quality. It can be taken away and treated without posing any risk to the public or to staff working for the water companies. However, the same cannot be said of many trade effluents. When trade effluent is tested, the results will determine whether the solids and other elements present in the water are within acceptable levels. If they are within acceptable levels, discharge consent will likely be granted. If the levels of certain contaminants are above acceptable levels, other treatment or disposal methods will be required to get rid of the trade effluent. In these cases, discharging effluent into the sewers would likely cause a health hazard to the public and those working at the water company. Therefore, permission to discharge the effluent would not be granted.
To obtain proper consent to discharge your wastewater into the sewers, you must be able to prove what is in the wastewater, and this could include a number of contaminants:
This is not an exhaustive list; wastewater from business processes may contain many substances created as by-products of those processes. Your local water company will want proof that the trade effluent your business generates and then discharges meets the standards set out in your discharge consent. Hiring an accredited company such as Water Treatment Services to carry out trade effluent testing and analysis or your wastewater is the only way you can be sure of providing an accurate picture of the quality of the wastewater.
Regular trade effluent testing also ensures the levels of various elements, metals, solids, and other contaminants within the wastewater remain at or below acceptable limits. This type of specialist wastewater testing ensures you do not fall foul of the law regarding your wastewater treatment standards and that you can therefore continue to get your wastewater treated by your local water company.
Water Treatment Services offer a comprehensive range of laboratory analysis solutions including the analysis of wastewater and trade effluent testing. Our wastewater experts can provide advice and support to help you identify the most appropriate strategies for the optimisation of your treatment and discharge processes and so reduce the costs associated with the disposal of your trade effluent. With offices in London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), supported by regional teams of specially trained technicians, in-field specialists and consultants we can offer professional, cost effective water testing and laboratory analysis solutions across the whole of the UK and internationally. Contact us today to learn how our expert wastewater solutions can help you meet your discharge consent obligations, optimise your liquid waste processes and reduce your costs.
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This technical guide explains what biological wastewater treatment is, how it works, and how it’s used to improve the quality of industrial waste water streams prior to discharge. The guide looks at the main types of treatment including aerobic, anaerobic and anoxic; the importance of Biological Oxygen Demand or BOD, and the different types of waste water treatment technologies currently including various types of bioreactor.
Water Treatment Services is a leading environmental engineering and consulting specialist offering expert industrial wastewater solutions including trade effluent testing and analysis for an extensive range of wastewater contaminants including metals, chemical, microbiological and physical parameters. In the UK trade effluent is defined as any liquid waste, other than domestic sewage or rainwater run-off, which comes from a business or industrial process and is discharged into a public sewer. It’s important to understand that the Water Industry Act 1991 requires any business that wishes to discharge effluent into a public sewer to obtain a formal discharge consent from their local water authority. A discharge consent is a legal document which will stipulate a number of conditions that must be met, including those that control the quality and quantity of any effluent produced and then discharged.
Our laboratory wastewater analysis and trade effluent testing solutions support a wide range of industry sectors both in the UK and internationally and include:
With offices in London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), supported by regional teams of specially trained technicians, in-field specialists and wastewater consultants we can offer professional, cost effective water testing and laboratory analysis solutions across the whole of the UK and internationally. Contact Water Treatment Services today to learn how our expert wastewater solutions can help you meet your discharge consent obligations, optimise your liquid waste processes and reduce your costs. To speak with one of our specialists call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use the button below.
Water Treatment Services offer a wide range of trade effluent testing procedures to UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 that cover the most common control parameters identified in the conditions of a discharge consent. Our trade effluent analysis solutions include the following parameters and more:
UK water companies use what is called the Mogden Formula to calculate the trade effluent charges a business will incur when it disposes of its industrial effluent.
These charges are calculated using a formula that takes into account a number of variables including effluent volumes, and the type and level of contamination. Our trade effluent and wastewater analysis solutions have been carefully developed to help you identify the presence and concentrations of these key consent related contaminants in your wastewater so you can do something about it.
let our wastewater specialists help you meet your discharge consent obligations, optimise your liquid waste processes and reduce your trade effluent costs.
This information will allow you to review and then optimise your treatment and discharge processes and so reduce the costs associated with the disposal of your trade effluent.
Wastewater from many diverse sources is handled by water companies around the UK. They are responsible for maintaining public sewers and the water that flows into them. This water may come from households, from rainwater, and from other sources. However, trade effluent is viewed differently from these other sources. Here, we will discover what trade effluent is, what discharge consent is, how trade effluent testing can help you stay the right side of the law, and how these issues may apply to you and your business. If you own or run a business in the UK, you may well be affected by the information laid out in the Water Industry Act 1991.
If your business produces liquid waste as part of the various processes conducted on your premises, you may be required to obtain discharge consent to cover this effluent.
The term trade effluent relates to wastewater generated by a trade or business, rather than that generated by normal domestic use of water in a home or residence. However, some businesses only generate wastewater by accessing water supplies in the same manner we would do at home. Therefore, it is important to determine whether your business creates trade effluent or not. If it does, you will likely require discharge consent to allow the wastewater to go into the sewer system.
Not all businesses generate trade effluent, but it can be confusing to work out whether your business does or not. The important question you need to ask yourself is how is your wastewater created? For example, businesses that use water in engineering processes will be classed as producing trade effluent. A professional car washing service will also be classed a producer of trade effluent. These and other similar processes use water in different ways compared to standard domestic waste and how that is created. The greater the chance of other products and by-products contaminating the water, the more likely it is the wastewater would be classed as trade effluent. To gain a greater understanding of how trade effluent is viewed, it is necessary to consider some businesses that do not fall under this category. For instance, a hairdresser is a business, but it only produces wastewater through the normal procedure of washing hair, as we would do at home. Therefore, it does not produce trade effluent. The same applies to the services provided in restaurants and hotels, since these involve the regular use of kitchens, washing up, and bathroom facilities.
If you operate a business or produce wastewater as part of an industrial process, you are likely to require discharge consent for your trade effluent.
If you obtain this consent, it means that you have permission from the relevant water company in your area to discharge your wastewater into the sewers. The water company will therefore be aware of the water you are getting rid of and what is contained within it. The water companies can then put measures in place to ensure the trade effluent is appropriately treated. Trade discharges of effluent should always be made to a foul sewer or a combined sewer. You should always check with your local water company to make sure any waste you create is discharged to the correct sewer before you do so. You cannot make any discharges of wastewater until you have the proper discharge consent in place. This may be a temporary or permanent consent, depending on the nature of your business and the processes taking place. For example, a construction project taking place over 12 months may only require a temporary trade effluent discharge consent.
Wastewater taken from domestic properties is reasonably consistent in its quality. It can be taken away and treated without posing any risk to the public or to staff working for the water companies. However, the same cannot be said of many trade effluents. When trade effluent is tested, the results will determine whether the solids and other elements present in the water are within acceptable levels. If they are within acceptable levels, discharge consent will likely be granted. If the levels of certain contaminants are above acceptable levels, other treatment or disposal methods will be required to get rid of the trade effluent. In these cases, discharging effluent into the sewers would likely cause a health hazard to the public and those working at the water company. Therefore, permission to discharge the effluent would not be granted.
To obtain proper consent to discharge your wastewater into the sewers, you must be able to prove what is in the wastewater, and this could include a number of contaminants:
This is not an exhaustive list; wastewater from business processes may contain many substances created as by-products of those processes. Your local water company will want proof that the trade effluent your business generates and then discharges meets the standards set out in your discharge consent. Hiring an accredited company such as Water Treatment Services to carry out trade effluent testing and analysis or your wastewater is the only way you can be sure of providing an accurate picture of the quality of the wastewater.
