Online Course Descriptions
Basic Water
Works
This course introduces the student to the relationship between potable drinking water and
health, and the important role the water operator plays in maintaining a safe and ample
supply of drinking water. An overall view of the water cycle is presented together with a
general description of the responsibilities of water utility personnel and the need for
regulation of the water industry to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
A general introduction to the source, characteristics, production, treatment,
disinfection, storage, and distribution of potable water is presented, together with
instructions on general hazards and safety practices. Basic water chemistry and math
skills are developed and applied to the water industry.
Course Modules:
1. Introduction
2. Operation of a Water Utility
3. Water Characteristics
4. Water Quality Standards
5. Disinfection
6. Ground Water and Wells
7. Surface Water Production
8. Distribution
9. Safety
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Pump and
Motor Maintenance
This course contains information on developing a maintenance program, electric motors and
motor controls, centrifugal pump mechanics and hydraulics, lubrication and bearings,
compression packing, mechanical seals, positive displacement pumps and other types of
pumps, and safety around pumps and motors.
Course Modules:
1. Developing a Maintenance Program
2. Prime Movers; Electric Motors and Motor Controls
3. Centrifugal Pump Mechanics
4. Centrifugal Pump Hydraulics
5. Lubrication
6. Bearings
7. Compression Packing
8. Mechanical Seals
9. Positive Displacement Pumps
10. Special Pumping Units
11. Water Utilities Safety
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Chlorinator
Systems and Chemical Handling
Course covers the properties of chlorine, its purpose in the public water system,
terminology, dosage calculations, cylinders, maintenance, and troubleshooting common
problems.
Course Modules:
1. History of Chlorination
2. Chemical Handling and Safety
3. Physical and Chemical Properties of Disinfectants
4. Process Applications
5. System Types
6. Injectors/Ejectors
7. Containers and Connections
8. Maintenance and Troubleshooting
9. Chlorination Math
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Water
Utility Safety
This is a comprehensive safety course for water utility workers, that includes an
introduction to safety concepts and programs.
Course Modules:
1. Introduction to Safety
2. Personal Protective Equipment
3. Back Safety
4. Hazard Communication and Chemical Safety
5. Laboratory Safety
6. Biological Hazards
7. Confined Space Safety
8. Emergency Response
9. Electrical Safety
10. Trench Safety
11. Work Zone Safety
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Water
Utility Calculations
This course was written for students who feel they can’t do math or math is too hard.
Using the “use it or lose it” philosophy, each concept builds on previous
concepts. Realizing that math must be used on a regular basis to retain it, the course
offers many practice problems a water or wastewater operator will experience regularly.
Course Modules:
1. Introduction
2. Conversions
3. Surface Area
4. Volumes
5. Solving for the Unknown
6. Solving Word Problems
7. Velocity
8. Flow
9. Detention Time
10. Loading Calculations
11. Efficiency/Percent Calculations
12. Conversion Factors, Equations, and Formulas
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Practical
Personnel Management (Water Board Bible)
This course is designed for the inexperienced water or wastewater manager. It addresses
the challenges of supervising and running an office, including building a team, employee
law, hiring, handling conflict, compensation, contract workers, and customer relations.
Course Modules:
1. Personnel Management Overview
2. Team Culture
3. Coping with Employee Laws
4. Customers and the Law
5. First You Have to Hire ‘em
6. Supervision, the Toughest Job of All
7. Handling Conflict on the Job
8. Keeping Employees Skills Sharp
9. The Two Great Flavors of Compensation
10. The Pro’s and Con’s of Contracting
11. Customer Relations and the Future
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Small Water
Systems 1
SWS I was developed to assist the operator in focusing on the basic concepts needed to
successfully master skills necessary to operate small water treatment systems. The
training incorporates information from many standard water sources, such as the Sacramento
series of manuals, and includes many helpful and practical guides and tables, including
major concepts and troubleshooting.
Course Details:
1. Small Water Systems
2. Drinking Water Sources
3. Safe Water Drinking Act
4. Well Requirements
5. Water Storage Systems
6. Chlorination and Disinfection
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Small Water
Systems 2
SWS II further advances the operator’s knowledge of small water treatment systems,
including detailed lessons on filtration, disinfection, pump maintenance, basic chemistry
and basic math.
Course Modules:
1. Small Water Systems
2. Demineralization
3. Coagulation and Flocculation
4. Sedimentation
5. Aeration
6. Stabilization
7. Softening
8. Compliance and Disinfectant Byproduct rule
9. Centrifugal Pump Maintenance
10. Cross-Connection and Backflow Prevention
11. Water Plant and Basic Chemistry
12. Water Plant Operators Math
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Wastewater
Processing
This course introduces the student to wastewater processes, including, wastewater
collection and flow, preliminary, primary, and secondary treatment. The course also covers
disinfection through chlorination, hypochlorination, dechlorination and other disinfection
alternatives. The student is also introduced to the types of micro-organisms found in the
process, aerobic and anaerobic sludge digestion, diseases and sampling techniques.
