Minnesota Introduction to Water Technology

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: Drinking Water

Approved By: Dept of Health - Public Water Supply Unit - Drinking Water Protection

Introduction to Water Technology
- 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 Waste09. 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
- Certificate of Achievement