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NP/YP Holiday Mixer and Tours: LBWL Dye Plant And SCCMUA
1/15/2026
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2026 Annual Wastewater Administrators Conference
1/22/2026 - 1/23/2026

Registration is Full for this event

2026 Wastewater Administrators Conference SPONSOR / EXHIBITOR Registration
1/22/2026 - 1/23/2026
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2026 Joint Expo & Operator Days
2/10/2026 - 2/11/2026
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**DRAFT** 2026 WFP at MWEA's 101st Annual Conference
6/15/2026
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Events in the month of February 2025
DateEvent
2/4/2025
 -2/5/2025
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN for Operator Days training AND walking the Exhibit Floor only!
 
All drinking water and wastewater employees, including operators, supervisors, lab techs, maintenance techs and superintendents should plan to attend this annual training event.  Two days of quality content in both Technical AND Managerial, followed by access to the expo hall floor with over 100 vendors!   Also use this link if you are only coming for the expo hall to walk the floor.

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Continuing Education Credits (CECs) or Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
  • Operator Training: Earn 0.3 Technical OR Managerial DW and WW Credits (each day, up to 0.6 total)
    • EGLE Course Code: 338
    • In registration, choose either the TECHNICAL track OR the MANAGERIAL track.  To receive credits, you must stay in your designated room and cannot move between tracks.
    • ​NOTE: You cannot switch between tracks on the same day for CECs.  Partial CECs cannot be awarded.  You can do technical one day, and managerial the other and earn 0.3 in each category.  ​You MUST select which track at the time of registration.  Changes cannot be guaranteed prior to event or on-site day-of the event.
  • ​Joint Expo Hall: Earn 0.2 Other for walking the expo floor.  Max of 0.2 can be earned.
    • EGLE Course Code: 344
  • ​Certificates will be emailed out approximately one month after event conclusion.

Attendee Cost
  • Operator Days FULL Attendee Package: $300
    • This 2-day package includes access to BOTH Tuesday, February 4th and Wednesday, February 5th Operator Days Technical OR Managerial Sessions, Breakfast and Lunch BOTH days, access to the Joint Expo Exhibit Floor which includes entry to the Tuesday evening New Professional / Young Professional Mixer.
  • Operator Days SINGLE Day Pass Only: $160
    • ​This 1-day option includes access to EITHER Tuesday, February 4th OR Wednesday, February 5th Operator Days Technical OR Managerial Sessions, Breakfast and Lunch, and access to the Joint Expo Exhibit Floor.
  • Joint Expo (walk the exhibit floor only): FREE*
    • It is complimentary to walk the exhibit floor if registered before January 31st.  *After that a $10 fee will apply.  No penalty for registering, so better to register for free and then you're covered!
  • Register by January 31st before the late rates go into effect.

View the final Operator Days BROCHURE here with full details on the event

GROUP Registration? To make it easier on you, please complete all fields on this excel group registration file, or email awood@mi-wea.org to have the file sent direct.  Just put all your attendees names and info in, and we will process the registrations for you.

For lodging, FAQs and more, visit the main event page at www.jointexpo.org
 
more info...
2/11/2025
Purpose and Fundamentals of Wastewater Treatment

This course appropriately begins with the water cycle. It is an overview of the wastewater treatment process, beginning to end. This gives the individual the concepts of the entirety and impact of the work done in treatment plants. 

This class is excellent for those new to the profession and those who have had a limited scope of job duties. This will be a unique opportunity of great value to persons providing products and services in the wastewater industry. 

 
Topics Covered:
  • Why We Treat Wastewater
  • Collections System
  • Basic Laboratory Analysis
  • Sources of Wastewater
  • Treatment Plant
  • Health and Safety
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Effluent Disposal
  • Emerging Issues 






CEC Information:
0.5 Tech WW CECs
EGLE Code: 2424

Registration Costs:
MWEA/WEF Member - $95
*Non-member - $200

Instructor: Jared Grabinski
more info...
2/11/2025
 
WRRF Academy 2025: Process Model Virtual Training Series  

Back by popular demand!  MWEA is pleased to announce the launch of the WRRF Academy: Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment – Process Model Virtual Training Series.  The Academy is designed to update practicing process design engineers, regulators, and operators in the use of wastewater process design models to simulate the impacts of changes in waste stream and process design. Training in process modeling will help to establish a common understanding of the tools for evaluating technologies. This virtual series will provide 1.6 technical wastewater CECs and 16 PDHs. (No partial credits.)  Course is limited to 30 participants.

