Page Content

WATER FOR CONSUMPTION
NARTC - 163
COURSE OUTLINE

 

I. Introduction

A. Treatment Operator

1. Responsibilities
2. Duties
3. Certification
4. Opportunities

B.  Regulations

II. Water Sources

A. Sources and Characteristics

1. Water cycle
2. Groundwater
3. Surface water
4. Characteristics of water

 

B. Well Design and Operation

1. Types of wells
2. Operation and Maintenance

C. Surface water

1. Reservoirs
     a. Problems

D. Source Water Protection

III. Treatment

A. Preliminary Treatment (Pretreatment)

1. Aquatic plant control
2. Screening
3. Pre-sedimentation
4. Aeration

B. Coagulation

1. Description
2. Chemicals
3. Equipment

a. Feeders
b. Mixers

4. Controls
5. Problems

C. Flocculation

1. Description
2. Equipment
3. Controls
4. Problems

 

D. Sedimentation

1. Description
2. Facilities and types of basins

a. Conventional
b. High-rate

3. Operation and maintenance
4. Problems

E. Filtration

1. Description
2. Types
3. Operation and Maintenance

a. Controls and optimization
b. Backwashing
c. Inspections

4. Problems

F. Disinfection

1. Description, basics
2. Chlorination

a. Types of chlorine and properties
b. Chlorine chemical reactions
c. Breakpoint
d. Equipment

3. Chloramination
4. Ozone
5. Ultraviolet light
6. Chlorine Dioxide
7. C x T values
8. Disinfection By-products

G. Softening

1. Lime softening
2. Ion Exchange

H. Specialized treatment processes

1. Aeration
2. Adsorption
3. Iron and Manganese removal
4. Fluoridation
5. Corrosion control

a. Description and factors affecting corrosion
b. Treatment methods
c. Lead and Copper Rule

I. Membrane systems

1. Reverse Osmosis and nanofiltration
2. Ultrafiltration and Microfiltration

IV. Process Control

A. Testing and laboratory procedures

1. Sampling
2. Quality control
3. Microbiology

a. Significance
b. Methods

4. Common tests

a. PH
b. Alkalinity
c. Chlorine residual
d. Turbidity
e. Jar Testing
f. Additional testing

B. Instrumentation and Control Equipment

1. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCDA)
2. Process instruments

a. Pressure
b. Temperature
c. Level
d. Flow
e. PH
f. Chlorine residual
g. Filter head loss
h. Turbidity
i. Particle counts

V. Distribution

A. Tanks and storage
B. Pipelines
C. Pumps
D. Hydraulics
E. Cross-connections
F. Maintenance (Flushing)

VI. Safety

A. Regulations
B. Confined Space rules
C. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
D. Emergency response
E. Personal protective Equipment
F. Lab safety
G. Plant Security

VII. Record Keeping and Reporting

A. Process records
B. Reporting records
C. Regulations (Review)

VIII. Math (Math exercises weekly)

IX. Chemistry (Principles covered as related to specific processes.)