Chlorine Handling

Course Overview

This five-day course provides operators with the fundamental knowledge to be able to safely use and handle chlorine gas and hypochlorite solutions.

You should take this course if you:

• Operate or maintain a facility that uses chlorine gas or hypochlorite solutions for disinfection purposes.
• Want to earn CEU credits that can be applied to water or wastewater systems continuing education requirements.

You will be asked to complete a knowledge assessment when you register to give the course facilitator an understanding of your acquired knowledge to date.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing the Chlorine Handling course, you will be able to:

• Understand the factors that can impact water quality, and the different methods that are used for disinfecting water, and their advantages and limitations, including filtration, aeration, UV disinfection, pH adjustment, and oxidants such as chlorine, chloramines and ozone.
• Safely apply chlorination and hypochlorination methods in your facility, including controlling for gases and residual by-products.
• Understand how to safely install, use, troubleshoot, and maintain equipment for chlorination and hypochlorination.
• Calculate chlorine and hypochlorination dosages based on water distribution system demands and hydraulics.
• Understand chlorine system design principles, including engineering controls, ventilation, alarm systems, and detection instruments.
• Understand and apply chlorine safety practices, and prepare for emergency response.

CEUs

This course provides:

• 2.4 core CEUs for small wastwater systems, small water systems, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment, water distribution, and water treatment (SWWS, SWS, WWC, WWT, WD & WT) EOCP certifications

Unidirectional Flushing

Course Overview

This one-day course will enhance the operator’s knowledge about how to plan, implement, troubleshoot, and evaluate a Unidirectional Flushing Program, to achieve effective water flushing and enhance water quality within a distribution system.

You should take this course if you are:

• An operator of a water distribution system.
• Interested in a career as a water operator, or wanting to understand more about water distribution.
• An operator who wishes to prepare for level 1 EOCP certification, or that wants to earn CEU credits that can be applied to water or wastewater systems continuing education requirements.
  

You will be asked to complete a knowledge assessment when you register to give the course facilitator an understanding of your acquired knowledge to date.

Learning Objectives

After completing the Unidirectional Flushing course, you will be able to:

• Understand the purpose and benefits of unidirectional flushing, the role of flushing in maintaining water quality, the equipment used, and alternative methods for flushing.
• Prepare a plan for a unidirectional flushing program that integrates water system maps, financial and staff resources, scheduling, equipment, community notification, evaluation, and computer modelling software.
• Safely implement and troubleshoot unidirectional flushing procedures and calculate water flows and velocities.

CEUs

This course provides:

• 0.6 core CEUs for small water systems and water distribution (SWS & WD) EOCP certifications. 
• Related CEUs for small wastewater systems, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment, and water treatment (SWWS, WWC, WWT & WT) EOCP certifications.

Wastewater Treatment 1

Course Overview

Wastewater Treatment 1 is the first of three courses that make up the BCWWA Wastewater Treatment Program. This initial course introduces operators to key concepts in the field of wastewater treatment, and provides operators with the basic knowledge of wastewater treatment plant components and treatment methods used with varying degrees of complexity.

You should take this course if you are:

• Wanting to understand more, or entering into a role where you will be dealing with the treatment of wastewater.
• In a role that requires an understanding of how wastewater treatment processes work, or maintaining a facility classified as a wastewater treatment (WWT1) facility.
• An operator who wishes to prepare for level 1 EOCP certification, or that wants to earn CEU credits that can be applied to water or wastewater systems continuing education requirements

Learning Objectives

Upon completing Wastewater Treatment 1, you will be able to:

• Evaluate physical characteristics of a waste stream including colour, flow, odour, temperature, etc.
• Perform related security, safety and administrative procedures involving chemical hazards, personal protective equipment, general health and safety procedures, and emergency preparedness.
• Evaluate and maintain related equipment including preventative and corrective maintenance and equipment evaluation.
• Operate equipment including hydraulics, pumps, valves, etc.
• Understand how domestic water systems impact wastewater treatment.
• Understand the metric system, measurements and solving equations.

Certification Information

• Certifications and exams are administered by the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) – please contact them for more information or to register for an exam.

CEUs

This course provides:

• 2.4 core CEUs for small wastewater systems and wastewater treatment (SWWS & WWT) EOCP certifications.
• Related CEUs for small water systems, wastewater collection, water distribution, and water treatment (SWS, WWC, WD & WT) EOCP certifications.

Water Distribution 1

Course Overview

This course provides an introduction to water distribution practices and focuses on the practical aspects of construction, operation and maintenance of water distribution.

You should take this course if you are:

• Wanting to understand more, or entering into a role where you will be dealing with water distribution.
• In a role that requires an understanding of how water distribution systems work, or maintaining a facility classified as a water distribution (WD1) facility.
• An operator who wishes to prepare for level 1 EOCP certification, or that wants to earn CEU credits that can be applied to water or wastewater systems continuing education requirements.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing Water Distribution 1, you will be able to:

• Understand and apply water distribution system information/components including federal, provincial and local regulations, water quality, water sources, water storage, valves, hydrants and meters, plan reading, water main construction, and cross connection control.
• Monitor, evaluate and adjust disinfection in water distribution systems including disinfection through chlorination, hypochlorination, ultraviolet radiation, ozone, chlorine dioxide, etc., sampling requirements and other monitoring.
• Understand the functions of a variety of equipment including hydrants, meters, pipes, service connections, taps, valves, pumps, and water mains.
• Understand the maintenance of water mains including types of maintenance and pumps and controls.
• Understand how to perform certain security, safety and administrative procedures including understanding work site safety, setting up a safety program, electrical safety, chemical safety, confined space entry and safety in excavation, shoring and trenching, etc.