This virtual series will include 7 interactive and engaging modules over the course of 13 weeks from 1:00-2:30 pm EST (one new module per week followed by a working session the following week):
 
  • Feb. 11, 2025:   Module 1 - Intro & Wastewater Characteristics
  • Feb. 18, 2025:   Module 1 - Working Session
  • Feb. 25, 2025:   Module 2 - Relevant Microbial Processes
  • Mar. 4, 2025:     Module 2 - Working Session
  • Mar. 11, 2025:   Module 3 - Process Stoichiometry and Kinetics
  • Mar. 18, 2025:   Module 3 - Working Session
  • Mar. 25, 2025:   Module 4 - Building and Calibrating Process Models
  • April 1, 2025:     Module 4 - Working Session
  • April 8, 2025:     Module 5 - Modeling Real Processes
  • April 15, 2025:   Module 5 - Working Session
  • April 22, 2025:   Module 6 - What Models Can and Cannot Do
  • April 29, 2025:   Module 6 - Working Session
  • May 6, 2025:     Module 7 - Wrap-Up and Conclusion

Registration Costs:
MWEA/WEF Member - $295
*Non-member - $400

Find More Detailed Information HERE

Primary Expert Faculty Include: 
Dr. Evangelia (Lina) Belia, Ph.D., PEng
Primodal US & Canada 

Dr. Glen Daigger, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, NAE
University of Michigan 

Additional Co-Instructors may include but may not be limited to:
Tanush Wadhawan, Dynamita

more info...
2/12/2025
Purpose and Fundamentals of Wastewater Treatment

This course appropriately begins with the water cycle. It is an overview of the wastewater treatment process, beginning to end. This gives the individual the concepts of the entirety and impact of the work done in treatment plants. 

This class is excellent for those new to the profession and those who have had a limited scope of job duties. This will be a unique opportunity of great value to persons providing products and services in the wastewater industry. 

 
Topics Covered:
  • Why We Treat Wastewater
  • Collections System
  • Basic Laboratory Analysis
  • Sources of Wastewater
  • Treatment Plant
  • Health and Safety
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Effluent Disposal
  • Emerging Issues 






CEC Information:
0.5 Tech WW CECs
EGLE Code: 2424

Registration Costs:
MWEA/WEF Member - $95
*Non-member - $200

Instructor: Dave Connors
more info...
2/12/2025
Basic Chemistry for Water and Wastewater Operators
 

3.0 Basic Chemistry (F-1 College Equivalent) | 3.0 Science SHEs
3.0 DW/WW Tech CECs | 30 PDHs 

This 12-week course covers atoms and the elements, chemical bonds, compounds, solutions, acids and bases, and then moves into chlorination, alkalinity, and more. The instructor has extensive experience in both drinking water and wastewater and can help operators get a solid foundation of chemistry as it relates to their job. The class will be mostly lecture with some in-lab experiments and promises to be fun and informative. A basic chemistry book is included in the course fee.
 
Who Should Attend?
  • Operators and professionals needing college-level equivalent credits
  • Drinking water professionals preparing to take the EGLE F-1 and F-2 Exam
  • Wastewater professionals preparing to take the EGLE Municipal A or B Exam
  • Chemists and Lab Technicians looking for more specific training in water-based chemistry
  • Others who want to advance their knowledge or a refresher of chemistry
​
IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL

