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Water and Wastewater Technology

WATR 100 Wastewater Treatment I 4.0 Units WATR 105 Wastewater Treatment II 3.0 Units
Course Advisory: SCC minimum English and Math Prerequisite: WATR 100.
standards. Course Advisory: SCC minimum English and Math
Hours: 64-72 lecture. standards.
Study of municipal and industrial wastewater collection Hours: 48-54 lecture.
and wastewater treatment methods, protection of ground Study of the elementary engineering aspects of design,
water and receiving waters, and effects of pollutants on operation process control, and maintenance of wastewater
receiving waters. treatment plants and facilities.

WATR 101 4.0 Units WATR 106 Instrumentation and Controls 3.0 Units
Basic Chemistry for Water and Wastewater Course Advisory: SCC minimum English and Math
Course Advisory: SCC minimum English and Math standards.
standards. Hours: 48-54 lecture.
Hours: 64-72 lecture. Study of pneumatic, mechanical and electronic control
Through lecture and demonstrations, the student will systems and components. Includes a basic description and
develop the ability to analyze and determine if proper explanation of the operation of instruments and controls
levels of purification, content of acidity, alkalinity, for water and wastewater plants. Typical performance
hardness, and other water quality criteria have been characteristics, accuracy, and applications of instruments
achieved for water or wastewater treatment. are studied.

WATR 103 3.0 Units WATR 107 4.0 Units
Biological Principles of Water and Wastewater Mathematics of Water and Wastewater Treatment
Course Advisory: SCC minimum English and Math Course Advisory: SCC minimum English and Math
standards. standards.
Hours: 48-54 lecture. Hours: 64-72 lecture.
This course examines the biological and ecological A study of calculations - hydraulics, chemicals, solids - used
properties of the bacteria, protozoa, fungi, algae, viruses, in the design, operation, process control, and maintenance
and animals whose control is important to the provision of treatment plants and facilities.
of safe drinking water supplies and environmentally safe
wastewater. The course emphasizes the microbiology of WATR 108 Water Treatment II 3.0 Units
drinking water, wastewater, and activated sludge, and Prerequisite: WATR 104 with a minimum grade of C.
examines the microbial sampling, analysis, and treatment Course Advisory: SCC minimum English and Math
strategies important in this industry. standards.
Hours: 48-54 lecture.
WATR 104 Water Treatment I 3.0 Units This course covers advanced topics in the control of ions
Course Advisory SCC minimum English and Math and disinfecting chemicals in drinking water. In addition it
standards. covers the issues of safety, regulation, administration, and
Hours: 48-54 lecture. maintenance of a water treatment plant. This course will
This course examines the elementary engineering aspects often be taught at an off-campus site. Three hours lecture.
of the design, operation, process control, and facilities of a
plant designed to treat and purify drinking water.

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