Continuing Education Classes Course Descriptions
MSO classes are described below. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are approved by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. CEUs are classified under General CEUs and Select Criteria CEUs. Select Criteria CEUs only apply to your specific type of license. Contact our office with any questions.
Aerated Treatment Units
Course length: 6.0 hours
CEUs: General CEUs: 6
Basic Installers: 3.5, Advanced Installers: 6, Inspectors and Evaluators: 3.5, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 0.5, and Percolation Testers: 0.5
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.375 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0
Course Description:
The introduction provides background information on onsite wastewater treatment system parameters and practices. The wastewater characteristics are described to facilitate greater understanding of the interaction between a mechanical aerobic treatment unit and the user of the treatment system. The components of a mechanical aerobic treatment unit will be described. The installation practices will be presented for assembling an aerobic treatment unit. Construction techniques that facilitate system stability, accessibility, and long-term performance will be discussed. Operation and maintenance is critical to the performance of all advance treatment systems. The operation and maintenance practices necessary for proper function are described to facilitate understanding by practitioners interested in maintaining the treatment units.
CEUs: General CEUs: 6
Basic Installers: 3.5, Advanced Installers: 6, Inspectors and Evaluators: 3.5, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 0.5, and Percolation Testers: 0.5
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.375 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0
Course Description:
The introduction provides background information on onsite wastewater treatment system parameters and practices. The wastewater characteristics are described to facilitate greater understanding of the interaction between a mechanical aerobic treatment unit and the user of the treatment system. The components of a mechanical aerobic treatment unit will be described. The installation practices will be presented for assembling an aerobic treatment unit. Construction techniques that facilitate system stability, accessibility, and long-term performance will be discussed. Operation and maintenance is critical to the performance of all advance treatment systems. The operation and maintenance practices necessary for proper function are described to facilitate understanding by practitioners interested in maintaining the treatment units.
Drain Fields and Water Management
Course length: 6 hours
CEUs: General CEUs: 6.5
Basic Installers: 4.5, Advanced Installers: 6, Inspectors and Evaluators: 3.75, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 6, and Percolation Testers: 4.5
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.25 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0
Course Description: This class will cover soil properties effecting water movement and treatment, gravity distribution, low pressure distribution, drip dispersal and diversions. Principles of water lowering strategies in soil landscapes will be covered, along with curtain drains, French drains and interceptor drains.
CEUs: General CEUs: 6.5
Basic Installers: 4.5, Advanced Installers: 6, Inspectors and Evaluators: 3.75, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 6, and Percolation Testers: 4.5
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.25 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0
Course Description: This class will cover soil properties effecting water movement and treatment, gravity distribution, low pressure distribution, drip dispersal and diversions. Principles of water lowering strategies in soil landscapes will be covered, along with curtain drains, French drains and interceptor drains.
Drip Irrigation Design and Installation
Course length: 6 hours
CEUs: General CEUs = 6
Basic Installers: 3.5, Advanced Installers: 6, Inspectors and Evaluators: 6, OSE: 3.5, and Percolation Testers: 0
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.25 for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to give an overview of the history, benefits, terms, costs, regulations, components, installation, designing the system, operations and maintenance.
CEUs: General CEUs = 6
Basic Installers: 3.5, Advanced Installers: 6, Inspectors and Evaluators: 6, OSE: 3.5, and Percolation Testers: 0
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.25 for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to give an overview of the history, benefits, terms, costs, regulations, components, installation, designing the system, operations and maintenance.
Earthen Structures
Course length: 4.25 hours
CEUs: General CEUs: 4.00
Basic Installers: 3.50, Advanced Installers: 3.75, Inspectors and Evaluators: 3.25, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 3.25, and Percolation Testers: 3.25
Jefferson County PEUs: 2.25 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: _
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to discuss soil and water characteristics in depth and go over the principles of soil compaction. All aspects of sewage lagoons will be discussed including design, cuts and fills, layout and staking, overflow and controlled irrigation. Constructed wetlands, at-grade, and interceptor drains will also be covered.
CEUs: General CEUs: 4.00
Basic Installers: 3.50, Advanced Installers: 3.75, Inspectors and Evaluators: 3.25, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 3.25, and Percolation Testers: 3.25
Jefferson County PEUs: 2.25 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: _
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to discuss soil and water characteristics in depth and go over the principles of soil compaction. All aspects of sewage lagoons will be discussed including design, cuts and fills, layout and staking, overflow and controlled irrigation. Constructed wetlands, at-grade, and interceptor drains will also be covered.
