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
bucketing out
An expression used to describe removal of debris from a manhole with a pail or bucket on a rope. In high-velocity cleaning of wastewater collection pipes, debris is washed into the downstream manhole. Removal of this debris by scooping it into pails and hauling it out is called bucketing out.