Regular trade effluent testing also ensures the levels of various elements, metals, solids, and other contaminants within the wastewater remain at or below acceptable limits. This type of specialist wastewater testing ensures you do not fall foul of the law regarding your wastewater treatment standards and that you can therefore continue to get your wastewater treated by your local water company.
Water Treatment Services offer a comprehensive range of laboratory analysis solutions including the analysis of wastewater and trade effluent testing. Our wastewater experts can provide advice and support to help you identify the most appropriate strategies for the optimisation of your treatment and discharge processes and so reduce the costs associated with the disposal of your trade effluent. With offices in London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), supported by regional teams of specially trained technicians, in-field specialists and consultants we can offer professional, cost effective water testing and laboratory analysis solutions across the whole of the UK and internationally. Contact us today to learn how our expert wastewater solutions can help you meet your discharge consent obligations, optimise your liquid waste processes and reduce your costs.
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Our expert guide to treating industrial effluent, often referred to as trade effluent, examines the use and selection of speciality wastewater treatment chemicals including coagulants and flocculants and how they work. It reviews common treatment techniques including clarification, dissolved air flotation (DAF), filtration and biological treatments. It also considers techniques used for sludge dewatering and concludes with a guide to selecting the best treatment products for various wastewater streams.
World-class industrial and process water treatment courses
Water Treatment Services is a leading industrial water treatment, engineering and environmental services company offering a comprehensive range of specialist training courses. We deliver a full programme of public training courses, week-long Master Class sessions, together with courses delivered exclusively for clients at their premises. Details of our public and Master Class sessions are provided here.
Our professional training courses cater for facilities managers, water and wastewater treatment engineers, plant operators, environmental and process engineers, engineering and maintenance contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and management of commercial, industrial and process water treatment systems.
Our courses are delivered by experienced industry experts to ensure candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.
Our main UK training centres are located in central London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow, and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle.
Training for our specialist water and wastewater treatment courses is currently limited to our Manchester and London trainingcentres.
We can also deliver our training courses exclusively at client premises, and further afield for clients based outside the UK.
The training course dates and venue details given below are for our 2020 public courses held in Central London and Manchester.
Course | 2020 | Location | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Chemistry of Water & Analysis – WTS 0010 | 24 March | Manchester | contact |
| Pre-Treatment Techniques – WTS 0030 | 24 March | Manchester | contact |
| Industrial Boilers – WTS 0040 | 24 March | Manchester | contact |
| Cooling Systems – WTS 0050 | 25 March | Manchester | contact |
| Closed Systems – WTS 0060 | 25 March | Manchester | contact |
| Industrial Wastewater – WTS 0070 | 26 March | Manchester | contact |
| Advanced Masterclass – WTS 0100 | 24 to 26 March | Manchester | contact |
| Basic Chemistry of Water & Analysis – WTS 0010 | 21 April | London | contact |
| Pre-Treatment Techniques – WTS 0030 | 21 April | London | contact |
| Industrial Boilers – WTS 0040 | 21 April | London | contact |
| Cooling Systems – WTS 0050 | 22 April | London | contact |
| Closed Systems – WTS 0060 | 22 April | London | contact |
| Industrial Wastewater – WTS 0070 | 23 April | London | contact |
| Advanced Masterclass – WTS 0100 | 21 to 23 April | London | contact |
*We can also deliver these and other specialist training courses exclusively for your people at your own premises – contact us for further details.
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For more information about course prices, availability or to book a place on our Industrial Water Treatment Master Class sessions contact us today. Please note places are limited and allocated on a first-come basis. To avoid disappointment please call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use the button below to get our full contact details or submit our contact form.
All our professional water treatment training courses are delivered by highly experienced, water industry specialists who are leading experts in matters concerning the implementation, management and control of industrial and commercial water and wastewater treatment installations.
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World-class industrial and process water and wastewater treatment training delivered by leading industry experts.
WTS 0100 “Advanced Water & Wastewater Treatment for Industrial & Process Applications” is an intensive five day professional water and wastewater treatment training course developed by the industrial and process water and waste water specialists at WTS. The course is designed for water and wastewater treatment professionals including engineers, plant operators, environmental and process specialists, facilities managers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and management of industrial and process water systems.
WTS 0100 provides an in-depth review over five days of many of the common water and wastewater treatment systems used in industrial and process applications, together with the issues faced by those responsible for the implementation, operation and on-going maintenance of such systems. The course includes an introduction to water chemistry and how this impacts its use, it also covers the pre-treatment of water, the treatment of boilers and steam generating plant, cooling water treatment including cooling towers, water treatment for closed system heating and cooling installations, and industrial wastewater treatment.
Additionally, the course also includes a number of practical examples and workshop activities, including how to conduct basic fault-finding investigations and prepare cost effective solutions to common problems affecting industrial and process water treatment installations.
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Our training module WTS 0100 “Advanced Water & Wastewater Treatment for Industrial & Process Applications” is delivered over five days and examines the following essential subjects to ensure candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.
Our main UK water and waste water treatment training centres are located in central London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle. We can also deliver all our training courses, including bespoke courses at client premises throughout the UK and internationally.
Contact Water Treatment Services today to learn how our professional water and wastewater treatment training solutions can help to up-skill your staff to ensure your water and wastewater treatment systems are managed effectively. To speak with one of our water treatment experts call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use the button below to get our full contact details or submit our contact form.
Typical candidates benefiting from WTS 0100 will be water treatment engineers, plant operators, environmental and process engineers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and management of industrial water and waste water treatment systems.
WTS 0100 “Advanced Water & Wastewater Treatment for Industrial & Process Applications” is an intensive course designed to give candidates a good understanding of the operation of industrial water and waste water treatment systems and relevant regulatory frameworks.
Candidates will gain a thorough understanding of the problems associated with the treatment of industrial waters and waste waters and will develop the skills to design, implement and manage cost effective treatment programmes covering:
Candidates will develop the skills to perform basic water analysis tests and learn how to interpret the results so as to effectively monitor, control and manage the treatment of important water and wastewater parameters.
Additionally, candidates will develop the skills to conduct basic fault-finding and prepare cost effective solutions to common problems affecting common water and waste water treatment systems.
WTS 0100 “Advanced Water & Wastewater Treatment for Industrial & Process Applications” is an intensive course designed for professional operators with responsibility for the operation and maintenance of industrial water treatment systems. Prior knowledge and practical experience of industrial water and waste treatment issues associated with the management of steam boilers, cooling systems and closed systems is essential. We recommend a minimum of 6 months practical in-field experience before starting this course.
Additionally, familiarity with liquid, solid separation processes and experience of waste water treatment plant operation would also be of benefit.
On successful completion candidates will receive a certificate of attainment issued by Water Treatment Services for the course “Advanced Water & Wastewater Treatment for Industrial & Process Applications” – WTS 0100.
This certificate should be retained as evidence of formal training in this subject.
The duration of this course is five days. Training materials, lunch and refreshments are all included. Please note that hotel accommodation is not included although our training team can assist with local hotel reservations.
Our main UK training centres are located in central London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow, and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle.
Training for our specialist water and wastewater treatment courses is currently limited to our Manchester and London trainingcentres.
We can also deliver our training courses exclusively at client premises, and further afield for clients based outside the UK.
The training course dates and venue details given below are for our 2019 and early 2020 public courses held in Central London and Manchester.
