Online Course
Water Treatment Part 3: Monitoring, Control and Compliance
Collect trustworthy evidence, control treatment deliberately, keep reliable records and respond safely: from the sample tap and the plant lab to the clearwell, the compliance report and the emergency plan.
Course Details
- Certificate
- 1.0 hour
- Time
- About 65 minutes
- To pass
- 80% or better on the final
- Price
- Free in most places. $20, or $150 for a yearly pass in Alabama, Arizona, Idaho and South Carolina. See prices
For You
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What You'll Learn
- Build a sampling plan: representative points, grab and continuous samples, containers, clean technique and chain of custody.
- Run plant lab tests for turbidity, chlorine residual, pH and alkalinity, with quality control and reliable records.
- Trust online instruments: turbidimeters and analyzers, calibration and verification, sample-line lag and signal checks.
- Work chemical feed and dosage math: pump output and drawdown, dose, solution strength, feed rate, detention time and CT.
- Control the process from evidence: baselines, trends, verified symptoms, one controlled change and shift handoff.
- Hand off finished water: high-service pumps, clearwell and storage levels, flow and pressure, distribution coordination.
- Explain Safe Drinking Water Act basics, monitoring and reporting, record integrity, public notification and inspections.
- Respond safely to chemical and chlorine hazards, power outages, security and cyber events, and recover afterwards.
What's Inside 8 parts, 73 pages
Sampling Plans 10 pages
- Who Sets the Rules
- Samples Answer Questions
- Build the Sampling Plan
- Choose a Representative Point
- Grab and Continuous Samples
- Containers and Preservation
- Clean Collection Technique
- Labels and Chain of Custody
- Receive and Reconcile Results
- Checkpoint
Plant Lab Tests 9 pages
- The Plant Laboratory
- Turbidity Testing
- Chlorine Residual Testing
- pH Measurement
- Alkalinity Testing
- Temperature and Timing
- Quality Control Checks
- Reliable Lab Records
- Checkpoint
Online Instruments 9 pages
- The Measurement Chain
- Online Turbidimeters
- Residual and pH Analyzers
- Calibration and Verification
- Sample-Line Lag
- Sample-Line Problems
- Signals, Scaling, and Data
- Analyzer Troubleshooting
- Checkpoint
Chemical Feed and Dosage Math 9 pages
- The Feed System
- Pump Output and Drawdown
- Dose Relationship
- Solution Strength
- Feed Rate from Liquid Product
- Detention Time
- CT as a Control Concept
- Feed Verification and Handoff
- Checkpoint
Process Control and Troubleshooting 9 pages
- Establish the Baseline
- Read Trends, Not Dots
- Verify the Symptom
- One Controlled Change
- Storm Event: Early Warning
- Storm Event: Through the Plant
- Recovery and Review
- Shift Handoff
- Checkpoint
Pumping, Storage and Distribution Handoff 9 pages
- Finished-Water Boundary
- High-Service Pumps
- Clearwell Level and Reserve
- What Distribution Needs From the Plant
- Flow and Pressure Evidence
- Finished-Water Quality
- Distribution Coordination
- Abnormal Handoff
- Checkpoint
Drinking Water Rules and Records 9 pages
- Groundwater Under Surface Influence
- Monitoring Requirements
- Reporting Results
- Trustworthy Records and Retention
- Public Notification
- Consumer Confidence and Communication
- Inspection Readiness
- Responding to a Compliance Concern
- Checkpoint
Safety and Emergencies 9 pages
- Safety Before Control
- Chemical Handling
- Chlorine Safety
- Emergency Response Plans
- Power Outage
- Keep Water Flowing
- Security and Cyber Events
- Recovery and After-Action Work
- Checkpoint
More Details
Who It's For
Drinking water operators at any level and people studying to become operators. Part 1, Introduction to Water Treatment Operations, comes first.
Format
73 narrated pages with short checks and a final. Built by a working wastewater operator (Washington Group III).
Where Does This Course Count?
A course counts toward your continuing education credit only once your state or province accepts it. Today our courses count in Alabama, Arizona, Idaho, South Carolina, where courses need no pre-approval, and we are asking more states. Ask us to add your state or province.
Do I Need an Account?
Yes, to take the course. Signing in lets us record your time and issue your certificate. This page, the topic pages and the practice questions need no account.
Can I Skip Ahead?
No. Each page has a minimum time before the next one opens, and your time is recorded.
What Do I Get When I Finish?
A certificate of completion from Operator Master for 1.0 hour, once you pass the final with 80% or better. Your operator certificate or license always comes from your state, not from Operator Master.