Sanitary Sewer Engineering and Collection System Management

Overview of Sanitary Sewer Systems in the United States

• Sewer metrics and characteristics
• Planning, designing, upgrading, operating
• National trends

Codes and Regulations

• Combined and sanitary sewer overflows (CSO and SSO)
• CMOM programs – capacity, maintenance, operations, management
• Blending policies, capacity assurance programs

Safety

• Confined space
• PPE

Design Flows and System Models

• Selecting flows for upgrades and new projects
• Peaking factors, probability and recurrence intervals
• Hydraulic models and when to use them

Hydraulics of Sanitary Sewers

• Open channel and pressurized pipe flow
• Forcemains and air release valves
• Potential problems that can occur

Pumping Stations and Lift Stations

• Station types, pros and cons
• Operating strategies and reliability
• Variable speed, constant speed, and storage

Pipe Materials and Appurtenances

• Gravity and forcemain piping
• PVC, FRP, ductile iron, HDPE
• Manholes, service laterals, connections

Reducing Infiltration/Inflow and Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs)

• Determining the quantity of I/I in your system

Collection System Operation and Maintenance

• Televising, inspection, and cleaning programs
• Smoke testing, dye testing
• NASSCO manhole and pipeline assessments

Sewer Construction Costs

• Unit prices, materials, and crew costs
• Materials, depths, sizes, site conditions, crossings
• Bidding exercise

Pipe Rehabilitation and Repair Technologies

• Cured-in-place pipe (CIPP)
• Pilot tube micro-tunneling
• Trenchless and semi-trenchless technologies
• Manholes and lateral rehabilitation

Problem-Solving Workshops and Exercises

• Attendees will participate in a series of problem-solving exercises that will help them to understand the principles learned in the course.

This course is part of the Wastewater Systems Certificate. Course may be taken individually as well.

Event Dates/Times:

• 11/11/2025  9:00am - 4:00pm Central Time
• 11/12/2025  9:00am - 4:00pm Central Time
• 11/13/2025  9:00am - 4:00pm Central Time

• Program Director

  Adib Amini

• Instructors

  Joan Hawley

  President

  Joan B. Hawley, P.E. is a professional operator and operations and maintenance focusing on Capacity, Management, Operations and Maintenance (CMOM) programs including: pipeline rehabilitation, inspection, and cleaning, condition assessment, operation & maintenance (O&M), infiltration/inflow reduction including private property and Asset Management (AM) programs for collection systems and water resource recovery facilities.  She is a licensed collection systems operator and a wastewater operator. 

• Instructors

  Joan Hawley

  President

  Joan B. Hawley, P.E. is a professional operator and operations and maintenance focusing on Capacity, Management, Operations and Maintenance (CMOM) programs including: pipeline rehabilitation, inspection, and cleaning, condition assessment, operation & maintenance (O&M), infiltration/inflow reduction including private property and Asset Management (AM) programs for collection systems and water resource recovery facilities.  She is a licensed collection systems operator and a wastewater operator. 

  Adrien Comeau

  Adrien Comeau, M.Eng., P.Eng. is a Senior Principal - Water and Wet Weather Flow Team Leader at Stantec Consulting and has over 34 years of public and private sector experience in wet weather flow management for urban wastewater collection and treatment systems with a focus on CSO and SSO control, flood risk reduction, I/I remediation, and capacity assurance programs where he has been engaged in the planning, design and implementation of a wide range of related projects.  His experience includes project management and technical leadership, from concept development through to design and commissioning on projects such as storage/conveyance tunnels, CSO/SSO tanks, pumping facilities and the implementation of real time control systems on wastewater collection systems.   

   Adrien received his undergraduate degree from the Technical University of Nova Scotia (Dalhousie University) and his Master of Engineering (Environmental and Water Resources) from the University of Ottawa.

   Adrien has also been a member of WEF’s Collection Systems Committee since 2012 and is an active participant on the Committee’s I/I and Modeling Task Groups where he has recently chaired the development of a WEF published Fact Sheet on I/I Modeling and has, over the last 12 years, helped coordinate and facilitate a series of WEF workshops at both the WEFTEC and Collection Systems Conferences.

10% discount per person for participants registered in the Wastewater Systems certificate series. Promo code needed during registration.

If you are planning to attend an Interdisciplinary Professional Programs course, payment is required at the time of registration. Below are the payment options:

Pay by Credit Card

Enroll online and pay by credit card.

• Search for the course on the website and then click on the Enroll Now button from the course webpage.
• Enter all necessary course attendee information and payment information on the course enrollment page.
• You will receive an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Enroll over the phone and pay by credit card.

• Call CERC Registrations at 608-262-2451.
• Provide the registrations representative with:
  • the course name, dates, and/or course number.
  • the necessary course attendee information and payment information.
• You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment payment.

Pay by Check

Mail in a completed registration form and check payable to UW Madison.

• Fill out a registration form (found either in the back of the course brochure you received in the mail or here).
• Prepare a check, made payable to UW Madison.
• Mail the registration form and check to: CERC Registrations 21 N Park St, Ste 7101 Madison, WI 53715
• You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Pay by Purchase Order

• Request Purchase Order information from interpro@union.wisc.edu
  • If a fee quote is needed, contact custserv@interpro.wisc.edu first
• You will receive an invoice from UW–Madison Business Services for payment, usually within 3–5 business days

Military

If using SF-182 form, please call our registration number at 608-262-2451 or email interpro@union.wisc.edu for details and instructions.

Event Cancellation

We reserve the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen events. If we cancel a course, participants will be notified via email or phone and will be given the option for a full refund or to transfer their registration and any fees paid to another course. We are not responsible for non-refundable plane tickets, hotel reservations, and other travel related expenses. For enrollee Course Cancellation, refer to notes on course page.

If you cannot attend, please notify us no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows are subject to a $150 administrative fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.