Other course venues and dates are available, subject to availability.
*We can also deliver these and other specialist training courses exclusively for your people at your own premises – contact us for further details.
Water Treatment Services offer a full range of specialist industrial water and wastewater treatment courses designed to support candidates and organisations with responsibility for the operation and management of commercial, industrial and process water and wastewater treatment systems.
Delivered by experienced water and wastewater treatment experts, our courses help candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.
If you are interested in this advanced water and waste water treatment training course or any of our other industrial water treatment courses and would like to receive further details, including dates and venues please contact us.
Contact us now for more information about WTS 0100 or for your FREE, no obligation quote.
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World-class industrial wastewater training delivered by leading industry experts.
WTS 0070 “Industrial Wastewater” is an intensive one day wastewater training course developed by the industrial and process water and waste water specialists at WTS. The course is designed for wastewater engineers, plant operators, environmental process engineers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and management of industrial waste water treatment systems.
WTS 0070 provides a review of common pollutants found in wastewater, the regulatory environment for the treatment and discharge of waste waters, discharge tariffs and how they are calculated. It also looks at application areas including DAF, settlement, activated sludge and sludge minimisation. The course reviews biological systems and typical liquid – solid separation techniques including clarification using coagulation and flocculation.
Candidates taking this course will also gain an understanding of the issues that affect the performance of industrial wastewater systems including foaming, high effluent total suspended solids, high effluent BOD or COD, loss of nitrification, low effluent pH, specific organic breakthrough, algae, and other issues and how to deal with them cost effectively.
Additionally, the course also covers a number of practical examples, including how to conduct basic fault-finding investigations and prepare cost effective solutions to common problems affecting industrial and process wastewater treatment systems.
Public course and master class training dates →
Our training module WTS 0070 “Industrial Wastewater” covers the following essential subjects to ensure candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence:
Our main UK water and waste water treatment training centres are located in central London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle. We can also deliver all our training courses, including bespoke courses at client premises throughout the UK and internationally.
Contact Water Treatment Services today to learn how our professional water and wastewater treatment training solutions can help to up-skill your staff to ensure your water and wastewater treatment systems are managed effectively. To speak with one of our water treatment experts call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use the button below to get our full contact details or submit our contact form.
Typical candidates benefiting from WTS 0070 will be wastewater treatment engineers, plant operators, environmental process engineers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and management of industrial waste water treatment systems.
WTS 0070 will give candidates a basic understanding of the operation of industrial wastewater treatment systems and the regulatory framework for treatment and discharge consents.
Candidates will gain a thorough understanding of the problems associated with the treatment of industrial and process derived waste waters and will develop the skills to design, implement and manage a cost effective wastewater treatment programme.
Candidates will develop the skills to perform basic waste water analysis tests and learn how to interpret the results so as to effectively monitor, control and manage the treatment of wastewater and discharge parameters. Candidates will also learn how to calculate wastewater discharge tariffs.
Additionally, candidates will develop the skills to conduct basic fault-finding and prepare cost effective solutions to common problems affecting such wastewater treatment systems.
WTS 0070 “Industrial Waste Water Treatment” is an intensive course designed for wastewater treatment engineers, plant operators, environmental process engineers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and management of industrial wastewater treatment systems.
Candidates must have successfully completed our course WTS 0010 “Basic Chemistry of Water & Analysis”.
Familiarity with liquid, solid separation processes and experience of waste water treatment plant operation would also be of benefit.
On successful completion candidates will receive a certificate of attainment issued by Water Treatment Services for the course “Industrial Wastewater Treatment” – WTS 0070.
This certificate should be retained as evidence of formal training in this subject.
The duration of this course is one day. Training materials, lunch and refreshments are all included.
Our main UK training centres are located in central London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow, and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle.
Training for our specialist water and wastewater treatment courses is currently limited to our Manchester and London trainingcentres.
We can also deliver our training courses exclusively at client premises, and further afield for clients based outside the UK.
The training course dates and venue details given below are for our 2019 and early 2020 public courses held in Central London and Manchester.
Other course venues and dates are available, subject to availability.
*We can also deliver these and other specialist wastewater and trade effluent related training courses exclusively for your people at your own premises – contact us for further details.
Water Treatment Services offer a full range of specialist industrial water and wastewater treatment courses designed to support candidates and organisations with responsibility for the operation and management of commercial, industrial and process water and wastewater treatment systems.
Delivered by experienced water treatment experts, our courses help candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.
If you are interested in this industrial wastewater treatment training course or any of our other industrial water treatment courses and would like to receive further details, including dates and venues please contact us.
Contact us now for more information about WTS 0070 or for your FREE, no obligation quote.
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World-class closed systems training delivered by leading experts.
WTS 0060 “Treatment for Closed System Heating & Cooling Water Circuits” is an intensive one day closed systems training course developed by the industrial and process water treatment specialists at WTS. The course is designed for facilities managers, water treatment service engineers, maintenance and engineering contractors, plant operators, and those with responsibility for the installation, pre-commissioning, maintenance and on-going management of commercial and industrial closed water systems used in heating, chilled and cooling water installations.
WTS 0060 provides a review of typical closed water systems including low pressure hot water (LPHW) and low temperature hot water (LTHW) systems, medium pressure hot water (MPHW) and medium temperature hot water (MTHW) systems, chilled water systems, closed loops, condenser water (closed) systems, and Versatemp loop – circuit systems. Candidates taking this course will gain an understanding of the issues that affect the performance of closed water systems including metallic corrosion, fouling, bio-fouling and scale, and how best to deal with them.
Additionally, the course also covers a number of practical examples, including how to conduct basic fault-finding investigations and the development of cost effective closed system water treatment solutions.
Public course and master class training dates →
Our training module WTS 0060 “Treatment for Closed System Heating & Cooling Water Circuits” covers the following essential subjects to ensure candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence:
Our main UK water treatment training centres are located in central London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle. We can also deliver all our training courses, including bespoke courses at client premises throughout the UK and internationally.
Contact Water Treatment Services today to learn how our professional water and wastewater treatment training solutions can help to up-skill your staff to ensure your water and wastewater treatment systems are managed effectively. To speak with one of our water treatment experts call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use the button below to get our full contact details or submit our contact form.
Typical candidates benefiting from WTS 0060 will be facilities managers, water treatment service engineers, maintenance and engineering contractors, plant operators and those with responsibility for the installation, pre-commissioning and maintenance of commercial and industrial closed water systems used in heating, chilled and cooling water installations.
WTS 0060 will give candidates a basic understanding of the operation of closed water systems including closed heating, chiller and cooling systems.
Candidates will gain a thorough understanding of the problems associated with scale, corrosion, bio-fouling and suspended solids in closed circuit water systems. They will also understand the issues associated with microbiological proliferation and fouling.
Candidates will develop the skills to design and implement cost effective water pre-treatment and treatment programmes for closed systems.
Candidates will also develop the skills to perform basic water analysis tests and learn how to interpret the results so as to effectively monitor, control and manage closed system heating and cooling circuits.
Additionally, candidates will develop the skills to conduct basic fault-finding and prepare cost effective solutions to common problems affecting such closed water systems.
WTS 0060 “Water Treatment for Closed System Heating & Cooling Water Circuits” is an intensive course designed for facilities managers, water treatment engineers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and maintenance of commercial and industrial closed water systems.
Candidates must have successfully completed our course WTS 0010 “Basic Chemistry of Water & Analysis”.
