California 36-Hour Package for Level 4 and 5 Operators

These individual courses are approved for California drinking water and distribution operators. Save money with our convenient 36-hour package:

Pumps: Part 1 (5 hours)
Pumps: Part 2 (5 hours)
Piping Systems: Part 1 (5 hours)
Piping Systems: Part 2 (5 hours)
Water Utility Management (5 hours)
Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection (4 hours)
Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024) (6 hours)
Fluid Mechanics (1 hour)

Course Format: Text

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

Approved By: Water Board - State Water Resources Control Board

Fluid Mechanics
- 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
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    - 09. The Bernoulli Effect and Venturi Applications
    - 10. Friction Head
    - 11. The Siphon
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
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    - 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
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
Pumps: Part 1
- Pumps: Part 1 [42 Activities]
  - 01. The Development of Pumps
  - 02. Pumping Systems
  - 03. Water Pumping Systems
  - 04. Chemical Pumping Systems
  - 05. Waste Pumping Systems
  - 06. High-Viscosity Material Pumping Systems
  - 07. Solid Pumping Systems
  - 08. Pumping Terminology
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    - 09. Calculating Total Head
    - 10. Horsepower Calculations
    - 11. Total Energy vs Available NPSH
    - 12. Available NPSH vs Required NPSH
    - 13. Pump Performance Curves
    - 14. Head Capacity Curves
    - 15. Curve Families
    - 16. Pump Selection
    - 17. Centrifugal Pumps
    - 18. Pump Part Definitions
    - 19. End-Suction Casing Configurations
    - 20. Split-Case Centrifugal Pumps
    - 21. Double-Volume Pumps
    - 22. Impeller Types
    - 23. Wear Rings
    - 24. Shafts, Bearings, and Sleeves
    - 25. Turbine Pumps Overview and Lineshaft Turbines
    - 26. Can Turbines
    - 27. Submersible Turbines
    - 28. Flow Patterns
    - 29. Axial-Flow Propeller Pumps
    - 30. Mixed-Flow Propeller Pumps
    - 31. Special Propeller Pumps and Turbine Pump Construction
    - 32. Vertical Turbine Pump Application
    - 33. Regenerative Turbine Pumps
    - 34. Introduction to Rotary Pumps
    - 35. External-Gear Pumps
    - 36. Internal-Gear Pumps
    - 37. Lobe Pumps
    - 38. Screw Pumps
    - 39. Vane Pumps
    - 40. Rotary Piston Pumps
    - 41. Flexible-Members Pumps
    - 42. Rotary Pump Installations
Pumps: Part 2
- Pumps: Part 2 [41 Activities]
  - 01. Reciprocating Pump Applications
  - 02. Reciprocating Pump Parts
  - 03. Reciprocating Pump Classifications
  - 04. Steam-Driven Pump Operation
  - 05. Power Pump Operations
  - 06. Horizontal Plunger Pumps
  - 07. Vertical Plunger Pumps
  - 08. Air-Driven Pump Operations
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    - 09. Introduction to Metering Pumps
    - 10. Metering Pump Classification
    - 11. Plunger and Piston Metering Pumps
    - 12. Diaphragm Pumps
    - 13. Air-Operated Metering Pumps
    - 14. Rotary Metering Pumps
    - 15. Handling Difficult Materials
    - 16. Chemical Pumps
    - 17. Special Chemical Pumps
    - 18. Magnetic-Drive Pumps
    - 19. Canned-Motor Pumps
    - 20. Centrifugal Slurry Pumps
    - 21. Pulp-Handling Pumps
    - 22. Trash and Sewage Pumps
    - 23. Diaphragm Pumps
    - 24. Reciprocating Slurry Pumps
    - 25. Vortex Pumps
    - 26. Pump Sealing Requirements
    - 27. Stuffing Boxes
    - 28. Packing Materials
    - 29. Installing Packing
    - 30. Mechanical Seals
    - 31. Special Seals
    - 32. Pump and Sleeve Bearings
    - 33. Antifriction and Special Bearings
    - 34. Bearing Lubrication
    - 35. Bearing Seals
    - 36. Pump Installation and Maintenance
    - 37. End-Suction Centrifugal Pumps
    - 38. Vertical Turbine Pumps
    - 39. Rotary Pumps
    - 40. Reciprocating Pumps
    - 41. Difficult Material Pumps and Other Maintenance Problems