Every WEDNESDAY from 1:00-3:45 pm EST for 12 weeks
 
2025 Course Schedule
Wk 1  Course Information
 Chapter 1 - Introduction		 February 12
Wk 2  Chapter 2 - Atoms and Elements February 19
Wk 3  Chapter 3 - Chemical Bonding and Compounds February 26
Wk 4  Chapter 4 - Chemical Stoichiometry March 5
Wk 5  Chapter 5 - States of Matter: Gasses March 12
Wk 6  Chapter 6 - States of Matter: Liquids March 19
Wk 7  Chapter 7 - Solutions March 26
Wk 8  Chapter 8 - Acids and Bases April 2
Wk 9  Chapter 9 - Chlorination April 9
Wk 10  Chapter 10 - Alkalinity
 Chapter 11 - Coagulation and Flocculation		 April 16
Wk 11  Chapter 12 - Water Softening April 23
Wk 12  Chapter 13 - Phosphorous and Nitrogen Removal April 30
 
*Students must attend all 12 class sessions to receive credits. NO partial credits will be issued.
*In the case of inclement weather, the class will still be held virtually.
Registration Cost
Early-Bird Price (through January 12th)  - $445
*Regular Price (after January 12th) - $495
Instructed By
Gary Wozniak, PE
Water Distribution Engineer, Lansing BWL
more info...
2/14/2025
Please join MWEA Local Section 7 in their Annual Chili Cookoff on February 14th at 10:30 am at the WestSide Fire Station in Charlotte. There will be prizes for 1st-3rd place, a 50/50 drawing and guest speaker Sean Hogan, VEGA.

More information on the EVENT FLYER

Please RSVP by February 7th if you plan on attending. 
more info...
2/18/2025


Instructor: Nate Turner

CEC Information:
0.5 WW Technical
Code: 2427

Registration Costs:
MWEA/WEF Member - $180
*Non-member - $285
more info...
2/18/2025
 
WRRF Academy 2025: Process Model Virtual Training Series  

Back by popular demand!  MWEA is pleased to announce the launch of the WRRF Academy: Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment – Process Model Virtual Training Series.  The Academy is designed to update practicing process design engineers, regulators, and operators in the use of wastewater process design models to simulate the impacts of changes in waste stream and process design. Training in process modeling will help to establish a common understanding of the tools for evaluating technologies. This virtual series will provide 1.6 technical wastewater CECs and 16 PDHs. (No partial credits.)  Course is limited to 30 participants.

This virtual series will include 7 interactive and engaging modules over the course of 13 weeks from 1:00-2:30 pm EST (one new module per week followed by a working session the following week):
 
  • Feb. 11, 2025:   Module 1 - Intro & Wastewater Characteristics
  • Feb. 18, 2025:   Module 1 - Working Session
  • Feb. 25, 2025:   Module 2 - Relevant Microbial Processes
  • Mar. 4, 2025:     Module 2 - Working Session
  • Mar. 11, 2025:   Module 3 - Process Stoichiometry and Kinetics
  • Mar. 18, 2025:   Module 3 - Working Session
  • Mar. 25, 2025:   Module 4 - Building and Calibrating Process Models
  • April 1, 2025:     Module 4 - Working Session
  • April 8, 2025:     Module 5 - Modeling Real Processes
  • April 15, 2025:   Module 5 - Working Session
  • April 22, 2025:   Module 6 - What Models Can and Cannot Do
  • April 29, 2025:   Module 6 - Working Session
  • May 6, 2025:     Module 7 - Wrap-Up and Conclusion

Registration Costs:
MWEA/WEF Member - $295
*Non-member - $400

Find More Detailed Information HERE

Primary Expert Faculty Include: 
Dr. Evangelia (Lina) Belia, Ph.D., PEng
Primodal US & Canada 

Dr. Glen Daigger, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, NAE
University of Michigan 

Additional Co-Instructors may include but may not be limited to:
Tanush Wadhawan, Dynamita

more info...
2/19/2025

Instructor: Bill Wyngaert

CEC Information:
0.6 WW Technical
Code: 2598

Registration Costs:
MWEA/WEF Member - $180
*Non-member - $285
more info...
2/19/2025
Basic Chemistry for Water and Wastewater Operators
 

3.0 Basic Chemistry (F-1 College Equivalent) | 3.0 Science SHEs
3.0 DW/WW Tech CECs | 30 PDHs 

This 12-week course covers atoms and the elements, chemical bonds, compounds, solutions, acids and bases, and then moves into chlorination, alkalinity, and more. The instructor has extensive experience in both drinking water and wastewater and can help operators get a solid foundation of chemistry as it relates to their job. The class will be mostly lecture with some in-lab experiments and promises to be fun and informative. A basic chemistry book is included in the course fee.
 
