WasteWater Education 501(c)3 is offering two sessions of a webinar, “6 Ps: A conversation about Prescriptions, Personal Care Products, Pesticides, Petroleum-Based Cleaning and Plasticizing Products and their effect on wastewater systems.”

The program will be offered Thursday, April 26 at 9 a.m. and Thursday, May 3, at 1 p.m. (both Eastern time). The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has approved the course for one hour of Continuing Septage Education Credit. There is a $20 fee for those seeking credit. The presentation is free to the general public but a donation will be gladly accepted. Space is limited to  45 attendees.

In a previous web-based interactive presentation, a representative from U.S. Geological Survey detailed the status of research on contaminants of emerging concern, including pharmaceuticals and the chemical components of personal care products. Wastewater service providers continue to report physical evidence of system damage linked to excessive use of cleaning products and to medications used by property owners.

This session will focus on how to discuss from the service provider’s standpoint what should never go down a toilet or drain. Those in the onsite system service industry are in effect the first line of defense in protecting water quality and the environment and play a vital role in passing on accurate, science based information.

In honor of Earth Week and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Drug Take Back Day (April 28th), this web-based seminar will provide information and education resources that wastewater service professionals can pass on to their customers and communities. For more information, visit www.wastewatereducation.org or call 231/233-1806.