Wastewater Treatment Operations Certificate
Online - 320 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
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
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
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
Outline:
UNIT 2: Gravimetric Analysis
UNIT 3:
Potentiometric Analysis
UNIT 4:
Spectrophotometric Analysis
UNIT 5: Titrimetric Analysis
Recommended System
Requirements:
Materials included:
1.
Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants,
Volume I, 6th Ed, CSUS Foundation, ISBN: 1-59371-005-4
2.
Operation & Maintenance of Wastewater Collection
Systems,
Volumes I & II, 5th Ed, CSUS Foundation, ISBN: 1-884701-19-1