MWWA EDUCATION SEMINAR

Chemical Feed Pumps 

Course ID # MWWA 03-002

The Massachusetts Water Works Association is offering a seminar on chemical feed pumps which are an integral component of water works facilities.  This course will provide an overview of MassDEP’s regulatory requirements regarding chemical feed pumps.  It will also provide valuable insight in the selection, installation, operation, routine maintenance, and basic repair of the most common types of chemical feed pumps. 

Upon completion, the participant will:

• Be aware of MassDEP’s requirements for controls and alarms for critical chemical feed systems
• Be informed of the different types of chemical feeds pumps and how each type is designed and operates
• Be able to calculate dosage ratios
• Identify viscosity, temperature and specific gravity and their effect on metering pumps
• Be able to calibrate metering pumps and create pump curves
• Be able to properly troubleshoot and conduct routine maintenance on metering pumps

Attendees completing this seminar will be awarded 3.0 TCHs (Training Contact Hours).

LOCATION:              Ware Fire Station
                                  200 West St., Ware, MA 01082

DATE:                       Wednesday, November 13, 2019

TIME:                        8:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

INSTRUCTORS:      Wayne Bennet,  Instrumentation Sales,  F.W. Webb

      Daniel Laprade, P.E., Training Coordinator,  Mass Water Works Association

AGENDA:

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.        Registration & Introduction

8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.        MassDEP - Chemical Application Requirements

9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.      Peristaltic Pumps

                                          Mechanical Diaphragm Pumps

                                                  Hydraulic Diaphragm Pumps

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.     Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.    Pump Controls & Pump Maintenance

12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.     Conclusions and Course Evaluations

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Participants must attend 90% of the program and complete a session evaluation form to be eligible for TCHs. 

PLEASE REGISTER ON-LINE HERE OR DOWNLOAD THE FLYER CLICK HERE