Wisconsin 18-Hour Package for Wastewater Operators

This 18-Hour Package has been created for Wisconsin Wastewater Operators, Basic Level or OIT. Included are the following approved courses:

Wastewater Treatment Processes - 5 hours
Maintaining Wastewater Equipment - 5 hours
Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection - 4 hours
Pump Installation and Maintenance - 4 hours

Course Format: Text

Credit Type: Municipal Waterworks, Wastewater, Wastewater

Course ID(s): bhgd-bk4s, 8xkq-hgga, 2jvn-e7ay, bhgd-bk67

Approved By: Department of Natural Resources - Operator Certification Program

Wastewater Treatment Processes
- 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
  - View Additional Activities
    - 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
Maintaining Wastewater Equipment
- 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
  - View Additional Activities
    - 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
Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection
- Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection [53 Activities]
  - 01. Valve Materials
  - 02. Threaded Connections
  - 03. Welded and Brazed Connections
  - 04. Flanged Connections
  - 05. Valve Installation
  - 06. Repairing Gate Valves
  - 07. Repairing Globe and Angle Valves
  - 08. Repairing Ball Valves
  - View Additional Activities
    - 09. Maintaining Plug Valves
    - 10. Maintaining Check Valves
    - 11. General Maintenance
    - 12. Special Valves
    - 13. Butterfly Valves
    - 14. Diaphragm Valves
    - 15. Pop Safety Valves
    - 16. Relief Valves
    - 17. Safety Relief Valves
    - 18. Pressure-Reducing and Regulating Valves
    - 19. Quick-Opening Valves
    - 20. Valve Actuators
    - 21. Diaphragm Actuators
    - 22. Piston Actuators
    - 23. Electric Actuators
    - 24. Actuator Installation
    - 25. Actuator Maintenance and Repair
    - 26. Bourdon Tube
    - 27. Bimetallic Gauge
    - 28. Bellows Gauge
    - 29. Flowmeters
    - 30. Rotating Unions
    - 31. Accumulators
    - 32. Air Receivers
    - 33. Application Considerations and Studying the Total System
    - 34. Valve Applications
    - 35. Valve Materials
    - 36. Valve Identification
    - 37. Soldered Valve Connections
    - 38. Threaded Valve Connections
    - 39. Flanged Valve Connections
    - 40. Tool Selection
    - 41. Valve Location
    - 42. Positioning the Valve
    - 43. Protecting Hot Pipelines
    - 44. Heat Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
    - 45. Installing and Maintaining Insulation
    - 46. Tracing
    - 47. Installing Steam Tracers
    - 48. Electric Tracing, Tracing Valves, and Fittings
    - 49. Protection From Freezing
    - 50. Protection From Corrosives
    - 51. Active and Passive Protection
    - 52. Inspection of Piping Protection
    - 53. Hangers and Supports
Pump Installation and Maintenance
- Pump Installation and Maintenance [52 Activities]
  - 01. Force and Work
  - 02. Power and Horsepower
  - 03. Energy
  - 04. Velocity and Acceleration
  - 05. Static Suction Lift
  - 06. Pressure Losses: Friction and Vapor Pressure
  - 07. Available and Required Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH)
  - 08. Checking Pump Capacity and Pumping Hot Water
  - View Additional Activities
    - 09. Computing Pump Power Requirements and Effects of Operational Factors
    - 10. Priming a Pump
    - 11. Uses and Types of Packing and Seals
    - 12. Packing
    - 13. Selecting Packing Material
    - 14. Removing Old Packing
    - 15. Installing New Packing
    - 16. Testing New Packing and Packing Precautions
    - 17. Mechanical Seals
    - 18. Mechanical Seals Versus Packing
    - 19. Types of Mechanical Seals
    - 20. Installing Mechanical Seals
    - 21. Maintaining and Troubleshooting Packing and Seals
    - 22. Installing the Pump and Preparing the Foundation
    - 23. Fabricated Steel Baseplates
    - 24. Checking Shaft Alignment and Grouting the Baseplate
    - 25. Mounting Pump and Motor Separately
    - 26. Compensating for Heat and Installing Auxiliary Pump Drives
    - 27. Maintaining Centrifugal Pumps
    - 28. Inspecting Packing, Seals, and Bearings
    - 29. Motor and Drive
    - 30. Avoiding Common Pump Problems
    - 31. Cavitation
    - 32. Ring Seizure
    - 33. Overheating
    - 34. Pump Operation
    - 35. Scheduling Maintenance and Troubleshooting
    - 36. Preparation, Work Areas, and Rigging
    - 37. Moving a Pump
    - 38. Disassembling a Pump
    - 39. Inspecting Pump Parts
    - 40. Checking Clearances
    - 41. Reassembling a Pump
    - 42. Reinstalling a Pump
    - 43. Types of Rotary Pumps
    - 44. Gear-Type and Vane-Type Rotary Pumps
    - 45. Axial-Flow Pumps
    - 46. Installing Rotary Pumps
    - 47. Aligning Pump and Piping
    - 48. Direction of Rotation
    - 49. Pump Start-Up
    - 50. Maintaining Rotary Pumps
    - 51. Scheduling Inspections and Maintenance
    - 52. Troubleshooting Rotary Pumps
Course Completion
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- Wastewater Treatment Processes - Certificate of Achievement (1 of 4)
- Maintaining Wastewater Equipment - Certificate of Achievement (2 of 4)
- Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection - Certificate of Achievement (3 of 3)
- Pump Installation and Maintenance - Certificate of Achievement (4 of 4)
- Guaranteed Next Business Day Reporting