This package is intended to meet the renewal requirements for South Carolina Wastewater Operators.
This package includes the following courses:
- Maintaining Wastewater Equipment - 5 hours
- Storage Tanks - 2 hours
- Wastewater Treatment Processes - 5 hours
Course Format: Text
Credit Type: All Operators
Approved By: Environmental Certification Board
12-Hour Package for Wastewater Operators
- Maintaining Wastewater Equipment [41 Activities]
- 01. Collection Systems
- 02. Pumping Stations
- 03. Pump Operations
- 04. Pump Types
- 05. Pump Maintenance
- 06. Pump Drive Units
- 07. Piping, Ventilation, and Control Systems
- 08. Level Detection
- 09. Station Operation and Maintenance
- 10. Safety Considerations
- 11. Hand-Cleaned Bar Screens
- 12. Mechanically Cleaned Bar Screens
- 13. Grinders
- 14. Rotating Drum Comminutors
- 15. Stationary Screen Comminutors
- 16. Barminutors
- 17. The Nature of Grit
- 18. Hand-Cleaned Grit Chambers
- 19. Maintaining Hand-Cleaned Grit Chambers
- 20. Detritus Tanks
- 21. Maintaining Detritus Tanks
- 22. Chain and Flight Grit Collectors
- 23. Maintaining Chain and Flight Grit Collectors
- 24. Aerated Grit Chambers and Cyclone Separators
- 25. Maintaining Aerated Grit Chambers
- 26. Sedimentation
- 27. Rectangular Clarifiers
- 28. Scum Removal
- 29. Circular Clarifiers
- 30. Sludge Removal
- 31. Laboratory Testing
- 32. Troubleshooting
- 33. Safety Considerations
- 34. Properties of Flowing Liquids
- 35. Flow Measurement Methods, Including Batch Processes
- 36. Flow Measurement in Open Channels
- 37. Measuring Flow from Freely Discharging Pipes
- 38. Methods of Depth Measurement
- 39. Flow Measurement in Completely Filled Pipes
- 40. Methods of Pressure Measurement
- 41. Maintenance of Flow Measurement Devices
- Storage Tanks [14 Activities]
- 01. An Introduction to Storage Tanks and Their Facilities
- 02. Common Types and Classification
- 03. Sizes and Common Materials
- 04. Storage Tank Components
- 05. Basic Operation
- 06. Water Demand
- 07. Regulations and Standards
- 08. Regulations and Standards: Facility and Tank Construction
- 09. General Maintenance
- 10. Disinfection and Sanitation
- 11. Safety
- 12. Security
- 13. Inspections
- 14. Conclusion
- Wastewater Treatment Processes [46 Activities]
- 01. Purpose of Treatment
- 02. Sources of Wastewater
- 03. Wastewater Collection Systems
- 04. Typical Treatment Facilities
- 05. Influent
- 06. Preliminary Treatment
- 07. Primary Treatment
- 08. Secondary Treatment
- 09. Tertiary Treatment
- 10. Disinfection and Effluent Discharge
- 11. Solids Handling
- 12. Screening
- 13. Grinding
- 14. Grit Removal
- 15. Sedimentation
- 16. Factors Affecting Settling Rates
- 17. Types of Clarifiers
- 18. Air Flotation
- 19. Filtration and Effluent Disposal
- 20. Solids in Wastewater
- 21. Chemical Coagulants
- 22. Phosphorus Removal
- 23. Chemical Clarification Equipment
- 24. Disinfection
- 25. Factors Affecting Disinfection
- 26. Disinfection with Chlorine
- 27. Equipment Used in Chlorine Feeding
- 28. Lagoons
- 29. Activated Sludge
- 30. Aeration with Pure Oxygen
- 31. Trickling Filters
- 32. Distribution Systems
- 33. Trickling Filter Operations
- 34. Synthetic Media
- 35. Activated Biofilter Processes (ABF)
- 36. Rotating Biological Contactors (RBC)
- 37. Secondary Clarifiers
- 38. Three Processes
- 39. Sludge Conditioning
- 40. Thickening and Dewatering
- 41. Drying Beds
- 42. Lagoons
- 43. Vacuum Filtration and Filter Presses
- 44. Further Reduction of Water Content
- 45. Composting
- 46. Ultimate Disposal
Course Completion
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- Maintaining Wastewater Equipment - Certificate of Achievement
- Storage Tanks - Certificate of Achievement
- Wastewater Treatment Processes - Certificate of Achievement