WATER/WASTEWATER TECHNOLOGY

School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

WATER/WASTEWATER TECHNOLOGY (WWT)

WWT-60 WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATIONS

3 units: 3 hours lecture.

This course is an introduction to water treatment plant operations and processes. It will include the study of sources of water supply, water quality, treatment systems, and introduction to water treatment operations arithmetic. This course prepares the student to test for state certification for water treatment plant operator grade I and II. (11/19)

WWT-61 INTRODUCTION TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
Advisories: ENGL-01A.

This course is an introduction to wastewater treatment plant operations and processes. It will include the study of wastewater terminology; current methods of wastewater treatment – primary, secondary, and advanced; wastewater quality; and basic wastewater mathematics. This course prepares the student to test for state certification for wastewater treatment plant operation grade 1 and 2 (entry-level). (11/19)

WWT-62 WATER/WASTEWATER CALCULATIONS

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
Advisories: ENGL-01A.

This course provides for the mastery of mathematical calculations, specifically involving water and wastewater treatment plant operations and processes. It incorporates the use of handheld calculator, scientific notation, and the use of dimensional analysis as tools of problem solving. This course prepares the student to test for state certification for waste water treatment plant operator, grade I and II (entry level). (11/19)

WWT-63 ADVANCED WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATIONS

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
Prerequisite: WWT-60.

This course is a continuation of the study of water treatment plant operations and processes, with emphasis on the knowledge and skills needed by operators of conventional surface and ground treatment. Topics include control of metallic ions, trihalomethanes, disposal of wastes in the operation of water plants, instrumentation and advanced laboratory procedures, safety and drinking water regulations. Provides background to prepare students to take state certification exams. (11/19)

WWT-64 ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
Prerequisite: WWT-61.

This course is a continuation of the study of wastewater treatment plant operations and processes. It will emphasize the details of the process that occur in a wastewater treatment plant, including aeration, maintenance of microbe populations, sludge digestions, and chemical removal. (11/19)