California 24-Hour Package for Level 3 Operators

This 24-hour package has been approved for California and is intended for Level 3 Water Operators. The package includes:

Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024) (6 hours)
Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection (4 hours)
Pump Installation and Maintenance (4 hours)
Introduction to Water Technology (5 hours)
Fluid Mechanics (1 hour)
Pipelines (2 hours)
Storage Tanks (2 hours)

These courses are approved for DRINKING WATER and DISTRIBUTION OPERATORS only.

Course Format: Text

Credit Type: (S/S) Safety, Drinking Water, Drinking Water, Distribution Operator, Drinking Water, Distribution Operators

Approved By: Water Board - State Water Resources Control Board

24-Hour Package for Level 3 Operators

Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024)
- Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024) Part 1 [25 Activities]
  - 01. Article 90, Sections 90.1, 90.2, 90.3
  - 02. Article 90, Sections 90.4, 90.5, 90.6
  - 03. Article 100, Definitions
  - 04. Article 105, Application of Safety-Related Work Practices and Procedures
  - 05. Article 110, General Requirements for Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices
  - 06. Section 110.3, Electrical Safety Program.
  - 07. Section 110.4, Training Requirements.
  - 08. Section 110.5, Host and Contract Employers?? Responsibilities.
  - 09. Section 110.6, Test Instruments and Equipment.
  - 10. Section 110.7(A)&(B), Portable Cord- and-Plug-Connected Electric Equipment.
  - 11. Section 110.7(C)-(F), Portable Cord- and-Plug-Connected Electric Equipment.
  - 12. Section 110.8, Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI) Protection.
  - 13. Sections 110.8, Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI) Protection. 110.9 Overcurrent Protection Modification. 110.10 Equipment Use.
  - 14. Article 120, Establishing an Electrically Safe Work Condition
  - 15. Section 120.2, Lockout/Tagout Program.
  - 16. Section 120.3, Lockout/Tagout Principles.
  - 17. Section 120.4, Lockout/Tagout Equipment.
  - 18. Section 120.5, Lockout/Tagout Procedures PART-I.
  - 19. Section 120.5 Lockout/Tagout Procedures PART-II.
  - 20. Section 120.6, Process for Establishing and Verifying an Electrically Safe Work Condition.
  - 21. Article 130, Work Involving Electrical Hazards
  - 22. Section 130.5, Arc Flash Risk Assessment.
  - 23. Section 130.7(C)(1) through (C)(8), Personal and Other Protective Equipment.
  - 24. Section 130.7(C)(9) through (C)(15), Personal and Other Protective Equipment.
  - 25. Section 130.7(C), Personal Protective Equipment (Tables).
- Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024) Part 2 [15 Activities]
  - 01. Section 130.7(D). Other Protective Equipment.
  - 02. Section 130.8(A)-(D). Other Precautions for Personnel Activities.
  - 03. Section 130.8(E)??(N). Other Precautions for Personnel Activities.
  - 04. Section 130.8(O). Alerting Techniques.
  - 05. Section 130.9, Work Within the Limited Approach Boundary or Arc Flash Boundary of Overhead Lines
  - 06. CHAPTER 2, SAFETY-RELATED MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.
  - 07. Article 205, General (Requirements)
  - 08. Article 210, Substations, Switchgear Assemblies, Switchboards, Panelboards, Motor Control Centers, and Disconnect Switches
  - 09. Article 215, Premises Wiring
  - 10. Article 220, Controller Equipment
  - 11. Article 225, Fuses and Circuit Breakers
  - 12. Article 230, Rotating Equipment
  - 13. Article 235, Hazardous (Classified) Locations
  - 14. Article 240: Batteries and Battery Rooms
  - 15. Article 245, Portable Electric Tools and Equipment
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
- 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
Pump Installation and Maintenance [52 Activities]
- 01. Force and Work
- 02. Power and Horsepower
- 03. Energy
- 04. Velocity and Acceleration
- 05. Static Suction Lift
- 06. Pressure Losses: Friction and Vapor Pressure
- 07. Available and Required Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH)
- 08. Checking Pump Capacity and Pumping Hot Water
- 09. Computing Pump Power Requirements and Effects of Operational Factors
- 10. Priming a Pump
- 11. Uses and Types of Packing and Seals
- 12. Packing
- 13. Selecting Packing Material
- 14. Removing Old Packing