Prior knowledge and experience of closed water systems and issues associated with water treatment would also be of benefit. We typically recommend a minimum of 6 months practical in-field experience before starting this course.
On successful completion candidates will receive a certificate of attainment issued by Water Treatment Services for the course “Water Treatment for Closed System Heating & Cooling Water Circuits” – WTS 0060.
This certificate should be retained as evidence of formal training in this subject.
The duration of this course is one day. Training materials, lunch and refreshments are all included.
Our main UK training centres are located in central London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow, and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle.
Training for our specialist water and wastewater treatment courses is currently limited to our Manchester and London trainingcentres.
We can also deliver our training courses exclusively at client premises, and further afield for clients based outside the UK.
The training course dates and venue details given below are for our 2019 and early 2020 public courses held in Central London and Manchester.
Other course venues and dates are available, subject to availability.
*We can also deliver these and other specialist training courses exclusively for your people at your own premises – contact us for further details.
Water Treatment Services offer a full range of specialist industrial water treatment courses designed to support candidates and organisations with responsibility for the operation and management of commercial, industrial and process water and waste water treatment systems.
Delivered by experienced water treatment experts, our courses help candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.
If you are interested in this closed systems water treatment training course or any of our other industrial water treatment courses and would like to receive further details, including dates and venues please contact us.
Contact us now for more information about WTS 0060 or for your FREE, no obligation quote.
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World-class cooling systems training delivered by leading experts.
WTS 0050 “Cooling Water Systems & Evaporative Cooling” is an intensive one day cooling water training course developed by the industrial and process water treatment specialists at WTS. The course is designed for plant operators, water treatment service engineers, facilities managers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for commercial and industrial cooling towers and other cooling systems.
WTS 0050 provides a review of common cooling water systems and cooling towers including open recirculating and evaporative cooling systems. Candidates taking this course will gain an understanding of the issues that affect the performance of cooling systems including the formation of scale, suspended solids, metallic corrosion and bio-fouling, and how to deal with them effectively.
Additionally, the course also covers a number of practical examples, including how to conduct basic fault-finding investigations and the development of cost effective cooling water treatment solutions.
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Our training module WTS 0050 “Cooling Water Systems & Evaporative Cooling” covers the following essential subjects to ensure candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence:
Our main UK water treatment training centres are located in central London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle. We can also deliver all our training courses, including bespoke courses at client premises throughout the UK and internationally.
Contact Water Treatment Services today to learn how our professional water and wastewater treatment training solutions can help to up-skill your staff to ensure your water and wastewater treatment systems are managed effectively. To speak with one of our water treatment experts call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use the button below to get our full contact details or submit our contact form.
Typical candidates benefiting from WTS 0050 will be plant operators, water treatment service engineers, facilities managers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and maintenance of commercial and industrial cooling towers and other cooling systems.
WTS 0050 will give candidates a basic understanding of the operation of cooling water systems including open recirculating and evaporative cooling systems.
Candidates will gain a thorough understanding of the problems associated with scale, corrosion, bio-fouling and suspended solids in cooling systems. They will also understand the issues associated with microbiological proliferation and fouling including the risks presented by Legionella bacteria.
Candidates will develop the skills to design and implement cost effective water pretreatment and treatment programmes for cooling water systems.
Candidates will also develop the skills to perform basic water analysis tests and learn how to interpret the results so as to effectively monitor, control and manage cooling systems.
Additionally, candidates will develop the skills to conduct basic fault-finding and prepare cost effective solutions to common problems affecting such cooling systems.
WTS 0050 “Cooling Water Treatment & Evaporative Cooling Systems” is an intensive course designed for plant operators, water treatment engineers, facilities managers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and maintenance of commercial and industrial cooling towers and other cooling systems.
Candidates must have successfully completed our course WTS 0010 “Basic Chemistry of Water & Analysis”.
Prior knowledge and experience of cooling water systems, cooling towers and issues associated with water treatment would also be of benefit. We typically recommend a minimum of 6 months practical in-field experience before starting this course.
On successful completion candidates will receive a certificate of attainment issued by Water Treatment Services for the course “Cooling Water Treatment & Evaporative Cooling Systems” – WTS 0050.
This certificate should be retained as evidence of formal training in this subject.
The duration of this course is one day. Training materials, lunch and refreshments are all included.
Our main UK training centres are located in central London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow, and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle.
Training for our specialist water and wastewater treatment courses is currently limited to our Manchester and London trainingcentres.
We can also deliver our training courses exclusively at client premises, and further afield for clients based outside the UK.
The training course dates and venue details given below are for our 2019 and early 2020 public courses held in Central London and Manchester.
Other course venues and dates are available, subject to availability.
*We can also deliver these and other specialist training courses exclusively for your people at your own premises – contact us for further details.
Water Treatment Services offer a full range of specialist industrial water treatment courses designed to support candidates and organisations with responsibility for the operation and management of commercial, industrial and process water and waste water treatment systems.
Delivered by experienced water treatment experts, our courses help candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.
If you are interested in this cooling water treatment training course or any of our other industrial water treatment courses and would like to receive further details, including dates and venues please contact us.
Contact us now for more information about WTS 0050 or for your FREE, no obligation quote.
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This technical guide explains what biological wastewater treatment is, how it works, and how it’s used to improve the quality of industrial waste water streams prior to discharge. The guide looks at the main types of treatment including aerobic, anaerobic and anoxic; the importance of Biological Oxygen Demand or BOD, and the different types of waste water treatment technologies currently including various types of bioreactor.
Water Treatment Services is a leading environmental engineering and consulting specialist offering expert industrial wastewater solutions including trade effluent testing and analysis for an extensive range of wastewater contaminants including metals, chemical, microbiological and physical parameters. In the UK trade effluent is defined as any liquid waste, other than domestic sewage or rainwater run-off, which comes from a business or industrial process and is discharged into a public sewer. It’s important to understand that the Water Industry Act 1991 requires any business that wishes to discharge effluent into a public sewer to obtain a formal discharge consent from their local water authority. A discharge consent is a legal document which will stipulate a number of conditions that must be met, including those that control the quality and quantity of any effluent produced and then discharged.
Our laboratory wastewater analysis and trade effluent testing solutions support a wide range of industry sectors both in the UK and internationally and include:
With offices in London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), supported by regional teams of specially trained technicians, in-field specialists and wastewater consultants we can offer professional, cost effective water testing and laboratory analysis solutions across the whole of the UK and internationally. Contact Water Treatment Services today to learn how our expert wastewater solutions can help you meet your discharge consent obligations, optimise your liquid waste processes and reduce your costs. To speak with one of our specialists call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use the button below.
Water Treatment Services offer a wide range of trade effluent testing procedures to UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 that cover the most common control parameters identified in the conditions of a discharge consent. Our trade effluent analysis solutions include the following parameters and more:
UK water companies use what is called the Mogden Formula to calculate the trade effluent charges a business will incur when it disposes of its industrial effluent.
These charges are calculated using a formula that takes into account a number of variables including effluent volumes, and the type and level of contamination. Our trade effluent and wastewater analysis solutions have been carefully developed to help you identify the presence and concentrations of these key consent related contaminants in your wastewater so you can do something about it.
let our wastewater specialists help you meet your discharge consent obligations, optimise your liquid waste processes and reduce your trade effluent costs.
This information will allow you to review and then optimise your treatment and discharge processes and so reduce the costs associated with the disposal of your trade effluent.
