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Water System Operation and Maintenance Video Course


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Learning Booklet Edition: 1st Edition, 2004

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This course is worth 3.0 CEUs (30 contact hours)

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This course is designed to prepare water system operators to safely and cost-effectively operate and maintain drinking water systems. The objective of the course is to provide operators with knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment in seven separate, critical areas of water treatment and distribution.

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This series of videos provides needed training for operators of public water systems. Operators have the responsibility of ensuring that safe and pleasant drinking water is delivered to everyone's tap. The information provided in these videos focuses on seven critical areas and will help operators do their jobs with greater knowledge and efficiency.

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  1. Wellhead Protection
    • Identify sources of contamination and take corrective action
    • Protect a well from contamination
    • Maintain, inspect and troubleshoot a well and pumping station
    • Design and implement a wellhead protection program
  2. Hypochlorination
    • Inspect, troubleshoot, maintain and safely operate hypochlorinators
    • Safely prepare and mix chlorine solutions
    • Administer a hypochlorination safety program
  3. Water Storage Tanks
    • Identify, inspect and safely operate a storage tank
    • Collect representative samples
    • Troubleshoot problems and protect and disinfect a storage tank
  4. Sampling and Testing
    • Collect representative samples, complete chain-of-custody, and collect and measure chlorine residual samples
    • Collect and measure chlorine residual samples
    • Properly maintain and store records
  5. Inspecting a Pump Station
    • Describe the purpose of distribution system pumps and well pumps
    • Safely inspect and troubleshoot pump control panels
    • Safely inspect and troubleshoot pump systems
  6. Distribution Systems
    • Identify components of a water distribution system and system valves
    • Detect leaking pipes and locate buried pipes
    • Repair by replacing a pipe section – cutting, disinfecting, and connecting
    • Explain the importance of a cross-connection control program
  7. Approaches to Compliance with Standard
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    • Identify areas of non-compliance with drinking water standards
    • Develop and use a decision tree to assess alternatives
    • Apply life cycle cost comparisons of alternatives
    • Identify multiple alternatives for achieving compliance

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$100.00 3-DVD Set or 7-VHS Set with Learning Booklet (Californians add 7.25%, or $7.25)
$49.00 Learning Booklet Only (Californians add 7.25%, or $3.55)
$50.00 Enrollment (Limitation)