- 15. Installing New Packing
- 16. Testing New Packing and Packing Precautions
- 17. Mechanical Seals
- 18. Mechanical Seals Versus Packing
- 19. Types of Mechanical Seals
- 20. Installing Mechanical Seals
- 21. Maintaining and Troubleshooting Packing and Seals
- 22. Installing the Pump and Preparing the Foundation
- 23. Fabricated Steel Baseplates
- 24. Checking Shaft Alignment and Grouting the Baseplate
- 25. Mounting Pump and Motor Separately
- 26. Compensating for Heat and Installing Auxiliary Pump Drives
- 27. Maintaining Centrifugal Pumps
- 28. Inspecting Packing, Seals, and Bearings
- 29. Motor and Drive
- 30. Avoiding Common Pump Problems
- 31. Cavitation
- 32. Ring Seizure
- 33. Overheating
- 34. Pump Operation
- 35. Scheduling Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- 36. Preparation, Work Areas, and Rigging
- 37. Moving a Pump
- 38. Disassembling a Pump
- 39. Inspecting Pump Parts
- 40. Checking Clearances
- 41. Reassembling a Pump
- 42. Reinstalling a Pump
- 43. Types of Rotary Pumps
- 44. Gear-Type and Vane-Type Rotary Pumps
- 45. Axial-Flow Pumps
- 46. Installing Rotary Pumps
- 47. Aligning Pump and Piping
- 48. Direction of Rotation
- 49. Pump Start-Up
- 50. Maintaining Rotary Pumps
- 51. Scheduling Inspections and Maintenance
- 52. Troubleshooting Rotary Pumps
Introduction to Water Technology [51 Activities]
- 01. The Water Cycle
- 02. Precipitation
- 03. Surface Runoff
- 04. Groundwater
- 05. Lots of Water, but…
- 06. Water Use
- 07. Industrial Use
- 08. Agricultural Use and Waste
- 09. Beginning of Waterworks
- 10. Centuries of Neglect
- 11. Water Treatment - Beginning to Today
- 12. Collecting Surface and Ground Water
- 13. Transmission of Water
- 14. Why Treat the Supply Water?
- 15. Types of Treatment
- 16. Treatment in the Treatment Plant and Distribution
- 17. Collecting Wastewater
- 18. Treating Wastewater
- 19. Primary Treatment
- 20. Secondary Treatment
- 21. Tertiary Treatment
- 22. Basic Properties of Water
- 23. The Color of Water
- 24. Measuring Water Color
- 25. Taste and Odor of Water
- 26. The Temperature of Water
- 27. Solids in Water
- 28. Total Solids in Water
- 29. Volatile and Fixed Solids
- 30. Turbidity and Suspended Matter
- 31. Electrical Conductivity
- 32. Atoms and Molecules
- 33. Acids, Bases, and Salts
- 34. The Ionization of Water
- 35. Alkalinity
- 36. Acidity
- 37. Hardness of Water
- 38. Other Unwanted Chemicals
- 39. Dissolved Oxygen
- 40. Pathogenicity
- 41. Disinfection
- 42. Stabilization of Organic Matter
- 43. Biochemical Oxygen Demand
- 44. Factors Affecting Growth
- 45. The Food Chain and Living Things
- 46. Bacteria
- 47. Environmental Classifications of Bacteria
- 48. Bacteria in Treatment Plants
- 49. Viruses
- 50. Algae
- 51. Protozoa and Higher Organisms
Fluid Mechanics [11 Activities]
- 01. Definition of a Fluid
- 02. Fluids Distribute Forces
- 03. Definition of Pressure
- 04. Measuring Pressure
- 05. Sources of Fluid Pressure
- 06. Gauge Verses Absolute Pressure
- 07. Liquid Seeks Its Own Level
- 08. Velocity Head Verses Static Pressure
- 09. The Bernoulli Effect and Venturi Applications
- 10. Friction Head
- 11. The Siphon
Pipelines [12 Activities]
- 01. Introduction
- 02. Pipeline Composition
- 03. Installation
- 04. Joining
- 05. General Operations
- 06. General Regulations, Overview
- 07. Pressure
- 08. Monitoring and Management
- 09. Maintenance
- 10. Safety
- 11. Environmental Concerns
- 12. Conclusion
Storage Tanks [14 Activities]
- 01. An Introduction to Storage Tanks and Their Facilities
- 02. Common Types and Classification
- 03. Sizes and Common Materials
- 04. Storage Tank Components
- 05. Basic Operation
- 06. Water Demand
- 07. Regulations and Standards
- 08. Regulations and Standards: Facility and Tank Construction
- 09. General Maintenance
- 10. Disinfection and Sanitation
- 11. Safety
- 12. Security
- 13. Inspections
- 14. Conclusion

Course Completion

Mandatory Questionnaire
Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024) - Certificate of Achievement
Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection - Certificate of Achievement
Pump Installation and Maintenance - Certificate of Achievement
Introduction to Water Technology - Certificate of Achievement
Fluid Mechanics - Certificate of Achievement
Pipelines - Certificate of Achievement
Storage Tanks - Certificate of Achievement