Wastewater from many diverse sources is handled by water companies around the UK. They are responsible for maintaining public sewers and the water that flows into them. This water may come from households, from rainwater, and from other sources. However, trade effluent is viewed differently from these other sources. Here, we will discover what trade effluent is, what discharge consent is, how trade effluent testing can help you stay the right side of the law, and how these issues may apply to you and your business. If you own or run a business in the UK, you may well be affected by the information laid out in the Water Industry Act 1991.
If your business produces liquid waste as part of the various processes conducted on your premises, you may be required to obtain discharge consent to cover this effluent.
The term trade effluent relates to wastewater generated by a trade or business, rather than that generated by normal domestic use of water in a home or residence. However, some businesses only generate wastewater by accessing water supplies in the same manner we would do at home. Therefore, it is important to determine whether your business creates trade effluent or not. If it does, you will likely require discharge consent to allow the wastewater to go into the sewer system.
Not all businesses generate trade effluent, but it can be confusing to work out whether your business does or not. The important question you need to ask yourself is how is your wastewater created? For example, businesses that use water in engineering processes will be classed as producing trade effluent. A professional car washing service will also be classed a producer of trade effluent. These and other similar processes use water in different ways compared to standard domestic waste and how that is created. The greater the chance of other products and by-products contaminating the water, the more likely it is the wastewater would be classed as trade effluent. To gain a greater understanding of how trade effluent is viewed, it is necessary to consider some businesses that do not fall under this category. For instance, a hairdresser is a business, but it only produces wastewater through the normal procedure of washing hair, as we would do at home. Therefore, it does not produce trade effluent. The same applies to the services provided in restaurants and hotels, since these involve the regular use of kitchens, washing up, and bathroom facilities.
If you operate a business or produce wastewater as part of an industrial process, you are likely to require discharge consent for your trade effluent.
If you obtain this consent, it means that you have permission from the relevant water company in your area to discharge your wastewater into the sewers. The water company will therefore be aware of the water you are getting rid of and what is contained within it. The water companies can then put measures in place to ensure the trade effluent is appropriately treated. Trade discharges of effluent should always be made to a foul sewer or a combined sewer. You should always check with your local water company to make sure any waste you create is discharged to the correct sewer before you do so. You cannot make any discharges of wastewater until you have the proper discharge consent in place. This may be a temporary or permanent consent, depending on the nature of your business and the processes taking place. For example, a construction project taking place over 12 months may only require a temporary trade effluent discharge consent.
Wastewater taken from domestic properties is reasonably consistent in its quality. It can be taken away and treated without posing any risk to the public or to staff working for the water companies. However, the same cannot be said of many trade effluents. When trade effluent is tested, the results will determine whether the solids and other elements present in the water are within acceptable levels. If they are within acceptable levels, discharge consent will likely be granted. If the levels of certain contaminants are above acceptable levels, other treatment or disposal methods will be required to get rid of the trade effluent. In these cases, discharging effluent into the sewers would likely cause a health hazard to the public and those working at the water company. Therefore, permission to discharge the effluent would not be granted.
To obtain proper consent to discharge your wastewater into the sewers, you must be able to prove what is in the wastewater, and this could include a number of contaminants:
This is not an exhaustive list; wastewater from business processes may contain many substances created as by-products of those processes. Your local water company will want proof that the trade effluent your business generates and then discharges meets the standards set out in your discharge consent. Hiring an accredited company such as Water Treatment Services to carry out trade effluent testing and analysis or your wastewater is the only way you can be sure of providing an accurate picture of the quality of the wastewater.
Regular trade effluent testing also ensures the levels of various elements, metals, solids, and other contaminants within the wastewater remain at or below acceptable limits. This type of specialist wastewater testing ensures you do not fall foul of the law regarding your wastewater treatment standards and that you can therefore continue to get your wastewater treated by your local water company.
Water Treatment Services offer a comprehensive range of laboratory analysis solutions including the analysis of wastewater and trade effluent testing. Our wastewater experts can provide advice and support to help you identify the most appropriate strategies for the optimisation of your treatment and discharge processes and so reduce the costs associated with the disposal of your trade effluent. With offices in London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), supported by regional teams of specially trained technicians, in-field specialists and consultants we can offer professional, cost effective water testing and laboratory analysis solutions across the whole of the UK and internationally. Contact us today to learn how our expert wastewater solutions can help you meet your discharge consent obligations, optimise your liquid waste processes and reduce your costs.
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This technical guide explains what biological wastewater treatment is, how it works, and how it’s used to improve the quality of industrial waste water streams prior to discharge. The guide looks at the main types of treatment including aerobic, anaerobic and anoxic; the importance of Biological Oxygen Demand or BOD, and the different types of waste water treatment technologies currently including various types of bioreactor.
Water Treatment Services is a leading environmental engineering and consulting specialist offering expert industrial wastewater solutions including trade effluent testing and analysis for an extensive range of wastewater contaminants including metals, chemical, microbiological and physical parameters. In the UK trade effluent is defined as any liquid waste, other than domestic sewage or rainwater run-off, which comes from a business or industrial process and is discharged into a public sewer. It’s important to understand that the Water Industry Act 1991 requires any business that wishes to discharge effluent into a public sewer to obtain a formal discharge consent from their local water authority. A discharge consent is a legal document which will stipulate a number of conditions that must be met, including those that control the quality and quantity of any effluent produced and then discharged.
Our laboratory wastewater analysis and trade effluent testing solutions support a wide range of industry sectors both in the UK and internationally and include:
With offices in London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), supported by regional teams of specially trained technicians, in-field specialists and wastewater consultants we can offer professional, cost effective water testing and laboratory analysis solutions across the whole of the UK and internationally. Contact Water Treatment Services today to learn how our expert wastewater solutions can help you meet your discharge consent obligations, optimise your liquid waste processes and reduce your costs. To speak with one of our specialists call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use the button below.
Water Treatment Services offer a wide range of trade effluent testing procedures to UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 that cover the most common control parameters identified in the conditions of a discharge consent. Our trade effluent analysis solutions include the following parameters and more:
UK water companies use what is called the Mogden Formula to calculate the trade effluent charges a business will incur when it disposes of its industrial effluent.
These charges are calculated using a formula that takes into account a number of variables including effluent volumes, and the type and level of contamination. Our trade effluent and wastewater analysis solutions have been carefully developed to help you identify the presence and concentrations of these key consent related contaminants in your wastewater so you can do something about it.
let our wastewater specialists help you meet your discharge consent obligations, optimise your liquid waste processes and reduce your trade effluent costs.
This information will allow you to review and then optimise your treatment and discharge processes and so reduce the costs associated with the disposal of your trade effluent.
Wastewater from many diverse sources is handled by water companies around the UK. They are responsible for maintaining public sewers and the water that flows into them. This water may come from households, from rainwater, and from other sources. However, trade effluent is viewed differently from these other sources. Here, we will discover what trade effluent is, what discharge consent is, how trade effluent testing can help you stay the right side of the law, and how these issues may apply to you and your business. If you own or run a business in the UK, you may well be affected by the information laid out in the Water Industry Act 1991.
If your business produces liquid waste as part of the various processes conducted on your premises, you may be required to obtain discharge consent to cover this effluent.
The term trade effluent relates to wastewater generated by a trade or business, rather than that generated by normal domestic use of water in a home or residence. However, some businesses only generate wastewater by accessing water supplies in the same manner we would do at home. Therefore, it is important to determine whether your business creates trade effluent or not. If it does, you will likely require discharge consent to allow the wastewater to go into the sewer system.
