Water Operators with C and D certifications are required to complete 15 hours of continuing education. This package contains a total of 15-approved hours with the following courses:

  • Introduction to Water Technology
  • Piping Systems: Part 1
  • Piping Systems: Part 2

Course Format: Text

Credit Type: Drinking Water

Course ID(s): 570-8997-18617, 570-8997-18615, 570-8997-18618

Approved By: State Department of Health - Bureau of Water Supply 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 Waste
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        • 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
  • 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
  • Course Completion
    • Mandatory Questionnaire
    • NY Introduction to Water Technology - Certificate of Achievement (1 of 3)
    • NY Piping Systems: Part 1 - Certificate of Achievement (2 of 2)
    • NY Piping Systems: Part 2 - Certificate of Achievement (3 of 3)
    • Guaranteed Next Business Day Reporting