Operator Skills for Working With Membranes: What Agencies Need Their Operators to Know

This paper will cover membrane applications and related operator skills required for efficient operations, and why agencies need to invest in their operators. The author holds a B.S. in Environmental Science from W.W.U. and a Grade III California State wastewater operator certificate. He works as a Wastewater Plant Operator II at EBMUD where he operates two advanced membrane treatment facilities for wastewater recycling, and is considered a Subject Matter Expert in MF/RO. The author will give the operators? perspective on learning to operate, maintain and control membrane technology, cover CCP theory, the extent of training material available and the regulatory direction of operator certification for reuse/recycling, IPR & DPR in CA/NV.