Not all businesses generate trade effluent, but it can be confusing to work out whether your business does or not. The important question you need to ask yourself is how is your wastewater created? For example, businesses that use water in engineering processes will be classed as producing trade effluent. A professional car washing service will also be classed a producer of trade effluent. These and other similar processes use water in different ways compared to standard domestic waste and how that is created. The greater the chance of other products and by-products contaminating the water, the more likely it is the wastewater would be classed as trade effluent. To gain a greater understanding of how trade effluent is viewed, it is necessary to consider some businesses that do not fall under this category. For instance, a hairdresser is a business, but it only produces wastewater through the normal procedure of washing hair, as we would do at home. Therefore, it does not produce trade effluent. The same applies to the services provided in restaurants and hotels, since these involve the regular use of kitchens, washing up, and bathroom facilities.
If you operate a business or produce wastewater as part of an industrial process, you are likely to require discharge consent for your trade effluent.
If you obtain this consent, it means that you have permission from the relevant water company in your area to discharge your wastewater into the sewers. The water company will therefore be aware of the water you are getting rid of and what is contained within it. The water companies can then put measures in place to ensure the trade effluent is appropriately treated. Trade discharges of effluent should always be made to a foul sewer or a combined sewer. You should always check with your local water company to make sure any waste you create is discharged to the correct sewer before you do so. You cannot make any discharges of wastewater until you have the proper discharge consent in place. This may be a temporary or permanent consent, depending on the nature of your business and the processes taking place. For example, a construction project taking place over 12 months may only require a temporary trade effluent discharge consent.
Wastewater taken from domestic properties is reasonably consistent in its quality. It can be taken away and treated without posing any risk to the public or to staff working for the water companies. However, the same cannot be said of many trade effluents. When trade effluent is tested, the results will determine whether the solids and other elements present in the water are within acceptable levels. If they are within acceptable levels, discharge consent will likely be granted. If the levels of certain contaminants are above acceptable levels, other treatment or disposal methods will be required to get rid of the trade effluent. In these cases, discharging effluent into the sewers would likely cause a health hazard to the public and those working at the water company. Therefore, permission to discharge the effluent would not be granted.
To obtain proper consent to discharge your wastewater into the sewers, you must be able to prove what is in the wastewater, and this could include a number of contaminants:
This is not an exhaustive list; wastewater from business processes may contain many substances created as by-products of those processes. Your local water company will want proof that the trade effluent your business generates and then discharges meets the standards set out in your discharge consent. Hiring an accredited company such as Water Treatment Services to carry out trade effluent testing and analysis or your wastewater is the only way you can be sure of providing an accurate picture of the quality of the wastewater.
Regular trade effluent testing also ensures the levels of various elements, metals, solids, and other contaminants within the wastewater remain at or below acceptable limits. This type of specialist wastewater testing ensures you do not fall foul of the law regarding your wastewater treatment standards and that you can therefore continue to get your wastewater treated by your local water company.
Water Treatment Services offer a comprehensive range of laboratory analysis solutions including the analysis of wastewater and trade effluent testing. Our wastewater experts can provide advice and support to help you identify the most appropriate strategies for the optimisation of your treatment and discharge processes and so reduce the costs associated with the disposal of your trade effluent. With offices in London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), supported by regional teams of specially trained technicians, in-field specialists and consultants we can offer professional, cost effective water testing and laboratory analysis solutions across the whole of the UK and internationally. Contact us today to learn how our expert wastewater solutions can help you meet your discharge consent obligations, optimise your liquid waste processes and reduce your costs.
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Our expert guide to treating industrial effluent, often referred to as trade effluent, examines the use and selection of speciality wastewater treatment chemicals including coagulants and flocculants and how they work. It reviews common treatment techniques including clarification, dissolved air flotation (DAF), filtration and biological treatments. It also considers techniques used for sludge dewatering and concludes with a guide to selecting the best treatment products for various wastewater streams.
World-class industrial and process water treatment courses
Water Treatment Services is a leading industrial water treatment, engineering and environmental services company offering a comprehensive range of specialist training courses. We deliver a full programme of public training courses, week-long Master Class sessions, together with courses delivered exclusively for clients at their premises. Details of our public and Master Class sessions are provided here.
Our professional training courses cater for facilities managers, water and wastewater treatment engineers, plant operators, environmental and process engineers, engineering and maintenance contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and management of commercial, industrial and process water treatment systems.
Our courses are delivered by experienced industry experts to ensure candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.
Our main UK training centres are located in central London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow, and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle.
Training for our specialist water and wastewater treatment courses is currently limited to our Manchester and London trainingcentres.
We can also deliver our training courses exclusively at client premises, and further afield for clients based outside the UK.
The training course dates and venue details given below are for our 2020 public courses held in Central London and Manchester.
Course | 2020 | Location | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Chemistry of Water & Analysis – WTS 0010 | 24 March | Manchester | contact |
| Pre-Treatment Techniques – WTS 0030 | 24 March | Manchester | contact |
| Industrial Boilers – WTS 0040 | 24 March | Manchester | contact |
| Cooling Systems – WTS 0050 | 25 March | Manchester | contact |
| Closed Systems – WTS 0060 | 25 March | Manchester | contact |
| Industrial Wastewater – WTS 0070 | 26 March | Manchester | contact |
| Advanced Masterclass – WTS 0100 | 24 to 26 March | Manchester | contact |
| Basic Chemistry of Water & Analysis – WTS 0010 | 21 April | London | contact |
| Pre-Treatment Techniques – WTS 0030 | 21 April | London | contact |
| Industrial Boilers – WTS 0040 | 21 April | London | contact |
| Cooling Systems – WTS 0050 | 22 April | London | contact |
| Closed Systems – WTS 0060 | 22 April | London | contact |
| Industrial Wastewater – WTS 0070 | 23 April | London | contact |
| Advanced Masterclass – WTS 0100 | 21 to 23 April | London | contact |
*We can also deliver these and other specialist training courses exclusively for your people at your own premises – contact us for further details.
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For more information about course prices, availability or to book a place on our Industrial Water Treatment Master Class sessions contact us today. Please note places are limited and allocated on a first-come basis. To avoid disappointment please call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use the button below to get our full contact details or submit our contact form.
All our professional water treatment training courses are delivered by highly experienced, water industry specialists who are leading experts in matters concerning the implementation, management and control of industrial and commercial water and wastewater treatment installations.
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World-class industrial and process water and wastewater treatment training delivered by leading industry experts.
WTS 0100 “Advanced Water & Wastewater Treatment for Industrial & Process Applications” is an intensive five day professional water and wastewater treatment training course developed by the industrial and process water and waste water specialists at WTS. The course is designed for water and wastewater treatment professionals including engineers, plant operators, environmental and process specialists, facilities managers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and management of industrial and process water systems.
WTS 0100 provides an in-depth review over five days of many of the common water and wastewater treatment systems used in industrial and process applications, together with the issues faced by those responsible for the implementation, operation and on-going maintenance of such systems. The course includes an introduction to water chemistry and how this impacts its use, it also covers the pre-treatment of water, the treatment of boilers and steam generating plant, cooling water treatment including cooling towers, water treatment for closed system heating and cooling installations, and industrial wastewater treatment.
Additionally, the course also includes a number of practical examples and workshop activities, including how to conduct basic fault-finding investigations and prepare cost effective solutions to common problems affecting industrial and process water treatment installations.
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Our training module WTS 0100 “Advanced Water & Wastewater Treatment for Industrial & Process Applications” is delivered over five days and examines the following essential subjects to ensure candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.
