Wastewater Treatment 2 (online)

This course is designed to train operators in the practical aspects of operating and maintaining wastewater treatment plants, emphasizing safe practices and procedures. Topics covered include conventional activated sludge processes, sludge digestion and solids handling, effluent disposal, plant safety and good housekeeping, plant and equipment maintenance, laboratory procedures and chemistry, use of computers for plane operation and maintenance, analysis and presentation of data, and record and report writing. Operators also learn to analyze and solve operational problems and to perform mathematical calculations relating to wastewater treatments process control.