California 16-Hour Package for Level 2 Operators

This 16-hour package has been approved for California and is intended for Level 2 Water Operators. The package includes:

Piping Systems Part 1 (5 hours)
Piping Systems Part 2 (5 hours)
Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection (4 hours)
Water Distribution Systems (2 hours)

Course Format: Text

Credit Type: Drinking Water, Distribution Operator, Drinking Water, Technical, Distribution Operator

Approved By: Water Board - State Water Resources Control Board

Piping Systems: Part 1
- Piping Systems: Part 1 [45 Activities]
  - 01. Piping Systems
  - 02. Fluids
  - 03. Protecting Steam Lines
  - 04. Keeping Fluids Clean and Moving
  - 05. Piping System Maintenance
  - 06. Valves and Fittings
  - 07. Pipe Hangers and Supports
  - 08. Temperature Effects
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    - 09. Piping Insulation
    - 10. Typical Piping Systems
    - 11. Maintenance Considerations
    - 12. Pipes
    - 13. Pipe Schedules and Other Pipe Codes
    - 14. Types of Systems
    - 15. Metal Piping and Characteristics of Metals
    - 16. Pipe-Manufacturing Methods
    - 17. Behavior of Fluids in Piping
    - 18. Piping Applications
    - 19. Maintenance Considerations
    - 20. Joining Pipe
    - 21. Nonmetallic Piping Materials
    - 22. Concrete Pipe
    - 23. Asbestos-Cement Pipe
    - 24. Plastic Pipe
    - 25. Limitations of Plastic Pipe
    - 26. Joining Plastic Pipe
    - 27. Maintaining Plastic Pipe
    - 28. Glass Pipe
    - 29. Maintenance Requirements
    - 30. Tubing
    - 31. Advantages of Tubing
    - 32. Tube Joining
    - 33. Types of Tubing
    - 34. Tubing Applications
    - 35. Plastic Tubing
    - 36. Other Applications and Maintenance
    - 37. Hoses
    - 38. Codes and Sizes
    - 39. Hose Classifications
    - 40. Hose Terminology
    - 41. Reinforced Nonmetallic Hose
    - 42. Nonmetallic Hose
    - 43. Metallic Hose
    - 44. Hose Couplings
    - 45. Maintenance
Piping Systems: Part 2
- Piping Systems: Part 2 [49 Activities]
  - 01. Fittings
  - 02. Functions of Fittings
  - 03. Screwed and Flanged Connections
  - 04. Other Fittings
  - 05. Welded Connections
  - 06. Tube Fittings
  - 07. Drawing Symbols
  - 08. Valves
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    - 09. Types of Industrial Valves
    - 10. Gate Valves
    - 11. Globe Valves
    - 12. Needle Valves
    - 13. Ball Valves
    - 14. Butterfly Valves
    - 15. Plug Valves
    - 16. Check Valves
    - 17. Quick-Opening Valves
    - 18. Valve Maintenance and Connections
    - 19. Specialized Valves and Diaphragm Valves
    - 20. Blowdown Valves
    - 21. Pressure-Regulating Valves
    - 22. Temperature-Regulating Valves
    - 23. Safety Valves
    - 24. Relief Valves
    - 25. Rupture-Disk Relief Valves
    - 26. Reducing Valves
    - 27. Other Valves
    - 28. Valve Operators
    - 29. Magnetic, Pneumatic, and Hydraulic Operators
    - 30. Remote Control
    - 31. General Applications
    - 32. Strainers
    - 33. Filters
    - 34. Steam
    - 35. Traps
    - 36. Vent Valves
    - 37. Trap Maintenance
    - 38. Typical Piping System
    - 39. Pressure Gauges
    - 40. Temperature Gauges
    - 41. Rotary Pressure Joints
    - 42. Vacuum Breakers
    - 43. Accumulators
    - 44. Receivers
    - 45. Actuators and Intensifiers
    - 46. Pneumatic Pressure Line Accessories
    - 47. Heat Exchangers
    - 48. Wrenches
    - 49. Maintenance
Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection
- Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection [53 Activities]
  - 01. Valve Materials
  - 02. Threaded Connections
  - 03. Welded and Brazed Connections
  - 04. Flanged Connections
  - 05. Valve Installation
  - 06. Repairing Gate Valves
  - 07. Repairing Globe and Angle Valves
  - 08. Repairing Ball Valves
  - View Additional Activities
    - 09. Maintaining Plug Valves
    - 10. Maintaining Check Valves
    - 11. General Maintenance
    - 12. Special Valves
    - 13. Butterfly Valves
    - 14. Diaphragm Valves
    - 15. Pop Safety Valves
    - 16. Relief Valves
    - 17. Safety Relief Valves
    - 18. Pressure-Reducing and Regulating Valves
    - 19. Quick-Opening Valves
    - 20. Valve Actuators
    - 21. Diaphragm Actuators
    - 22. Piston Actuators
    - 23. Electric Actuators
    - 24. Actuator Installation
    - 25. Actuator Maintenance and Repair
    - 26. Bourdon Tube
    - 27. Bimetallic Gauge
    - 28. Bellows Gauge
    - 29. Flowmeters
    - 30. Rotating Unions
    - 31. Accumulators
    - 32. Air Receivers
    - 33. Application Considerations and Studying the Total System
    - 34. Valve Applications
    - 35. Valve Materials
    - 36. Valve Identification
    - 37. Soldered Valve Connections
    - 38. Threaded Valve Connections
    - 39. Flanged Valve Connections
    - 40. Tool Selection
    - 41. Valve Location
    - 42. Positioning the Valve
    - 43. Protecting Hot Pipelines
    - 44. Heat Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
    - 45. Installing and Maintaining Insulation
    - 46. Tracing
    - 47. Installing Steam Tracers
    - 48. Electric Tracing, Tracing Valves, and Fittings
    - 49. Protection From Freezing
    - 50. Protection From Corrosives
    - 51. Active and Passive Protection
    - 52. Inspection of Piping Protection
    - 53. Hangers and Supports
Water Distribution Systems
- Water Distribution Systems [12 Activities]
  - 01. Introduction
  - 02. Topologies
  - 03. Pipeline Operation
  - 04. Meters, Valves, and Hydrants
  - 05. Pumps and Motors
  - 06. Storage Tanks & Facilities
  - 07. Fire Protection
  - 08. SCADA Systems
  - View Additional Activities
    - 09. EPA Regulations and Groundwater Rule
    - 10. Maintenance
    - 11. Potential System Problems
    - 12. Distribution System Water Quality Issues
Course Completion
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- California Piping Systems: Part 1 - Certificate of Achievement (1 of 4)
- California Piping Systems: Part 2 - Certificate of Achievement (2 of 4)
- California Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection - Certificate of Achievement (3 of 4)
- California Water Distribution Systems - Certificate of Achievement (4 of 4)