Our main UK water and waste water treatment training centres are located in central London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle. We can also deliver all our training courses, including bespoke courses at client premises throughout the UK and internationally.
Contact Water Treatment Services today to learn how our professional water and wastewater treatment training solutions can help to up-skill your staff to ensure your water and wastewater treatment systems are managed effectively. To speak with one of our water treatment experts call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use the button below to get our full contact details or submit our contact form.
Typical candidates benefiting from WTS 0100 will be water treatment engineers, plant operators, environmental and process engineers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and management of industrial water and waste water treatment systems.
WTS 0100 “Advanced Water & Wastewater Treatment for Industrial & Process Applications” is an intensive course designed to give candidates a good understanding of the operation of industrial water and waste water treatment systems and relevant regulatory frameworks.
Candidates will gain a thorough understanding of the problems associated with the treatment of industrial waters and waste waters and will develop the skills to design, implement and manage cost effective treatment programmes covering:
Candidates will develop the skills to perform basic water analysis tests and learn how to interpret the results so as to effectively monitor, control and manage the treatment of important water and wastewater parameters.
Additionally, candidates will develop the skills to conduct basic fault-finding and prepare cost effective solutions to common problems affecting common water and waste water treatment systems.
WTS 0100 “Advanced Water & Wastewater Treatment for Industrial & Process Applications” is an intensive course designed for professional operators with responsibility for the operation and maintenance of industrial water treatment systems. Prior knowledge and practical experience of industrial water and waste treatment issues associated with the management of steam boilers, cooling systems and closed systems is essential. We recommend a minimum of 6 months practical in-field experience before starting this course.
Additionally, familiarity with liquid, solid separation processes and experience of waste water treatment plant operation would also be of benefit.
On successful completion candidates will receive a certificate of attainment issued by Water Treatment Services for the course “Advanced Water & Wastewater Treatment for Industrial & Process Applications” – WTS 0100.
This certificate should be retained as evidence of formal training in this subject.
The duration of this course is five days. Training materials, lunch and refreshments are all included. Please note that hotel accommodation is not included although our training team can assist with local hotel reservations.
Our main UK training centres are located in central London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow, and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle.
Training for our specialist water and wastewater treatment courses is currently limited to our Manchester and London trainingcentres.
We can also deliver our training courses exclusively at client premises, and further afield for clients based outside the UK.
The training course dates and venue details given below are for our 2019 and early 2020 public courses held in Central London and Manchester.
Other course venues and dates are available, subject to availability.
*We can also deliver these and other specialist training courses exclusively for your people at your own premises – contact us for further details.
Water Treatment Services offer a full range of specialist industrial water and wastewater treatment courses designed to support candidates and organisations with responsibility for the operation and management of commercial, industrial and process water and wastewater treatment systems.
Delivered by experienced water and wastewater treatment experts, our courses help candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.
If you are interested in this advanced water and waste water treatment training course or any of our other industrial water treatment courses and would like to receive further details, including dates and venues please contact us.
Contact us now for more information about WTS 0100 or for your FREE, no obligation quote.
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World-class industrial wastewater training delivered by leading industry experts.
WTS 0070 “Industrial Wastewater” is an intensive one day wastewater training course developed by the industrial and process water and waste water specialists at WTS. The course is designed for wastewater engineers, plant operators, environmental process engineers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and management of industrial waste water treatment systems.
WTS 0070 provides a review of common pollutants found in wastewater, the regulatory environment for the treatment and discharge of waste waters, discharge tariffs and how they are calculated. It also looks at application areas including DAF, settlement, activated sludge and sludge minimisation. The course reviews biological systems and typical liquid – solid separation techniques including clarification using coagulation and flocculation.
Candidates taking this course will also gain an understanding of the issues that affect the performance of industrial wastewater systems including foaming, high effluent total suspended solids, high effluent BOD or COD, loss of nitrification, low effluent pH, specific organic breakthrough, algae, and other issues and how to deal with them cost effectively.
Additionally, the course also covers a number of practical examples, including how to conduct basic fault-finding investigations and prepare cost effective solutions to common problems affecting industrial and process wastewater treatment systems.
Public course and master class training dates →
Our training module WTS 0070 “Industrial Wastewater” covers the following essential subjects to ensure candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence:
Our main UK water and waste water treatment training centres are located in central London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle. We can also deliver all our training courses, including bespoke courses at client premises throughout the UK and internationally.
Contact Water Treatment Services today to learn how our professional water and wastewater treatment training solutions can help to up-skill your staff to ensure your water and wastewater treatment systems are managed effectively. To speak with one of our water treatment experts call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use the button below to get our full contact details or submit our contact form.
Typical candidates benefiting from WTS 0070 will be wastewater treatment engineers, plant operators, environmental process engineers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and management of industrial waste water treatment systems.
WTS 0070 will give candidates a basic understanding of the operation of industrial wastewater treatment systems and the regulatory framework for treatment and discharge consents.
Candidates will gain a thorough understanding of the problems associated with the treatment of industrial and process derived waste waters and will develop the skills to design, implement and manage a cost effective wastewater treatment programme.
Candidates will develop the skills to perform basic waste water analysis tests and learn how to interpret the results so as to effectively monitor, control and manage the treatment of wastewater and discharge parameters. Candidates will also learn how to calculate wastewater discharge tariffs.
Additionally, candidates will develop the skills to conduct basic fault-finding and prepare cost effective solutions to common problems affecting such wastewater treatment systems.
WTS 0070 “Industrial Waste Water Treatment” is an intensive course designed for wastewater treatment engineers, plant operators, environmental process engineers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and management of industrial wastewater treatment systems.
Candidates must have successfully completed our course WTS 0010 “Basic Chemistry of Water & Analysis”.
Familiarity with liquid, solid separation processes and experience of waste water treatment plant operation would also be of benefit.
On successful completion candidates will receive a certificate of attainment issued by Water Treatment Services for the course “Industrial Wastewater Treatment” – WTS 0070.
This certificate should be retained as evidence of formal training in this subject.
The duration of this course is one day. Training materials, lunch and refreshments are all included.
Our main UK training centres are located in central London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow, and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle.
Training for our specialist water and wastewater treatment courses is currently limited to our Manchester and London trainingcentres.
We can also deliver our training courses exclusively at client premises, and further afield for clients based outside the UK.
The training course dates and venue details given below are for our 2019 and early 2020 public courses held in Central London and Manchester.
Other course venues and dates are available, subject to availability.
*We can also deliver these and other specialist wastewater and trade effluent related training courses exclusively for your people at your own premises – contact us for further details.
Water Treatment Services offer a full range of specialist industrial water and wastewater treatment courses designed to support candidates and organisations with responsibility for the operation and management of commercial, industrial and process water and wastewater treatment systems.
Delivered by experienced water treatment experts, our courses help candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.
If you are interested in this industrial wastewater treatment training course or any of our other industrial water treatment courses and would like to receive further details, including dates and venues please contact us.
Contact us now for more information about WTS 0070 or for your FREE, no obligation quote.
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World-class closed systems training delivered by leading experts.
WTS 0060 “Treatment for Closed System Heating & Cooling Water Circuits” is an intensive one day closed systems training course developed by the industrial and process water treatment specialists at WTS. The course is designed for facilities managers, water treatment service engineers, maintenance and engineering contractors, plant operators, and those with responsibility for the installation, pre-commissioning, maintenance and on-going management of commercial and industrial closed water systems used in heating, chilled and cooling water installations.
