Department of
Environmental Quality

Environmental Conferences, Trainings & Workshops Hosted by DEQ

DEQ hosts conferences, trainings, and workshops to provide environmental professionals and other interested parties an opportunity to network and learn about air quality, water quality, and waste management issues.

Workshops and Training

• IPDES E-Permitting System Training for Suction Dredge, Drinking Water Treatment, and Ground Water Remediation General Permittes: DEQ is providing a free, online IPDES e-permitting training for applicants and permittees who must submit notices of intent, reports, and other information.

• ABC Exam Review Wastewater Treatment Operator II Training, April 8, 2020: Postponed, reschedule TBD

• Biosolids 40 CFR Part 503 Training, April 15, 2020: Postponed, reschedule TBD.

• Wastewater Lagoon Troubleshooting and Optimization, McCammon April 20–21, 2020: Postponed, reschedule TBD. 

• Wastewater Lagoon Troubleshooting and Optimization, Hagerman April 23–24, 2020: Postponed, reschedule TBD.

• BOD Troubleshooting and Optimization in Wastewater Lagoon Systems, May 14 or May 15, 2020: This webinar will introduce to operators a detailed protocol for optimizing and troubleshooting wastewater lagoon biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) problems and demonstrate how to properly sample a wastewater lagoon system to diagnose where, when, and why there is a BOD problem.

• TSS Troubleshooting and Optimization in Wastewater Lagoon Systems, May 21 or May 22, 2020: This webinar will review the various causes of total suspended solids (TSS) violations.  This webinar will introduce a detailed protocol for optimizing and troubleshooting wastewater lagoon TSS problems and demonstrate how to properly sample a wastewater lagoon system to diagnose where, when, and why there is a TSS problem.

• Sludge Accumulation and Removal in Wastewater Lagoon Systems, May 28 or May 29, 2020: This webinar will review the problems accumulated sludge creates with oxygen demand and TSS in a lagoon system.

• Wastewater Treatment Operator Grades III and IV Webinars June 2–4, 2020: The course may now be completed via webinar to accommodate remote participation. The Association of Boards of Certification (ABC) has generated entirely NEW tests. The webinars are designed for all personnel who are taking the new ABC wastewater operator exam grades III and IV.

• ABC Exam Review Wastewater Treatment Operator OIT and Class I, Idaho Falls, June 23–24, 2020: POSTPONED This training will cover Class III certification exam-type questions and answer possibilities on a wide range of wastewater treatment topics. This class will not only help operators prepare for their next exam, it will also provide an opportunity to learn about treatment processes, which are not at their current facility. 

• ABC Exam Review Wastewater Treatment Operator 3 Training, Idaho Falls, June 25, 2020: POSTPONED This training will cover Class III certification exam-type questions and answer possibilities on a wide range of wastewater treatment topics. This class will not only help operators prepare for their next exam, it will also provide an opportunity to learn about treatment processes, which are not at their current facility.

• Anaerobic Digestion Process, Equipment, and Math Training, Idaho Falls, June 26, 2020: POSTPONED This training will cover topics related to anaerobic digestion and solids handling such as sludge treatment options, the digestion process, equipment, and factors affecting anaerobic digestion. Operation and controls will also be discussed to explain how the process is monitored and provide operational adjustments for operators. Anaerobic digestion math will also be covered with several samples for students to complete. A certification-type anaerobic digestion exam will be given at the end of class.

• Wastewater Treatment Operator Grades III and IV, Boise, August 5–6, 2020: The two-day exam review class is designed for all personnel who are taking the new ABC wastewater operator exam grades III and IV.

• Wastewater Collection Operator III and IV Exam Review, Boise, August 12–13, 2020: This two-day class covers a review for those preparing for the Wastewater Operators - Collection III and IV Certification examinations. The purpose of this class is to prepare wastewater professionals in Idaho to pass licensure exams by providing them with all of the information that is required by the ABC need-to-know criteria.

Previous Conferences, Trainings, and Workshops

Water Quality

• Source Water Protection Workshop
• Source Water Protection Workshop: Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water: Protection and Response
• Water Reuse Conferences
  Links to presentations at previous annual water reuse conferences are available here:
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