High Strength Wastewater in Onsite Systems
Course length: 12.5 hours (2-day course)
CEUs: General CEUs: 12.5
Basic Installers: 10, Advanced Installers: 12.5, Inspectors/Evaluators: 11.5, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 4.0, and Percolation Testers: 2.5
Jefferson County PEUs: 6 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 6.0
Course Description: This course was developed to directly address one of the challenges facing the wastewater industry: wastewater treatment systems that malfunction as a result of hydraulic and organic overloading. The ability to evaluate wastewater sources to determine if they are delivering loads that exceed system treatment capacity is fundamental to meeting this challenge. The purpose of the course is to provide class participants with methods for troubleshooting systems by analyzing the source for excessive hydraulic and organic loading. The class begins with fundamental topics that lay the groundwork necessary to progress to more detailed discussions in later chapters. The materials presented in the first day of the course are basic concepts: types of treatment systems; wastewater treatment concepts; basic sampling and monitoring techniques; examples of hydraulic and organic loading. The emphasis is on principles and practices of evaluating residential facilities.
CEUs: General CEUs: 12.5
Basic Installers: 10, Advanced Installers: 12.5, Inspectors/Evaluators: 11.5, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 4.0, and Percolation Testers: 2.5
Jefferson County PEUs: 6 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 6.0
Course Description: This course was developed to directly address one of the challenges facing the wastewater industry: wastewater treatment systems that malfunction as a result of hydraulic and organic overloading. The ability to evaluate wastewater sources to determine if they are delivering loads that exceed system treatment capacity is fundamental to meeting this challenge. The purpose of the course is to provide class participants with methods for troubleshooting systems by analyzing the source for excessive hydraulic and organic loading. The class begins with fundamental topics that lay the groundwork necessary to progress to more detailed discussions in later chapters. The materials presented in the first day of the course are basic concepts: types of treatment systems; wastewater treatment concepts; basic sampling and monitoring techniques; examples of hydraulic and organic loading. The emphasis is on principles and practices of evaluating residential facilities.
Hydraulics for Onsite Systems
Course length: 6 hours
CEUs: General CEUs: 5.75
Basic Installers: 5.5 CEUs, Advanced Installers: 5.5 CEUs, Inspectors: 5.5 CEUs, OSE: 0 CEUs, and Percolation Testers: 0 CEUs.
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.25 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0
Course Content:
An increasing number of onsite treatment systems today utilize pumps (LPP, drip dispersal, etc.) and associated components such as float switches, control panels, timers, alarms, etc. This course will teach how these components work together to make a safe and properly operating pressurized system. This information will be useful to anyone who designs, installs or inspects pressurized onsite systems.
CEUs: General CEUs: 5.75
Basic Installers: 5.5 CEUs, Advanced Installers: 5.5 CEUs, Inspectors: 5.5 CEUs, OSE: 0 CEUs, and Percolation Testers: 0 CEUs.
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.25 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0
Course Content:
An increasing number of onsite treatment systems today utilize pumps (LPP, drip dispersal, etc.) and associated components such as float switches, control panels, timers, alarms, etc. This course will teach how these components work together to make a safe and properly operating pressurized system. This information will be useful to anyone who designs, installs or inspects pressurized onsite systems.
Media Filters
Course length: 6.5 hours
CEUs: General CEUs: 6.5
Basic Installers: 1.0, Advanced Installers: 6.5, Inspectors and Evaluators: 5.5, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 1.0, and Percolation Testers: 1.0
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.25 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0
Course Description: Media Filters will cover the following topics: what is BOD?, the importance of onsite wastewater treatment systems, media filter operation, types of media filters including sand and recirculating systems, manufactured prepackaged media filters, peat filters, media filter controls and other information, and maintenance of media filters.
CEUs: General CEUs: 6.5
Basic Installers: 1.0, Advanced Installers: 6.5, Inspectors and Evaluators: 5.5, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 1.0, and Percolation Testers: 1.0
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.25 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0
Course Description: Media Filters will cover the following topics: what is BOD?, the importance of onsite wastewater treatment systems, media filter operation, types of media filters including sand and recirculating systems, manufactured prepackaged media filters, peat filters, media filter controls and other information, and maintenance of media filters.
National Installer Training Academy Program
Course length: 11.75 hours (2-day course)
CEUs: General CEUs: 11.75
Basic Installers: 9.25, Advanced Installers: 11.25, Inspectors and Evaluators: 5.25, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 2.0, and Percolation Testers: 1.5
Jefferson County PEUs: 6.0 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: Pending approval
This course covers business models and ethics, soil and site characteristics, installation techniques and material for installing a range of systems from pretreatment units to drainfield components. The Installer Program is a great preparation for the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) exam for the Certified Installer of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (CIOWTS) credential.
