This 16-hour package is intended for Class 4 Water Operators in Virginia. The following courses are included:
- Fluid Mechanics - 1 hour
- Piping Systems Part 1 - 5 hours
- Piping Systems Part 2 - 5 hours
- Wastewater Treatment Processes - 5 hours
Course Format: Text
Credit Type: All Operators
Approved By: Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation
16-Hour Package for Class 4 Water Operators
- Fluid Mechanics [11 Activities]
- 01. Definition of a Fluid
- 02. Fluids Distribute Forces
- 03. Definition of Pressure
- 04. Measuring Pressure
- 05. Sources of Fluid Pressure
- 06. Gauge Verses Absolute Pressure
- 07. Liquid Seeks Its Own Level
- 08. Velocity Head Verses Static Pressure
- 09. The Bernoulli Effect and Venturi Applications
- 10. Friction Head
- 11. The Siphon
- 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
- 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 [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
- 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
- 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
- Fluid Mechanics - Certificate of Achievement
- Piping Systems Part 1 - Certificate of Achievement
- Piping Systems Part 2 - Certificate of Achievement
- Wastewater Treatment Processes- Certificate of Achievement