Who Should Attend?
  • Operators and professionals needing college-level equivalent credits
  • Drinking water professionals preparing to take the EGLE F-1 and F-2 Exam
  • Wastewater professionals preparing to take the EGLE Municipal A or B Exam
  • Chemists and Lab Technicians looking for more specific training in water-based chemistry
  • Others who want to advance their knowledge or a refresher of chemistry
​
IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL

Every WEDNESDAY from 1:00-3:45 pm EST for 12 weeks
 
2025 Course Schedule
Wk 1  Course Information
 Chapter 1 - Introduction		 February 12
Wk 2  Chapter 2 - Atoms and Elements February 19
Wk 3  Chapter 3 - Chemical Bonding and Compounds February 26
Wk 4  Chapter 4 - Chemical Stoichiometry March 5
Wk 5  Chapter 5 - States of Matter: Gasses March 12
Wk 6  Chapter 6 - States of Matter: Liquids March 19
Wk 7  Chapter 7 - Solutions March 26
Wk 8  Chapter 8 - Acids and Bases April 2
Wk 9  Chapter 9 - Chlorination April 9
Wk 10  Chapter 10 - Alkalinity
 Chapter 11 - Coagulation and Flocculation		 April 16
Wk 11  Chapter 12 - Water Softening April 23
Wk 12  Chapter 13 - Phosphorous and Nitrogen Removal April 30
 
*Students must attend all 12 class sessions to receive credits. NO partial credits will be issued.
*In the case of inclement weather, the class will still be held virtually.
Registration Cost
Early-Bird Price (through January 12th)  - $445
*Regular Price (after January 12th) - $495
Instructed By
Gary Wozniak, PE
Water Distribution Engineer, Lansing BWL
more info...
2/20/2025

Instructor: Nate Turner

CEC Information:
0.5 WW Technical
Code: 2599

Registration Costs:
MWEA/WEF Member - $180
*Non-member - $285
more info...
2/20/2025
*NOTE this class has been rescheduled to next week, Thursday, February 20.  If you are already registered, please check your email for information about the reschedule or contact Dan Wood at MWEA, dwood@mi-wea.org

Introduction to Wastewater Math

This course begins by covering the basic algebra rules and processes needed to perform mathematical calculations used in wastewater. The course then introduces basic water math concepts of tank calculations. Finishing with calculating water volume measurements through the system over time.

This class will be excellent for those in need of a refresher of high school math or those who generally struggle with math.

 
Topics Covered:
  • Calculator Use
  • Chemical Dosage
  • Pumping and Flow Rates
  • Rounding
  • Pounds Formula
  • Detention Time
  • Conversion Factors and Formulas
  • Circumference, Area, Volume
  • Practice Problems






CEC Information:
0.6 Tech WW CECs
EGLE Code: 3163

Registration Costs:
MWEA/WEF Member - $180
*Non-member - $285

Instructor: Jeff Heston
more info...
2/25/2025
 -2/26/2025
EXAM PREP CLASSES provide an intensive overview and study guide on major treatment processes related to operations, laboratory and management principles and procedures. These classes are designed to promote passing the EGLE Municipal Wastewater Operator Certification Exam.

Instructor:
Bill Wyngaert

CEC Information:
0.6 WW Technical
Code: 3168

Registration Costs:
MWEA/WEF Member - $360
*Non-member - $465
more info...
2/25/2025
 
WRRF Academy 2025: Process Model Virtual Training Series  

Back by popular demand!  MWEA is pleased to announce the launch of the WRRF Academy: Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment – Process Model Virtual Training Series.  The Academy is designed to update practicing process design engineers, regulators, and operators in the use of wastewater process design models to simulate the impacts of changes in waste stream and process design. Training in process modeling will help to establish a common understanding of the tools for evaluating technologies. This virtual series will provide 1.6 technical wastewater CECs and 16 PDHs. (No partial credits.)  Course is limited to 30 participants.

