Wastewater Treatment Plants Operator

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Course Outline

Level 1 - (54 hours)
  • Wastewater Operator
  • Why Treat Waste
  • Wastewater Treatment Facilities
  • Racks, Screens and Grit Removal
  • Sedimentation and Flotation
  • Waste Treatment Ponds
  • Activated Sludge
  • Disinfection and Chlorination
  • Sludge Digestion and Solids Handling
  • Reuse of Treated Effluent
  • Laboratory and Basic Chemistry
  • Maintenance
  • Plant Safety
  • Practical (Activity)
Level 2 - (44 hours)
  • Why Treat Waste
  • Wastewater Treatment Facilities
  • Racks, Screens and Grit Removal
  • Sedimentation and Flotation
  • Fixed Film Technology
  • Waste Treatment Ponds
  • Activated Sludge
  • Disinfection and Chlorination
  • Sludge Digestion and Solids Handling
  • Laboratory and Basic Chemistry
  • Maintenance
  • Plant Safety
  • Practical (Activity)
Level 3 - (39 hours)
  • Why Treat Waste
  • Wastewater Treatment Facilities
  • Racks, Screens and Grit Removal
  • Sedimentation and Flotation
  • Fixed Film Technology
  • Waste Treatment Ponds
  • Activated Sludge
  • Disinfection and Chlorination
  • Sludge Digestion and Solids Handling
  • Laboratory and Basic Chemistry
  • Plant Safety
  • Practical (Activity)
Level 4 - (52 hours)
  • Management, Public Relations, and Budget & Finance
  • Reports & Record keeping Systems, Training, and Safety
  • Pollution Prevention
  • Oder Control
  • Nitrogen & Phosphorus/Nutrient Removal
  • Troubleshooting I
  • Troubleshooting II
  • Industrial Waste Treatment
  • Practical (Activity)