The Wastewater Enthusiast
Welcome! I’m a California Grade 5 Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator and Chief Plant Operator. I also hold a CA D3 Drinking Water Distribution Operator Certificate and a CA T2 Drinking Water Treatment Plant Operator Certificate.
This channel is here to help you become a certified wastewater treatment plant operator. I share insights from real-world plant experience, process control, and test taking strategies to help you pass your exam and start your career.
#wastewatertreatment #wastewateroperator #operatortraining #wastewaterexam #activatedsludge #waterreclamation #environmentalengineering
The Wastewater Enthusiast
Planning the next wastewater exam prep livestream (free and open to everyone!), and I’ve been getting requests from viewers to do terminology rather than the Grade IV/V (Class A). I also know some folks are looking forward to the Grades IV/V prep. Vote below on which one you’d like to see in late January. Whichever one comes in second I’ll do in February. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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New video coming out Monday the 22nd at 9AM PST all about centrifugal blowers and their many roles in wastewater treatment! It includes a Grade V / Class A math problem.
Separately I also have a fun livestream planned for Tuesday at 12PM PST for the Chief Operator members!
6 days ago | [YT] | 52
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I’m stoked to share that the State of Oregon DEQ has approved the final edit of our “How To Get Certified” wastewater operator collaboration video. I plan to post it tomorrow so keep an eye out! Happy to have Oregon join this channel’s list of tutorials!
1 week ago | [YT] | 31
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Hey All! I’m looking at Tuesday 12/22 as our first member live stream! I will be going into detail about what happened at the plant last week when a chamber on our MBR foamed over (thankfully just soufflé level foaming - no violations just a bit of cleanup!). I’ll have pictures and I’ll share what happened leading up to it, what we did to mitigate it as we saw it getting bad, how we diverted flow on the plant so we could keep processing water, and what the long term solution ended up being. Of course any member questions about exams and career prep will be answered. As we get closer to the date, I’ll share the timing - I’m thinking around noon and we’ll go for 30-45 mins. This is for the Chief level membership only. The replay will be available for members if you can’t make it.
Wanna join us? Sign up for the Chief Member level here:
youtube.com/channel/UCc2RZhder1-THc_-rlGSAMA/join
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 17
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The Grade III Wastewater Exam Prep Livestream is built and ready to roll! It’s THIS Thursday 12/4 12PM - 2PM PST, but will prob run longer than 2 hours. It’s free and open to everyone! Am I posting the replay immediately afterwards for everyone to use for studying? You betcha! Bring your calculators for the math, and your thinking cap for the true/false and multiple choice segments. The live chat will be open for questions. See you then!
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 28
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So this happened today. We hit 3,000 subscribers! Thanks to you all for your support. Onward to 4,000!
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 37
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Hey All! I’m rolling out channel memberships today. You can now sign up! There are 2 levels and I had some fun with the names. Level 1 is Shift Operator. Look at this more like a “tip jar”. It’s only $1.49 a month (cancel anytime) and it’s a way to say thanks for the time spent making the videos.
The other tier is called Chief Operator. It’s $4.99 per month (also cancel anytime) and that will include member only live streams monthly. We will talk about whatever questions you have and I’ll give some behind the scenes of what’s going on at my plant and what I’m up to in my treatment processes.
I wasn’t planning on doing a video this week, but I’ll post one tomorrow explaining my thoughts on why I launched memberships. Look out for that.
Link to sign up for memberships here. No pressure of course! Join this channel
youtube.com/channel/UCc2RZhder1-THc_-rlGSAMA/join
4 weeks ago | [YT] | 24
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A little preview of upcoming videos! Today a Grade IV Tennessee operator joined me on filming a collaborative video on SBRs! Once that’s edited and he gives the thumbs up, I’ll post it. Next just sent the final edit of the Oregon Wastewater Certification Tutorial to Oregon DEQ for their review. That could take a few weeks to go through all their checks before I post it. Also please mark your calendars for the Grade III Live Exam Prep 12/4 12-2PM Pacific Time (replay will be available to everyone if you can’t make it). The training is built, I’m just polishing it up now. I don’t plan on doing any videos next week. Short week due to Thanksgiving holiday and family is in town. Even a prolific content creator like myself needs a break sometimes 😅
1 month ago | [YT] | 14
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New video out tomorrow (Wednesday)! I plan to make it public around 9AM Pacific Time. The topic? Wasting in activated sludge! We will cover the wasting rate math problem (typical for Grade III - V exams), ramping pumps up and down using VFDs, and then other operational considerations aside from MCRT when it’s time to increase or decrease the wasting rate.
1 month ago | [YT] | 29
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The votes are in — Grade III Wastewater Exam Prep Livestream is scheduled for Thursday, December 4, 12:00–2:00 PM PST. This will be a hands on practice test. We will do true/false, multiple choice, math, and answer your questions live in the chat. Can’t make it? The replay will be posted for everyone. I’ll post a couple of shorts before the stream to spread the word. Hit Subscribe and tap the bell so YouTube sends you a reminder — see you there!
1 month ago | [YT] | 25
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