Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
3726
Course Name
DW10 - General Maintenance
Contact Hours
4.0
Approved Industry
Drinking Water and Wastewater
Partner Name
Community College of Allegheny County
Primary Contact
Jennifer Cowans
jcowans@ccac.edu
4127887352 Ext.
Website
Description
This workforce development course will help the students develop or upgrade the industry skills that are necessary or required for water and wastewater workers in a competitive economy. The skills that will be developed, upgraded or updated by this course are: backflow prevention methods, detecting and mitigating backflow occurrences and use of cross-connection control practices. After this course, the student will have some of the skills to operate a drinking water treatment plant.
Course Level
Basic thru Intermediate
Course Content
* Overview of Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention
* Backflow Prevention Methods
* Detecting and Mitigating Backflow Occurrences
*Connection Control and Backflow Prevention Practices
Target Audience
Water and wastewater treatment plant operators and currently certified operators seeking continuing education
Training Format
Classroom