CEUs: General CEUs: 11.75
Basic Installers: 9.25, Advanced Installers: 11.25, Inspectors and Evaluators: 5.25, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 2.0, and Percolation Testers: 1.5
Jefferson County PEUs: 6.0 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: Pending approval
This course covers business models and ethics, soil and site characteristics, installation techniques and material for installing a range of systems from pretreatment units to drainfield components. The Installer Program is a great preparation for the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) exam for the Certified Installer of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (CIOWTS) credential.
Onsite Pumps, Panels and Electrical
Course length: 4.25 hours
CEUs: General CEUs = 3.75
Basic Installers: 3.25, Advanced Installers: 3.25, Inspectors and Evaluators: 3.25, OSE: 0.00, and Percolation Testers: 0.00
Jefferson County PEUs: 2.25 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs:
Course Description: This course covers all aspects of pumps and panels including horsepower, pump choice, reading the pump curve, time dose panels, volume dose panels, elapsed time meters and cycle counters. The course will also cover basic electric current, safety, voltages and how to read an electrical schematic and a multi-meter.
CEUs: General CEUs = 3.75
Basic Installers: 3.25, Advanced Installers: 3.25, Inspectors and Evaluators: 3.25, OSE: 0.00, and Percolation Testers: 0.00
Jefferson County PEUs: 2.25 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs:
Course Description: This course covers all aspects of pumps and panels including horsepower, pump choice, reading the pump curve, time dose panels, volume dose panels, elapsed time meters and cycle counters. The course will also cover basic electric current, safety, voltages and how to read an electrical schematic and a multi-meter.
Operation and Maintenance of Advanced Treatment Systems
Missouri Smallflows Organization is offering a two-day seminar that will cover in-depth the Maintenance of Onsite Wastewater Systems. This course is offered to current professionals to further their education on the maintenance aspects of wastewater treatment but can also be used as a training course for future professionals entering the onsite wastewater treatment and systems maintenance industry.
Course Outline: 13 hours (2-day course)
CEUs: General CEUs: 13.25
Basic Installers: 9.5, Advanced Installers: 10.25, Inspectors/Evaluators: 10.5, OSE: 4.0, and Percolation Testers: 2.50
Jefferson County PEUs: 6.5 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 6.0
Member Price: $260 Non-Member Price: $310
Course Content: Implementing an O&M Service Contract, Introduction to Wastewater, O&M Service Provider Program Introduction. System Evaluation Forms, Safety, Business and Industry Ethics, Site Assessment, Pretreatment Components: Tanks, Pump Tanks, Pumps, and Controls, Aerobic Treatment Units, Constructed Wetlands, Chlorine Disinfection, Ultraviolet Light Disinfection Units, Lagoons, Media Filters, Drip Distribution, Gravity Distribution, Low-Pressure Drainfields (LPD)
Course Outline: 13 hours (2-day course)
CEUs: General CEUs: 13.25
Basic Installers: 9.5, Advanced Installers: 10.25, Inspectors/Evaluators: 10.5, OSE: 4.0, and Percolation Testers: 2.50
Jefferson County PEUs: 6.5 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 6.0
Member Price: $260 Non-Member Price: $310
Course Content: Implementing an O&M Service Contract, Introduction to Wastewater, O&M Service Provider Program Introduction. System Evaluation Forms, Safety, Business and Industry Ethics, Site Assessment, Pretreatment Components: Tanks, Pump Tanks, Pumps, and Controls, Aerobic Treatment Units, Constructed Wetlands, Chlorine Disinfection, Ultraviolet Light Disinfection Units, Lagoons, Media Filters, Drip Distribution, Gravity Distribution, Low-Pressure Drainfields (LPD)
Selling the System to Fit the Site
Course length: 5.5 hours
CEUs: General CEUs: 5.5
Basic Installer: 4.25, Advanced Installer: 5.5, Inspectors/Evaluators: 1.0, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 4.5, Percolation Testers: 0.75
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.25 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0
Course Description: This course covers the essentials of first, the general soil and site conditions which influence the type of decentralized wastewater technology which will be selected for a long-term sustainable onsite system. Second, an overview of different pre-treatment and treatment technologies are covered as well as the diverse soil placement and effluent delivery technologies are discussed. This information package is presented to assist the installer in portraying to the homebuilder and homeowner why their wastewater system may be different than their neighbor's.
