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Course Outline
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Develop and apply wastewater treatment process models.
- Analyze and interpret process data for model calibration.
- Understand key wastewater fractionation concepts and their impact on modeling.
- Conduct mass balance checks to ensure model accuracy.
- Configure and simulate reactor models for different treatment processes.
- Apply calibration techniques to improve model precision.
- Model primary and secondary clarifier performance.
- Optimize aeration basin configurations and airflow strategies.
- Simulate biological nutrient removal processes.
- Evaluate solids processing operations through modeling.
- Perform sensitivity analysis to refine modeling accuracy.
Outline
Module 1 – Good Modelling Practice
Module 2 – Data analysis, correlations, and outliers
Module 3 – Wastewater Fractionation
Module 4 – Mass Balances and Data Checks
Module 5 – General Reactor Setup
Module 6 – Basics of Calibration and Validation
Module 7 – Primary Clarifiers
Module 8 – Aeration Basins: Reactor Configuration and Airflow, Biological Nutrient Removal
Module 9 – Final Clarifiers, Solids Processing
Module 10 – Advanced Calibration and Sensitivity Analysis
Course Schedule
Registration Date/Time:
1/22/2026 9:30am Central Time
Event Dates/Times:
- 1/22/2026 10:00am - 12:00pm Central Time
- 1/29/2026 10:00am - 12:00pm Central Time
- 2/5/2026 10:00am - 12:00pm Central Time
- 2/12/2026 10:00am - 12:00pm Central Time
- 2/19/2026 10:00am - 12:00pm Central Time
- 2/26/2026 10:00am - 12:00pm Central Time
- 3/5/2026 10:00am - 12:00pm Central Time
- 3/12/2026 10:00am - 12:00pm Central Time
- 3/19/2026 10:00am - 12:00pm Central Time
- 3/26/2026 10:00am - 12:00pm Central Time
Course Notes
Instructor and Program Director
Instructor
Leon Downing
Dr. Leon Downing is the Global Practice and Technology Leader for Nutrient Removal and Recovery for Black & Veatch from Madison, Wisconsin. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Platteville, Leon received his post-graduate degrees at the University of Notre Dame. Downing provides technology leadership in support of Black & Veatch process engineering and applied research projects globally.
Program Director
Adib Amini