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 C
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
contact stabilization
A modification of the conventional activated sludge process that uses 2 aeration tanks. One tank is for separate reaeration of the return sludge for at least 4 hours before it is permitted to flow into the other aeration tank to be mixed with the primary effluent requiring treatment. The process may also occur in a single long tank.