CEUs: General CEUs: 5.5
Basic Installer: 4.25, Advanced Installer: 5.5, Inspectors/Evaluators: 1.0, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 4.5, Percolation Testers: 0.75
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.25 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0
Course Description: This course covers the essentials of first, the general soil and site conditions which influence the type of decentralized wastewater technology which will be selected for a long-term sustainable onsite system. Second, an overview of different pre-treatment and treatment technologies are covered as well as the diverse soil placement and effluent delivery technologies are discussed. This information package is presented to assist the installer in portraying to the homebuilder and homeowner why their wastewater system may be different than their neighbor's.
Soil Site Management and Installation Practices for OWS
Course length: 6.25 hours
CEUs: General CEUs: 6.25
Basic Installers: 5.25, Advanced Installers: 5.25, Inspectors and Evaluators: 0, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 4.75, and Percolation Testers: 0.75
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.0 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0 Core Hours
Topics covered: Introduction and Review of Soil Site Properties; Influence of construction and installation practices on the soil and site conditions: Compaction and Erosion; Types of Construction equipment; safety and digging trenches and pits; guidelines and BMP’s for proper handling transporting, storing and placement of granular materials and soils at the site; management strategies for water diversion around onsite systems and educating the homeowner.
CEUs: General CEUs: 6.25
Basic Installers: 5.25, Advanced Installers: 5.25, Inspectors and Evaluators: 0, Onsite Soil Evaluators: 4.75, and Percolation Testers: 0.75
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.0 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0 Core Hours
Topics covered: Introduction and Review of Soil Site Properties; Influence of construction and installation practices on the soil and site conditions: Compaction and Erosion; Types of Construction equipment; safety and digging trenches and pits; guidelines and BMP’s for proper handling transporting, storing and placement of granular materials and soils at the site; management strategies for water diversion around onsite systems and educating the homeowner.
Troubleshooting for Onsite Systems
Course length: 6 hours
CEUs: General CEUs = 6
Basic Installers: 6, Advanced Installers: 6, Inspectors: 6, OSE: 0, and Percolation Testers: 0
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.25 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0
Course Content:
The purpose of this course is to teach people how to systematically identify problems with malfunctioning onsite wastewater treatment systems. The concept of flow charts is used and will help anyone involved in analyzing problems with onsite treatment systems including installers, regulators and private inspectors.
CEUs: General CEUs = 6
Basic Installers: 6, Advanced Installers: 6, Inspectors: 6, OSE: 0, and Percolation Testers: 0
Jefferson County PEUs: 3.25 PEUs for Plumbing, Drainlayers, and OnSite Designers (Elective)
St. Louis County PEUs: 3.0
Course Content:
The purpose of this course is to teach people how to systematically identify problems with malfunctioning onsite wastewater treatment systems. The concept of flow charts is used and will help anyone involved in analyzing problems with onsite treatment systems including installers, regulators and private inspectors.
Wastewater Pathogens: Pathogen Exposure to Workers in the Onsite Industry
Course length: 4 hours
CEUS: General CEUS = 3.75
No Select CEUs
St, Louis County PEUs: 2.0 Elective
Jefferson County PEUs: 2.0 Elective
Course Content: Pathogen exposures in wastewater are well documented and managed for public health risks. Under a Washington State Industrial Health “SHIP” grant. WOSSA staff conducted field studies to sample wastewater pathogen exposures, vector methods, and exposure mitigation in typical work practices for workers in the On-Site Industry. For example, exposures from high pressure jetting of drainfield components is common and in addition to the unique hazards to Focus Four exposures, include the aerosolization of raw human waste that make it specific to the de-centralized wastewater industry small business that operate in this field. Identification and discussion of vector pathways, infective dose and mitigation through work practice and selective PPE (personal protective equipment) is enhanced through discussion of worker attitudes, safety awareness and behavior modification to minimize exposures that can make workers sick.
CEUS: General CEUS = 3.75
No Select CEUs
St, Louis County PEUs: 2.0 Elective
Jefferson County PEUs: 2.0 Elective
Course Content: Pathogen exposures in wastewater are well documented and managed for public health risks. Under a Washington State Industrial Health “SHIP” grant. WOSSA staff conducted field studies to sample wastewater pathogen exposures, vector methods, and exposure mitigation in typical work practices for workers in the On-Site Industry. For example, exposures from high pressure jetting of drainfield components is common and in addition to the unique hazards to Focus Four exposures, include the aerosolization of raw human waste that make it specific to the de-centralized wastewater industry small business that operate in this field. Identification and discussion of vector pathways, infective dose and mitigation through work practice and selective PPE (personal protective equipment) is enhanced through discussion of worker attitudes, safety awareness and behavior modification to minimize exposures that can make workers sick.