Course Modules:
1. Intro to Basic Wastewater
2. Summary of Wastewater Processes
3. Wastewater Testing Methods
4. Activated Sludge Troubleshooting
5. Types of Microorganisms
6. Aerobic and Anaerobic Sludge Digestion
7. Wastewater Math
8. Wastewater Diseases
9. Wastewater Sampling and Compliance
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Surface
Water Treatment
This course takes a look at the differences between ground water treatment and surface
water treatment and the notable characteristics of each. It includes discussion of
coagulation and flocculation, alkalinity and pH adjustment, filtration and disinfection.
Course Modules:
1. Surface Water Sources
2. Treatment of Surface Water
3. Coagulation and Flocculation
4. Alkalinity and pH adjustment
5. Filtration
6. Disinfection
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Water
Transmission and Distribution
This course is intended to provide the water treatment plant operator with the basic
knowledge needed to better understand the operation of a water distribution system. It
addresses for pipes used, pipe installation, maintenance and repair, fire hydrants, water
considerations storage issues, service lines, water meters, and basic hydraulics.
Course Modules:
1. Introduction
2. Problem Considerations in Pipes Used
3. Pipe Installation, Maintenance and & Repair Requirements
4. Valves and Fire Hydrants in Water Distribution Systems
5. Water Storage, Tank Maintenance, & Repairing Mains
6. Service Lines, Water Meters, and Basic Hydraulics.
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Basic
Environmental Chemistry
This course is a comprehensive water chemistry course and includes fundamentals of atomic
structure, dilution calculations, wastewater chemistry, coagulation, softening and BOD,
and chlorination, DBP and corrosion control. It includes non-scored comprehension checks
throughout the modules so the student can test their level of understanding before
proceeding to the scored module quiz.
Course Modules:
1. Basic Chemistry
2. Atomic/Molecular Weight
3. Dilution Calculations
4. Wastewater Chemistry
5. Water/Wastewater Treatment
6. Coagulation, Softening and BOD
7. Chlorination, DBP and Corrosion Control
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Water
Utility Management
This modern, practical course was created to provide managers and other personnel from
small systems, particularly those serving fewer than 10,000 in population, with
opportunities to gain valuable knowledge and earn university-based professional
designation in the field of management.
Course Modules:
1. Historical Background
2. Federal Drinking Water Regulations
3. State Drinking Water Regulations
4. Utility Organizational Structure
5. Board/Manager Relations
6. Basics of Utility Finance
7. Basics of Personnel Administration
8. Becoming a Customer-Friendly Utility
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Math Review
This course uses the “10-7-3” problem solving method that has been successfully
used by other RWAs. It is designed to take the fear out of water system math and gives the
water operator the tools he or she needs to be successful. The course covers water system
conversions, calculations used in determining size, dosages, velocity and weir, filter and
well calculations, as well as horsepower and efficiency.
Course Modules:
1. Useful Water System Conversions
2. Area, Volume, and Perimeter Calculations
3. Dosage, Dilutions, and Concentration Calculations
4. Velocity, Flow, and Detention Calculations
5. Weir, Filter, and Well Calculations
6. Horsepower and Efficiency Calculations
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Corrosion
Control Treatment Optimization
Because of new or upcoming regulations, utilities have been changing treatment or adding
new chemicals in an effort to meet these requirements. After treatment changes, unintended
consequences have occurred where systems that normally do not have corrosion issues are
experiencing lead and copper exceedances. This course will focus on the basics of
corrosion control treatment optimization and provide the latest information on how to
assess your system and avoid these unintended exceedances. It is full of useful images,
charts and tables. A new course written by Rich Giani of District of Columbia Water and
Sewer Authority, it also has a new look and improved interactivity.
Course Modules:
1. Lead and Copper Rule – Overview
2. Primary Water Quality Parameters
3. Secondary Water Quality Parameters – Part 1
4. Secondary Water Quality Parameters – Part 2
5. Corrosion Control Treatment 1 - Passivation – ph Alkalinity Adjustment
6. Corrosion Control Treatment 2 – Passivation – ph/Alkalinity Adjustment
7. Corrosion Control Treatment 3 – Passivation – Phosphate
8. Corrosion Control Operations
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 10 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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Basic Board
and Council Training
Course author: Tom Hyatt of MRWA
Members of decision-making bodies such as water district boards and municipal councils are
having more demands placed upon them. Making informed decisions is becoming more of a
challenge due to the increased influences of laws, regulations, and liability. This course
offers the board, or council, member the opportunity to learn about the impact and
responsibility that comes from open-meeting laws, parliamentary procedure, financial
planning, water and wastewater regulations, and dealing with staffing issues and utility
management. This course was written by Tom Hyatt, Training Specialist, for Missouri Rural
Water Association and is applauded as a ground-breaking opportunity to begin educating and
assisting decision-makers with their growing responsibilities.
Course Modules:
1. Elected to a Board
2. Parliamentary Procedure
3. Open Meetings Law
4. Communicating with Customers
5. Personnel Management
6. Water Utility Oversight
7. Financial Management
Course Details:
Price: $225.00
Applies: Wastewater and Drinking water
Estimated time to complete: 6 hours
CEU’s earned: 1.0
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