After completing this course, the licensee should be able to:
- Name and define the basic six processes that make the hydrologic cycle a continuous process.
- Identify the groups that use municipal water and how each can conserve water through careful use.
- Identify different methods of water treatment and the stages of each.
- Name the causes and sources of pollution.
- Measure the properties of water using a variety of instruments.
- Relate varying conditions of pH, hardness, dissolved oxygen, etc., of water to establish quality.
- Identify procedures used to kill or inactivate common organisms found in water.
Course Format: Text
Credit Type: Wastewater, Drinking Water
CEUs: 0.2
Course ID(s): 7559
Approved By: Occupational & Professional Licenses - Board of Drinking Water and Water
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
Course Completion
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- Certificate of Achievement