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Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants Volume 3A - Treatment Plants, Effluent Discharge and Reuse, and Odor Control

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Wastewater

California State University, Sacramento

Jamie McCartney

wateroffice@owp.csus.edu

916-278-6142 Ext.

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This course is designed to train operators in the practical aspects of operating and maintaining wastewater treatment plants, emphasizing safe practices and procedures using selected chapters from the training manual, Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Volume 3, 1st Edition. Information is presented on wastewater as a resource and its components; treating and discharging effluent to receiving waters or for reuse in communities and industries; and identifying, preventing, and controlling odor from wastewater conveyance and treatment facilities.

Basic thru Advanced

Chapter 1, Introduction to Wastewater Treatment 1.Describe various types of pollutants found in wastewater and explain the reasons to prevent discharging them, including regulatory prohibitions. 2.Describe wastewater collection, conveyance, and treatment systems. 3.Draw schematic plan layouts of typical wastewater treatment plants and list the major wastewater treatment processes and the purpose of each process. 4.Identify various methods of effluent discharge, reclamation, and reuse, and solids handling, disposal,and reuse. Chapter 2, Effluent Discharge and Reuse 1.Understand the role treated wastewater plays in the urban water cycle and water conservation and reuse. 2.Safely and properly collect and analyze samples to determine if treated wastewater meets regulatory or end use requirements. 3.Apply operational strategies to safely discharge treated wastewater to receiving waters or reuse treated wastewater for beneficial processes. 5.Describe the safety hazards found in wastewater t

The target audience for this course is the person interested in working in the wastewater treatment field and wishing to prepare for certification license exams, to learn how to do the job safely and effectively, and/or to meet educational needs for promotion.

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