Wastewater operator training is available at schools, online and through various manuals and books. Then there’s the training operators get at the biosolids processing facility at the Michael A. Finn Water Reclamation Facility #3 in Ocala, Florida. They learn chemistry, mechanics, biology, administration, instrumentation and more.That’s because WRF#3 operates a biosolids drying facility that processes up to 60 wet tons of biosolids cake per day and produces a Class AA product that helps Florida orange growers fertilize their groves. “We provide on-the-job training,” says Robyn Preston, the facility’s lead operator. “It can be a complicated process, but we make it
