Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:
Define…
✓ the main objective of water treatment
List…
✓ steps of the hydrologic cycle
✓ types of surface water
✓ factors affecting lake management
✓ major sources of contamination in drinking water sources
✓ potential contaminating activities in the watershed
✓ the characteristics of an aquifer
✓ well components
✓ water rights applicable to surface water and groundwater
✓ causes of public water supply interruption
Describe…
✓ the effects of seasonal changes on water reservoirs
✓ surface water reservoir stratification
✓ public health significance of water supply interruption
Explain…
✓ how drinking water regulations are enforced
✓ groundwater under the influence of surface water
Use…
✓ well terminologies
Calculate…
✓ flow rates and water velocity
✓ volume of water in a storage facility
✓ well drawdown
✓ detention time
✓ amount of copper sulfate needed for lake treatment
✓ well specific capacity
Estimate…
✓ water level in a storage tank or reservoir
Plan…
✓ for water supply interruptions
Compare…
✓ common water units (gallons per minute to cubic feet per second, etc)
Assess…
✓ how reservoir intake level affects water quality