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Small Water System Operation and Maintenance



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Current Edition: 4th Edition, 1999

CEUs Up Arrow

This course is worth 9 CEUs (90 contact hours)

Objective Up Arrow

This course is designed to train operators to safely and effectively operate and maintain small water systems and treatment plants.


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This course is designed to train operators in the practical aspects of operating and maintaining small drinking water supply systems and treatment plants, with emphasis on safe practices and procedures. Topics covered include roles and duties of small system operators, water sources, and treatment processes. Detailed descriptions of the components of a drinking water well are presented, and operators will learn how to set up a wellhead protection program; operate, maintain and rehabilitate wells; disinfect wells and pumps; and troubleshoot operating problems. Other major topics in this program include operation and maintenance procedures for small water treatment plants, disinfection, safety, laboratory procedures, setting water rates, and how to solve water treatment plant arithmetic problems.


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  1. The Small Water System Operator
  2. Water Sources and Treatment
  3. Wells
  4. Small Water Treatment Plants
  5. Disinfection
  6. Safety
  7. Laboratory Procedures
  8. Setting Water Rates for Small Water Utilities
Appendix
  • Final Examination and Suggested Answers
  • How to Solve Small Water System Arithmetic Problems
  • Water Abbreviations
  • Water Words
  • Subject Index

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$49.00 Manual (Californians add 7.25%, or $3.55)
$50.00 Enrollment (Limitation)