Certification Information

Certifications and exams are administered by the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) – please contact them for more information or to register for an exam.

CEUs

This course provides:

• 2.4 core CEUs for small water systems and water distribution (SWS & WD) EOCP certifications.
• Related CEUs for small wastewater systems, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment and water treatment (SWWS, WWC, WWT & WT) EOCP certifications.

Water Quality & Sampling for Water & Wastewater

Course Overview

This course provides a working knowledge of sampling for both potable water and wastewater systems.

You should take this course if you are:

• An operator in a water treatment or water distribution system, an operator in a wastewater treatment facility, or responsible for water or effluent quality.
• Interested in moving into a laboratory testing role.
• Preparing for a certification exam or want to earn CEU credits that can be applied to water or wastewater systems continuing education requirements.

Learning Objectives

After completing the Water Quality and Sampling for Water & Wastewater course, you will be able to:

• Understand how sampling is used to monitor for compliance with regulations for drinking water and wastewater effluent.
• Understand common sampling methods and procedures including grab samples, composite samples, and automatic sampler tools, and how to determine which procedure is appropriate based on the circumstance, including routine bacteriological sampling, full chemical analysis, sampling for THMs, influent sampling, primary clarifier sampling, mixed liquor sampling, and monitoring well sampling.
• Calculate the area, volume and time required to flush tanks and pipes.
• Understand the equipment and materials used for sampling, and the potential safety risks.
• Apply the concepts that guide a sampling plan, including chain of custody, and documentation.
• Apply quality management methods for quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC).

CEUs

This course provides:

• 1.2 core CEUs for small wastewater systems, small water systems, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment, water distribution and water treatment (SWWS, SWS, WWC, WWT, WD & WT) EOCP certifications.

Water Treatment 2

Course Overview

This intermediate course continues the learning for operators on key concepts in the field of water treatment and broadens an operator’s knowledge of system fundamentals.

You should take this course if you are:

• Maintaining a facility classified as a Water Treatment 2 facility.
• In a role that requires an in-depth understanding of how water treatment works.
• Wishing to move to an Operator Level II role within your organization.
• An operator who wishes to prepare for EOCP certification

Learning Objectives

After completing the Water Treatment 2 class you will be able to:

• Describe and apply procedures associated with monitoring, evaluating and adjusting treatment processes.
• Describe and apply more complex laboratory analysis procedures
• Address complex chlorine and chemical problem solving
• Describe quality control systems

Certification Information

• Certifications and exams are administered by the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) – please contact them for more information or to register for an exam.

CEUs

• 2.4 core CEUs for small water systems and water treatment (SWS & WT) EOCP certifications.
• Related CEUs for small wastewater systems, wastewater collection, water distribution, and water treatment (SWS, WWC, WD & WT) EOCP certifications

Small Water Systems

Course Overview

This two-day course introduces students to the fundamentals of small water systems operations and maintenance, and what operators need to know to ensure that their systems complies with legislation and protect public health.

You should take this course if you:

• Operate and maintain water systems that serve a population of less than 500.
• Are preparing to write the EOCP certification exam for small water systems.

Learning Objectives

After completing the Small Water Systems course, you will be able to:

• Understand the factors that impact water quality, the legislation that governs water quality and supply, and how to monitor and report on your water system to protect public health.
• Understand common water treatment methods, including filtration, and the safe use of chlorine, ozone and UV for disinfection.
• Understand how water distribution systems function, including the materials and equipment, repair and maintenance procedures, and safety.

Certification Information

• Certifications and exams are administered by the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) – please contact them for more information or to register for an exam.

CEUs

This course provides:

• 1.2 core CEUs for small water systems and water treatment (SWS & WT) EOCP certifications.
• Related CEUs for small wastewater systems, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment and water distribution (SWWS, WWC, WWT & WD) EOCP certifications.

Small Wastewater Systems

Course Overview

This two-day course introduces students to the fundamentals of small wastewater system operations and what is needed to comply with legislation to protect public health, safety and the environment.

You should take this course if you:

• Operate and maintain wastewater systems that serve a population of less than 500.
• Are preparing to write the EOCP certification exam for small wastewater systems.

Learning Objectives

After completing the Small Wastewater Systems course, you will be able to:

• Understand the regulations that govern wastewater collection, treatment and discharge, and how to monitor system performance to protect public health and the environment.
• Understand the characteristics of wastewater, and how this impacts collection and treatment systems.
• Understand how wastewater collection systems are designed, built, operated, maintained, and repaired. You will be familiar with the equipment, materials, methods, and safety considerations.
• Understand wastewater treatment methods, including the design, operation and maintenance of septic systems, and mechanical systems including preliminary, primary and secondary treatment.
• Understand and apply safe workplace practices, including confined space entry, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, lock out / tag out procedures.

Certification Information

• Certifications and exams are administered by the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) – please contact them for more information or to register for an exam.

CEUs

This course provides:

• 1.2 core CEUs for small wastewater systems, wastewater collection and wastewater treatment (SWWS, WWC & WWT) EOCP certifications.
• Related CEUs for small water systems, water distribution and water treatment (SWS, WD & WT) EOCP certifications.