NENASF 2025 SPRING WEBINAR
In keeping with the core values of The New England Chapter of The National Association for Surface Finishing, the Chapter was, once again, pleased to host a virtual Wastewater Continuing Education Webinar for the benefit of our membership, and the entire metal finishing community. The event was offered via Zoom format, at no charge to NENASF members, over a two-hour period from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm on Wednesday March 19, 2025.
This continuing education program was comprised of three speakers, and offered vital technical and regulatory compliance information to the metal finishing community. Attendees also qualified for two Continuing Education Wastewater Treatment Contact Hours as awarded by the Mass DEP, to be used towards Wastewater license renewal.
Dr. Bob Fan of Buck Scientific opened the Webinar with a presentation on the use of Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry as, not only a wastewater discharge compliance tool, but also as an aid in process quality realization leading to less impact on a company’s wastewater treatment system.
This presentation was followed by a joint presentation by Robin Deal and Jeremy Morgan of Hubbard-Hall on Wastewater Treatment Operator responsibilities and training opportunities. This talk centered on balancing technical ability with wastewater operator licensing requirements, and interaction with plant processes and regulatory sewer authorities.
The closing speaker was Brian Morrill of GZA Geo Environmental whose presentation centered on the newly proposed modification to Commercial, Industrial and Institutional (CII) Multisector Stormwater General Permit (MSGP).
As many as 3000 properties that are currently exempt may now be included.
Quarterly PFAS stormwater testing could become a mandatory requirement.
Thank you to all of the Speaker Facilitators for their time, expertise and overall contribution to making this educational opportunity available to the metal finishing community. Special thanks, once again, to Chris Capalbo as Program Moderator and all NENASF Board Members, Committee Members, Chapter Membership and dedicated and talented members of the Metal Finishing Community as a whole for making events such as this available for the benefit of our membership. Over three dozen members of the NENASF and metal finishing community were in attendance and benefited from this program.
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