Wastewater Treatment Operations Certificate

Online - 320 Hours

WASTEWATER TREATMENT I

Hours: 64 Hours

Course description:  Students will explore the rudiments of wastewater treatment. This introductory course includes instruction in water pollution control, preliminary and primary treatment, fixed film processes, and suspended growth systems. Along with reading assignments from the text, the course is enhanced with up-to-date photographs, audio, interactive exercises, and online links.

Outline:

UNIT 1:  Pollution Control

UNIT 2:  Preliminary Treatment

UNIT 3:  Primary Treatment

UNIT 4:  Fixed Film Process

UNIT 5:  Suspended Growth Systems

UNIT 6:  Disinfection and Chlorination

UNIT 7:  Pond Systems

WASTEWATER TREATMENT II

Hours: 64 Hours

Course description:  Students will focus on issues of concern to wastewater treatment facilities. The topics of this course include activated sludge process control, sludge digestion and solids handling, nitrogen and phosphorous removal, and odor control. Along with reading assignments from the text, the course is augmented with audio, photographs, interactive exercises, and online links.

Outline:

UNIT 1:  Activated Sludge 

UNIT 2:  Sludge Digestion

UNIT 3:  Solids Handling

UNIT 4:  Solids Removal

UNIT 5:  Phosphorus Removal

UNIT 6:  Nitrogen Removal

UNIT 7:  Odor Control

UNIT 8: Nutrient Control & Reclamation

WASTEWATER TREATMENT - INDUSTRIAL

Hours: 64 Hours

Course description:  Students will focus on issues of concern to industrial wastewater treatment facilities. The topics of this course include regulatory requirements; flow measurement; preliminary, physical and chemical treatment; filtration; and treatment of metal streams. Along with reading assignments from the text, the course is augmented with audio, photographs, interactive exercises, and online links.

Outline:

UNIT 1:  Regulatory Requirements 

UNIT 2:  Preventing and Minimizing Waste

UNIT 3:  Industrial Wastewaters

UNIT 4:  Flow Management

UNIT 5:  Preliminary Treatment

Unit 6:  Physical-Chemical Treatment

UNIT 7:  Filtration Systems

UNIT 8:  Physical Treatment Process

UNIT 9:  Treatment of Metal Wastestreams

WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Hours: 64 Hours

Course description:  Using the Internet, students will gain a working knowledge of wastewater collection systems safety procedures, sewer inspection and testing, pipeline cleaning and maintenance, underground repair, lift stations, equipment maintenance, and sewer rehabilitation. Along with reading assignments from the text, the course is enhanced with up-to-date photographs, audio, interactive exercises, and links.

Outline:

UNIT 1:  Collection System Basics

UNIT 2:  Safe Procedures for Operators

UNIT 3:  Inspection and Testing

UNIT 4:  Pipeline Cleaning and Maintenance

UNIT 5:  Underground Repair

UNIT 6:  Lift Stations

UNIT 7:  Equipment Maintenance

UNIT 8:  Sewer Rehabilitation

WASTEWATER ANALYSIS

Hours: 64 Hours

Course description: Using the Internet, students will be introduced to basic laboratory safety and gravimetric, spectrophotometric, electrochemical, titrimetric, and microbiological methods. The units include instruction on the laboratory procedures for microscopic, coliform, BOD5, COD, ammonia, grease and oil, chlorine and solids analysis. Along with reading assignments from the text, the course is enhanced with up-to-date photographs, interactive exercises, and online links.

Outline:

UNIT 1:  Introduction to Laboratory Procedures 

UNIT 2:  Gravimetric Analysis

UNIT 3:  Potentiometric Analysis

UNIT 4:  Spectrophotometric Analysis

UNIT 5:  Titrimetric Analysis

UNIT 6:  Microbiology Analysis

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