WTS 0060 provides a review of typical closed water systems including low pressure hot water (LPHW) and low temperature hot water (LTHW) systems, medium pressure hot water (MPHW) and medium temperature hot water (MTHW) systems, chilled water systems, closed loops, condenser water (closed) systems, and Versatemp loop – circuit systems. Candidates taking this course will gain an understanding of the issues that affect the performance of closed water systems including metallic corrosion, fouling, bio-fouling and scale, and how best to deal with them.
Additionally, the course also covers a number of practical examples, including how to conduct basic fault-finding investigations and the development of cost effective closed system water treatment solutions.
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Our training module WTS 0060 “Treatment for Closed System Heating & Cooling Water Circuits” covers the following essential subjects to ensure candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence:
Our main UK water treatment training centres are located in central London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle. We can also deliver all our training courses, including bespoke courses at client premises throughout the UK and internationally.
Contact Water Treatment Services today to learn how our professional water and wastewater treatment training solutions can help to up-skill your staff to ensure your water and wastewater treatment systems are managed effectively. To speak with one of our water treatment experts call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use the button below to get our full contact details or submit our contact form.
Typical candidates benefiting from WTS 0060 will be facilities managers, water treatment service engineers, maintenance and engineering contractors, plant operators and those with responsibility for the installation, pre-commissioning and maintenance of commercial and industrial closed water systems used in heating, chilled and cooling water installations.
WTS 0060 will give candidates a basic understanding of the operation of closed water systems including closed heating, chiller and cooling systems.
Candidates will gain a thorough understanding of the problems associated with scale, corrosion, bio-fouling and suspended solids in closed circuit water systems. They will also understand the issues associated with microbiological proliferation and fouling.
Candidates will develop the skills to design and implement cost effective water pre-treatment and treatment programmes for closed systems.
Candidates will also develop the skills to perform basic water analysis tests and learn how to interpret the results so as to effectively monitor, control and manage closed system heating and cooling circuits.
Additionally, candidates will develop the skills to conduct basic fault-finding and prepare cost effective solutions to common problems affecting such closed water systems.
WTS 0060 “Water Treatment for Closed System Heating & Cooling Water Circuits” is an intensive course designed for facilities managers, water treatment engineers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and maintenance of commercial and industrial closed water systems.
Candidates must have successfully completed our course WTS 0010 “Basic Chemistry of Water & Analysis”.
Prior knowledge and experience of closed water systems and issues associated with water treatment would also be of benefit. We typically recommend a minimum of 6 months practical in-field experience before starting this course.
On successful completion candidates will receive a certificate of attainment issued by Water Treatment Services for the course “Water Treatment for Closed System Heating & Cooling Water Circuits” – WTS 0060.
This certificate should be retained as evidence of formal training in this subject.
The duration of this course is one day. Training materials, lunch and refreshments are all included.
Our main UK training centres are located in central London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow, and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle.
Training for our specialist water and wastewater treatment courses is currently limited to our Manchester and London trainingcentres.
We can also deliver our training courses exclusively at client premises, and further afield for clients based outside the UK.
The training course dates and venue details given below are for our 2019 and early 2020 public courses held in Central London and Manchester.
Other course venues and dates are available, subject to availability.
*We can also deliver these and other specialist training courses exclusively for your people at your own premises – contact us for further details.
Water Treatment Services offer a full range of specialist industrial water treatment courses designed to support candidates and organisations with responsibility for the operation and management of commercial, industrial and process water and waste water treatment systems.
Delivered by experienced water treatment experts, our courses help candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.
If you are interested in this closed systems water treatment training course or any of our other industrial water treatment courses and would like to receive further details, including dates and venues please contact us.
Contact us now for more information about WTS 0060 or for your FREE, no obligation quote.
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World-class cooling systems training delivered by leading experts.
WTS 0050 “Cooling Water Systems & Evaporative Cooling” is an intensive one day cooling water training course developed by the industrial and process water treatment specialists at WTS. The course is designed for plant operators, water treatment service engineers, facilities managers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for commercial and industrial cooling towers and other cooling systems.
WTS 0050 provides a review of common cooling water systems and cooling towers including open recirculating and evaporative cooling systems. Candidates taking this course will gain an understanding of the issues that affect the performance of cooling systems including the formation of scale, suspended solids, metallic corrosion and bio-fouling, and how to deal with them effectively.
Additionally, the course also covers a number of practical examples, including how to conduct basic fault-finding investigations and the development of cost effective cooling water treatment solutions.
Public course and master class training dates →
Our training module WTS 0050 “Cooling Water Systems & Evaporative Cooling” covers the following essential subjects to ensure candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence:
Our main UK water treatment training centres are located in central London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle. We can also deliver all our training courses, including bespoke courses at client premises throughout the UK and internationally.
Contact Water Treatment Services today to learn how our professional water and wastewater treatment training solutions can help to up-skill your staff to ensure your water and wastewater treatment systems are managed effectively. To speak with one of our water treatment experts call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use the button below to get our full contact details or submit our contact form.
Typical candidates benefiting from WTS 0050 will be plant operators, water treatment service engineers, facilities managers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and maintenance of commercial and industrial cooling towers and other cooling systems.
WTS 0050 will give candidates a basic understanding of the operation of cooling water systems including open recirculating and evaporative cooling systems.
Candidates will gain a thorough understanding of the problems associated with scale, corrosion, bio-fouling and suspended solids in cooling systems. They will also understand the issues associated with microbiological proliferation and fouling including the risks presented by Legionella bacteria.
Candidates will develop the skills to design and implement cost effective water pretreatment and treatment programmes for cooling water systems.
Candidates will also develop the skills to perform basic water analysis tests and learn how to interpret the results so as to effectively monitor, control and manage cooling systems.
Additionally, candidates will develop the skills to conduct basic fault-finding and prepare cost effective solutions to common problems affecting such cooling systems.
WTS 0050 “Cooling Water Treatment & Evaporative Cooling Systems” is an intensive course designed for plant operators, water treatment engineers, facilities managers, maintenance and engineering contractors, and those with responsibility for the operation and maintenance of commercial and industrial cooling towers and other cooling systems.
Candidates must have successfully completed our course WTS 0010 “Basic Chemistry of Water & Analysis”.
Prior knowledge and experience of cooling water systems, cooling towers and issues associated with water treatment would also be of benefit. We typically recommend a minimum of 6 months practical in-field experience before starting this course.
On successful completion candidates will receive a certificate of attainment issued by Water Treatment Services for the course “Cooling Water Treatment & Evaporative Cooling Systems” – WTS 0050.
This certificate should be retained as evidence of formal training in this subject.
The duration of this course is one day. Training materials, lunch and refreshments are all included.
Our main UK training centres are located in central London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow, and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle.
Training for our specialist water and wastewater treatment courses is currently limited to our Manchester and London trainingcentres.
We can also deliver our training courses exclusively at client premises, and further afield for clients based outside the UK.
The training course dates and venue details given below are for our 2019 and early 2020 public courses held in Central London and Manchester.
Other course venues and dates are available, subject to availability.
*We can also deliver these and other specialist training courses exclusively for your people at your own premises – contact us for further details.
Water Treatment Services offer a full range of specialist industrial water treatment courses designed to support candidates and organisations with responsibility for the operation and management of commercial, industrial and process water and waste water treatment systems.
Delivered by experienced water treatment experts, our courses help candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.
If you are interested in this cooling water treatment training course or any of our other industrial water treatment courses and would like to receive further details, including dates and venues please contact us.
Contact us now for more information about WTS 0050 or for your FREE, no obligation quote.
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