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Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants Volume 3B Instrumentation and Control and Introduction to Utility Management

35.0

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 process automation, instrumentation concepts and equipment, utility management topics including planning and organizing, solving problems and making decisions, workforce development, finance and funding, information management, asset management, communication, and resilience.

Basic thru Advanced

Chapter 4, Instrumentation and Control 1. Describe and explain the uses of automation and control systems within the wastewater treatment plant. 2. Understand and explain how measured values are taken and used by sensors and instruments. 3. Explain how sensors and instruments convert physical conditions into electrical outputs. 4. Read instruments and make proper adjustments in the operation of wastewater treatment facilities. 5. Identify symptoms of automated measurement and control system problems. Chapter 5, Introduction to Wastewater Utility Management 1. Identify a utility managers core responsibilities and functions, and learn how to handle challenges. 2. Enact workforce development measures to best support utility employees, and plant for current and future staffing needs. 3. Oversee financial and asset management to guide the utilitys financial, operational, and infrastructural health. 4. Recognize how and why a utility should communicate, both with internal stakeholders and

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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