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Course Listings 2018-2019 303 WRT110 3 Credits 3 Periods Principles of Water Treatment Plant Operations Principles in the safe and effective operation and maintenance of drinking water treatment plants, reservoir management and intake structuring. The source of water, basic water laboratory test procedures and calculations also covered. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in WRT100 and WRT115, or permission of Department or Division. WRT114 3 Credits 3 Periods Mineral Control Operation and maintenance processes in the treatment for iron, manganese, hardness, trihalomethanes and minerals. The importance of fluoridating drinking water and water softening. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in WRT110, or permission of Department or Division. WRT115 3 Credits 3 Periods Water Technology Calculations Application of water technology formulas for operation and maintenance of water/wastewater plants and distribution and collections systems. Includes operator examination preparation and discussion of best practices in water technologies given the results of the calculations. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in WRT100 or permission of Department or Division. WRT116 3 Credits 3 Periods Water Treatment Plant Administration Administration safety and maintenance of a water treatment plant. Handling and disposal of process wastes, instrumentation use, laboratory procedures, drinking water regulations. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in WRT110 or permission of Department or Division. WRT117 3 Credits 3 Periods Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Purpose and applications of desktop Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology applied to water resources and planning. ArcView software program applications and data management. Includes data query and spatial data functions. Analysis of spatial relationships and presentation of spatial information. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in BPC110, or CIS105, or permission of Department or Division. WRT120 Lec + Lab 4 Credits 6 Periods Hydrologic Instrumentation Overview of operating hydrologic data gathering equipment used in surface water, groundwater and water quality sampling networks. Continuous monitoring records, electronics, data collection problems, and methods of installation of instruments. Safety stressed. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in WRT100, or WRT101, or permission of Department or Division. WRT121 3 Credits 3 Periods Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants Safe and effective operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants. Overview of treatment processes and laboratory testing used in wastewater treatment plants. Principles and processes involved in waste treatment ponds, disinfection and chlorination process. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in WRT100 or permission of Department or Division. WRT122 3 Credits 3 Periods Basic Wastewater Treatment Processes Exploration of the processes used in the preliminary treatment of wastewater. Operation of equipment used in wastewater treatment, principles of sedimentation and flotation, trickling filters, biological contactors, and activated sludge also included. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in WRT121.