Maricopa Community Colleges  WRT104AA   20076-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-26-07

WRT104AA  2007 Fall – 2009 Spring

LEC

1 Credit(s)

1 Period(s)

Survey of Water Technologies

Fundamental principles of water technologies. Basic concepts and strategies in water/wastewater treatment, distribution, collections and high purity water treatment. Need for water purification, water/wastewater treatment. Duties of water/wastewater/collections/distributions operators and purification technicians.

Prerequisites: None.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

WRT104AA  2007 Fall – 2009 Spring

Survey of Water Technologies

 

1.

Define water technologies components and describe the evolution from the past to the present. (I)

2.

List and describe operations and maintenance of water/wastewater treatment, collections, distribution and water purification. (II)

3.

Describe sources and uses of influent and effluent. (III)

4.

Explain the process of municipal water and wastewater treatment. (IV)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

WRT104AA  2007 Fall – 2009 Spring

Survey of Water Technologies

 

I. Evolution of Water Purification

A. Historical perspective

B. Water treatment

C. Wastewater treatment

D. Collections

E. Distribution

F. High Purity

II. Operations and Maintenance

A. Water treatment

B. Wastewater treatment

C. Collections

D. Distribution

E. High Purity

III. Sources and Uses

A. Influent

1. Water treatment

2. Wastewater treatment

3. Collections

4. Distribution

5. High Purity

B. Effluent

1. Water treatment

2. Wastewater treatment

3. Collections

4. Distribution

5. High Purity

IV. Municipal Treatment

A. Water Treatment

1. Softening

2. Flocculation

3. Settling

4. Filtering

5. Disinfection

B. Wastewater Treatment

1. Raking

2. Grit Removal

3. Primary clarification

4. Secondary clarification

5. Digestion

6. Disinfection

7. Disinfectant removal

 

 

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