Course Objective: To teach learners about drinking water sources, protection and management of drinking water sources, why drinking water is treated, and water rights related to surface water and groundwater sources.
This course is part of the Water Treatment Fundamentals bundle. Four Contact Hours (or 0.4 CEUs) will be granted upon completion of this course.
Disclosure: None
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
A. WHY TREAT WATER
B. SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY
1. Surface Water
1.a. Types of Surface Water
1.b. Factors Affecting Lake Management
Computations in Lakes and Reservoirs Management
2. Groundwater
2.a. Characteristics of Aquifer Materials
2.b. Parts of a Well
2.c. Well Terminologies
2.d. Safeguards in Well Location and Construction
Computations in Well Operation
C. SANITARY SURVEY AND SANITARY CONSIDERATIONS
1. Surface Water Sanitary Survey
2. Groundwater Sanitary Survey
D. WATER RIGHTS
1. Surface Water Rights
2 Groundwater Rights
E. WATER SHORTAGES AND OUTAGES
1. Causes of public water supply interruption
2. Public health significance of public water supply interruption
3. Short-term options for public water supply interruption
4. Long-term options public water supply interruption
5. Planning before disaster – preemptive moves.
5.a. Surface Water Systems.
5.b. Groundwater Systems.
WATER SOURCES QUIZ
Course Content
About Instructor
Course Includes
- 1 Lesson
- 5 Topics
- 1 Quiz
- Course Certificate