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.
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    - 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
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    - 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
Module One. Successful Water Utilities Management: Theories and Planning
- Introduction to Water Utility Management [1 Activities]
  - 01. Module One. Successful Water Utilities Management: Theories and Planning
- Quiz #1 (3 questions)
- Characteristics of Successful Water Utility Management [1 Activities]
  - 01. Characteristics of Successful Water Utility Management
- Quiz #2 (3 questions)
- Management Theories [1 Activities]
  - 01. Management Theories
- Quiz #3 (3 questions)
- Problems Associated with Management: Overview [1 Activities]
  - 01. Problems Associated with Management, Overview
- Quiz #4 (1 questions)
- Problems Associated with Management: Planning [1 Activities]
  - 01. Planning
- Quiz #5 (2 questions)
- Problems Associated with Management: Risk Assessment [1 Activities]
  - 01. Risk Assessment
- Quiz #6 (2 questions)
- Risk Management [1 Activities]
  - 01. Risk Management
- Quiz #7 (4 questions)
- Best Practices for Water Utility Management: Overview [1 Activities]
  - 01. Best Practices, Overview
- Quiz #8 (1 questions)
- Best Practices for Water Utility Management: Self-Assessment [1 Activities]
  - 01. Best Practices for Water Utility Management: Self-Assessment
- Quiz #9 (2 questions)
- Best Practices for Water Utility Management: Organizational Culture [1 Activities]
  - 01. Best Practices for Water Utility Management: Organizational Culture
- Quiz #10 (1 questions)
Module Two. Practical Approaches to Utility Management
- Overview (Practical Approaches to Utility Management) [1 Activities]
  - 01. Module Two. Practical Approaches to Utility Management
- Quiz #11 (1 questions)
- Lean Techniques [1 Activities]
  - 01. Lean Techniques
- Quiz #12 (2 questions)
- Additional Resources and Tools: Overview [1 Activities]
  - 01. Additional Resources, Overview
- Quiz #13 (1 questions)
- Additional Resources and Tools: Effective Utilities Management (EUM) [1 Activities]
  - 01. Additional Resources and Tools: Effective Utilities Management (EUM)
- Quiz #14 (2 questions)
- Additional Resources and Tools: Case Studies [1 Activities]
  - 01. Additional Resources and Tools: Case Studies
- Quiz #15 (2 questions)
- Continual Improvement Management [1 Activities]
  - 01. Continual Improvement Management
- Quiz #16 (2 questions)
- Reliability [1 Activities]
  - 01. Reliability
- Quiz #17 (2 questions)
Module Three. Workplace Safety: Requirements and Resources
- Overview of Workplace Safety [1 Activities]
  - 01. Module Three. Workplace Safety
- Quiz #18 (2 questions)
- Hazardous Materials and Environmental Risks [1 Activities]
  - 01. Hazardous Materials and Environmental Risks
- Quiz #19 (2 questions)
- Workplace Hazards [1 Activities]
  - 01. Workplace Hazards
- Quiz #20 (2 questions)
- Safety Recommendations [1 Activities]
  - 01. Safety Recommendations
- Quiz #21 (3 questions)
- Safety Requirements [1 Activities]
  - 01. Safety Requirements
- Quiz #22 (3 questions)
- Safety Resources [1 Activities]
  - 01. Safety Resources
- Quiz #23 (2 questions)
- Conclusion [1 Activities]
  - 01. Conclusion
- Quiz #24 (2 questions)
Course Completion
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- California Fluid Mechanics - Certificate of Achievement (1 of 8)
- California Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection - Certificate of Achievement (2 of 8)
- California Piping Systems: Part 1 - Certificate of Achievement (3 of 8)
- CA Piping Systems: Part 2 - Certificate of Achievement (4 of 8)
- California Pumps: Part 1 - Certificate of Achievement (5 of 8)
- California Pumps: Part 2 - Certificate of Achievement (6 of 8)
- California Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024) - Certificate of Achievement (7 of 8)
- California Water Utility Management - Certificate of Achievement (8 of 8)