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COURSE INFORMATION

Water Treatment
Type:
Training Course

Length:
2 Days
CEU:
1.6
PDH:
16

Fee:
$1895 CAD

Upcoming Sessions
Location:
Calgary, Alberta

Date:
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
   
Thursday, November 5, 2026
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Register before October 14th and receive $100 off! Use the promo code EarlyBird
Course Description
This water treatment course is a practical technical reference for understanding water quality, the operational risks created by impurities, and the treatment methods used to produce water that is fit for industrial, boiler, potable, and produced-water applications.

Its central decision logic for this course is straightforward:

Why It Matters

Untreated or poorly treated water drives avoidable cost through equipment damage, unplanned outages, reduced thermal efficiency, off-spec steam, product quality issues, and health or regulatory risk.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for operators, engineers, technical learners, and decision-makers responsible for water quality, treatment system performance, equipment reliability, or regulatory compliance in industrial, boiler, potable, or produced-water applications.
  • Water – Such a Unique Liquid
  • The Water Challenge
  • A Brief History of Water Treatment
  • Water Chemistry
  • Alkalinity of Water
  • Methods to Remove Impurities
  • Target Water Analysis
  • Removing Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
  • Parasite, Bacteria and Virus Removal from Potable Water
  • Precipitation Lime Softening
  • Ion Exchange Demineralization
  • Sodium Zeolite Softening
  • Demineralization
  • Condensate Polishing
  • Common Ion Exchange System Problems
  • Membranes
  • Electrodialysis
  • Ultrafiltration
  • BFW Deaeration
  • Boiler Deposit Control
  • Treatment of Produced Water from SAGD Operations
  • Regulatory Requirements in Alberta
Keith Timms, P.Eng.
Keith Timms has been a Process Engineer for 46 years and has worked in the chemical, petrochemical, oil and gas and oil sands industries in both the UK and Canada. Half of his career has been in Operations and he therefore has a good understanding of what actually works and what does not and how to troubleshoot problems. Keith is very practical and hands-on but also has a very deep understanding of engineering fundamentals which he likes to apply to all problems.

Keith has worked in many areas of Operations such as Utilities, Upgraders, Refineries, Tailings, Chemical Units, etc.

Working in Operations has given Keith a keen understanding of safety and this has resulted in Keith developing expertise in overpressure protection, relief scenario identification, HAZOPS and LOPAs. Keith has facilitated hundreds of HAZOPS and LOPAs as well as Risk Assessments and Event Tree Analysis.

Keith is a hands-on facilitator that draws out risks and hazards and also tries to make the sessions enjoyable. Clients include Shell, Syncrude, Suncor, Husky Energy, Nexen, IOL, BP, ConocoPhillips and Enbridge Pipelines.

Keith has also developed particular expertise in the hydraulics of many types of fluids in many types of applications including pipelines and networks.

Keith is a funny, energetic, positive instructor that enjoys working closely with clients to deliver innovative solutions. He believes in developing good rapport by listening and understanding goals and interests.

Keith is currently an independent consultant and has been a P.Eng. with APEGA since 1984.


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