Water Treatment Operations Certificate
Online - 240 Hours
Course description: Using the Internet, students will explore the rudiments of water treatment. The topics of this course include regulatory monitoring, iron and manganese removal, filtration, coagulation, flocculation, fluoridation, and disinfection. Along with reading assignments from the text, the course is enhanced with audio, up-to-date photographs, interactive exercises, and online links.
Outline:
UNIT 1: Introduction to Water Treatment
UNIT 2: Regulation of Water Quality
UNIT 3: Iron and Manganese
UNIT 4: Process Filtration
UNIT 5: Coagulation and Flocculation
UNIT 6: Sedimentation Basins
UNIT 7: Fluoridation of Potable Water
UNIT 8: Process of Disinfection
Course description: Using the Internet, students will focus on issues of concern to surface water treatment facilities. The topics of this course include reservoir management, taste and odor control, corrosion management, softening, demineralization, and trihalomethanes. Instrumentation and sludge handling and disposal issues are also addressed. Along with reading assignments from the text, the course is augmented with audio, photographs, interactive exercises, and online links.
Outline
UNIT 1: Reservoir Management
UNIT 2: Taste and Odor Control
UNIT 3: Corrosion Control
UNIT 4: Softening
UNIT 5: Demineralization
UNIT 6: Trihalomethanes
UNIT 7: Handling and Disposal
UNIT 8: Instrumentation
Course description: Using the Internet, students will obtain a working knowledge of potable water distribution systems. The topics of this course include water storage facilities, operation and maintenance of water mains, water quality issues, disinfection, and safety.
Outline
UNIT 1: Storage Systems
UNIT 2: Distribution Facilities
UNIT 3: Water Mains
UNIT 4: Water Quality Issues
UNIT 5: System Operation and Maintenance
UNIT 6: Valves, Mains, & Meter Operation and Maintenance
UNIT 7: System Disinfection
UNIT 8: System Safety Issues
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 procedures for regulatory sampling and safety, and specific analytical procedures for total residue, fluoride, pH, ammonia, acidity, alkalinity, calcium, chloride, hardness, and coliform analysis.
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: Microbiological Analysis
UNIT 7: Bench Scale Treatment
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