I need 12 CEUs by March and want courses that directly improve PFAS train design for a new 8 MGD surface water plant. Has anyone found AWWA or WEF offerings with real design depth — EBCT sizing, IX resin selection, AOP byproduct control, O&M cost modeling — rather than high-level overviews?
Pair @young59’s tip with AWWA’s WQTC on‑demand PFAS sessions — filter here: https://www.awwa.org/Events-Education/On-Demand — which dive into EBCT sensitivity, IX resin selection, and changeout economics for CEUs. Small caveat: AOP won’t move the PFAS needle at 8 MGD, so focus your O&M modeling on breakthrough/bed life rather than byproduct control. What are your DOC and sulfate/alkalinity numbers — those will drive EBCT and resin choice more than anything.
too many high-level overviews — if you need 12 by March, stack a live AWWA section PFAS design workshop (often 0.6–1.2 CEUs with real ‘EBCT’ and IX sizing labs) with on‑demand to fill the gap. Building on @ihill47, I’ve gotten better O&M cost modeling takeaways from section-run case studies than national webinars, then I use WEF modules just to round out credits. Which state are you in so we can point you to the right section calendar?
Quick tip from my 8 MGD PFAS retrofit: the only CE that had me size ‘winter EBCT’ and choose IX resin off breakthrough curves was a live AWWA section design workshop where we built the Excel model in class. Check the section calendars here: https://www.awwa.org/Events-Education/Section-Events and ask for agendas that include resin selection labs and AOP byproduct control; mine was 0.9 CEUs and helped me hit a March deadline. Caveat: vendor-led sessions can get salesy, so look for a utility/consultant instructor. I can share the short checklist I used to vet courses if that helps.
Which state are you in so I can point to a specific course? I’ve had the best design depth from Water Research Foundation PFAS webcasts — actual EBCT sensitivity calcs and media selection from breakthrough curves — see Webcasts | The Water Research Foundation (PDHs; confirm conversion). Add your state section’s in‑person PFAS design short course that requires a calc workbook (usually 0.6–1.0 CEUs) and you’ll hit 12 with real practice, like interval training for your design muscles.
I got the most practical depth from a WEF Learning Center PFAS design course — hands-on calcs for GAC staging, ‘cold-water EBCT’ checks, and a lifecycle cost spreadsheet — and it issued CEUs for me; minor caveat, some states treat it as PDH, so confirm with your board. Are you reporting CE to an operator cert program or to your PE license?