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Lynn S. Marshall, Instructor …working in the wastewater field since 1962. Lynn at OWEA exhibit 1

Activated Sludge Process Control TWC Enterprises Lynn S. Marshall, Instructor 5505 Race Road Cincinnati, OH 45247 Phone/fax: 513-574-7050 lmarshall3@cinci.rr.com 2

19th Short School, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, Aug 2-6, 2010 Activated Sludge Process Control  Tom Sanders, CSU tgs@engr.colostate.edu  Ron Schuyler, RTW  Lynn Marshall, TWC  Michael Richard, Sear- Brown  John Esler, CPE http://activatedsludgeshortcourse/.engr.colostate.edu 3

OTCO Activated Sludge, 2010 Part 1: Fundamentals & Part 2: Process Control Testing Calculations & Data  Process Designs  Plant Example Calcs  Microbiology  Trend Charting  Control Tests  DO & ORP for Air  Control Test Lab  Wasting Control  Return Flow Control  Dynamic Sludge Age  Sludge Units  Troubleshooting 4

TWC Training for 2010  03/09 OTCO Workshop at Columbus  03/15-19 RM WEA/CU Short School at Omni Hotel, Broomfield, CO  04/07-09 WV ETC, Activated Sludge Troubleshooting at Williamstown, WV  08/25-27 WV ETC, Activated Sludge Troubleshooting at Buckhannon, WV  OTCO- See web site, www.ohiowater.org Or call 614-268-OTCO 5

Lynn S. Marshall, Instructor … working in the wastewater field since 1962.  2000-02: Independent Consultant and half- time with Ford Hall Co., Inc. in Cincinnati home office • Training • Marketing • Troubleshooting • Operations Assistance 6

Burgess & Niple, Limited ... 7 years with Engineers and Architects  1993-00: Operations Specialist with B&N in Cincinnati engineering office • Training • Marketing • Troubleshooting • O&M manuals Olentangy Environmental • Operational Design Control Center, Delaware • Operations Assistance County, Ohio 7

Raven Mfd. Prods., Inc. …11 years Manufacturing & Services  1981-90: President Raven Manufactured Products, Inc.  Sold the wastewater products line in 1990 and went with new owner for few years  Continued training & troubleshooting during and after 8

US EPA & Predecessors …20 years with the Cincy Feds  1976-81: Trainer with Suggested new international logo? National Training & Operational Technology Center (NTOTC)  1970-75 National Field Investigations Center Industrial, municipal & environmental field work  1962-70 Physical Chemical Treatment US EPA’s Andrew Breidenbach R&D- lab and pilot scale Research Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 9 research

Alfred W. West, Chief 1 Operational Technology Branch  Mentor had 40 years experience in activated sludge operations  Published US EPA pamphlets series on Activated Sludge Process Control in early 70’s  Procedures referred to as Sludge Quality Control 1 Aka: The Wizard of Ooze or Godfather of Activated Sludge 10

Settleometer & Centrifuge Tests …an integral part of SQ Control 11

Process Control Strategy or Plan  Constant MLSS  Sludge Volume Index  Detention Time  Process Control Index  Food/Microorganism  Alkalinity  Sludge Age/Inventory  Hillsboro, OR Cube  Sludge Units  ORP, etc., etc., etc. 12