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

Course ID(s): 570-8997-18615

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
      • 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
    • Certificate of Achievement