This virtual series will include 7 interactive and engaging modules over the course of 13 weeks from 1:00-2:30 pm EST (one new module per week followed by a working session the following week):
 
  • Feb. 11, 2025:   Module 1 - Intro & Wastewater Characteristics
  • Feb. 18, 2025:   Module 1 - Working Session
  • Feb. 25, 2025:   Module 2 - Relevant Microbial Processes
  • Mar. 4, 2025:     Module 2 - Working Session
  • Mar. 11, 2025:   Module 3 - Process Stoichiometry and Kinetics
  • Mar. 18, 2025:   Module 3 - Working Session
  • Mar. 25, 2025:   Module 4 - Building and Calibrating Process Models
  • April 1, 2025:     Module 4 - Working Session
  • April 8, 2025:     Module 5 - Modeling Real Processes
  • April 15, 2025:   Module 5 - Working Session
  • April 22, 2025:   Module 6 - What Models Can and Cannot Do
  • April 29, 2025:   Module 6 - Working Session
  • May 6, 2025:     Module 7 - Wrap-Up and Conclusion

Registration Costs:
MWEA/WEF Member - $295
*Non-member - $400

Find More Detailed Information HERE

Primary Expert Faculty Include: 
Dr. Evangelia (Lina) Belia, Ph.D., PEng
Primodal US & Canada 

Dr. Glen Daigger, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, NAE
University of Michigan 

Additional Co-Instructors may include but may not be limited to:
Tanush Wadhawan, Dynamita

more info...
2/26/2025

Instructor: Nathan Callison

CEC Information:
0.5 WW Technical
Code: 2599

Registration Costs:
MWEA/WEF Member - $180
*Non-member - $285
more info...
2/26/2025
Basic Chemistry for Water and Wastewater Operators
 

3.0 Basic Chemistry (F-1 College Equivalent) | 3.0 Science SHEs
3.0 DW/WW Tech CECs | 30 PDHs 

This 12-week course covers atoms and the elements, chemical bonds, compounds, solutions, acids and bases, and then moves into chlorination, alkalinity, and more. The instructor has extensive experience in both drinking water and wastewater and can help operators get a solid foundation of chemistry as it relates to their job. The class will be mostly lecture with some in-lab experiments and promises to be fun and informative. A basic chemistry book is included in the course fee.
 
Who Should Attend?
  • Operators and professionals needing college-level equivalent credits
  • Drinking water professionals preparing to take the EGLE F-1 and F-2 Exam
  • Wastewater professionals preparing to take the EGLE Municipal A or B Exam
  • Chemists and Lab Technicians looking for more specific training in water-based chemistry
  • Others who want to advance their knowledge or a refresher of chemistry
​
IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL

Every WEDNESDAY from 1:00-3:45 pm EST for 12 weeks
 
2025 Course Schedule
Wk 1  Course Information
 Chapter 1 - Introduction		 February 12
Wk 2  Chapter 2 - Atoms and Elements February 19
Wk 3  Chapter 3 - Chemical Bonding and Compounds February 26
Wk 4  Chapter 4 - Chemical Stoichiometry March 5
Wk 5  Chapter 5 - States of Matter: Gasses March 12
Wk 6  Chapter 6 - States of Matter: Liquids March 19
Wk 7  Chapter 7 - Solutions March 26
Wk 8  Chapter 8 - Acids and Bases April 2
Wk 9  Chapter 9 - Chlorination April 9
Wk 10  Chapter 10 - Alkalinity
 Chapter 11 - Coagulation and Flocculation		 April 16
Wk 11  Chapter 12 - Water Softening April 23
Wk 12  Chapter 13 - Phosphorous and Nitrogen Removal April 30
 
*Students must attend all 12 class sessions to receive credits. NO partial credits will be issued.
*In the case of inclement weather, the class will still be held virtually.
Registration Cost
Early-Bird Price (through January 12th)  - $445
*Regular Price (after January 12th) - $495
Instructed By
Gary Wozniak, PE
Water Distribution Engineer, Lansing BWL
more info...
2/27/2025

Instructor:
Jared Grabinski

CEC Information:
0.5 WW Technical
Code: 1910

Registration Costs:
MWEA/WEF Member - $180
*Non-member - $280
more info...

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