OWP will be closed from 4:00 pm on Friday, December 20, 2024, until 8:00 am on Thursday, January 2, 2025, for Winter Break.
(All times are PST.)
For students in Canada: Due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, please use UPS or FedEx to return your scantrons for grading. You may take your exams online even if you received paper exams.
If exams are submitted: |
Course certificates will be mailed: |
By December 13th |
By December 20th |
After December 20th |
Early January |
Please note: Postmark dates will not be honored.
Water and Wastewater Terms Beginning B
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
bacteria (back-TEER-e-uh)
Living organisms, microscopic in size, that usually consist of a single cell. Most bacteria use organic matter for their food and produce waste products as a result of their life processes.