The Wastewater Technology Education program is designed to prepare students to operate or control an entire system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat wastewater. This includes monitoring gauges, dials or other indicators to make sure machines are working properly and troubleshooting and/or performing routine maintenance on equipment. Students completing the required courses for this degree will qualify to take the SWRCB certification examination for the Grade 1 Wastewater Plant Operator as well as nearly a dozen wastewater related certification examinations offered by CWEA.

Program Leaning Outcomes:

成功完成该课程后，学生将能够

- Describe wastewater collection system components.

- Identify the characteristics and sources of municipal sewage.

- Define wastewater collection system and wastewater treatment plant terminology.

- Describe the basic principles of conventional wastewater treatment.

- Describe the basic principles of conventional wastewater treatment.

- Compare and contrast wastewater treatment unit processes including preliminary, primary, secondary and tertiary treatment.

- Perform basic mathematical calculations and conversions relating to water flow, pressure, volume, velocity, chemical dosage and hydraulic and organic loading.

- Recognize and describe safety procedures applicable to service and operation of wastewater collection and treatment systems.
 

FOR CERTIFICATE COMPLETE CORE COURSES: 21 UNITS

FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE COMPLETE CORE (21 UNITS), LIST A (3 UNITS) AND LIST B (4-8 UNITS), AND GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (35 - 39 UNITS).

A student may complete the Gavilan College A.A./A.S. general education, the CSU-GE Breadth or the IGETC pattern, plus sufficient electives to meet a 60 unit total. See a counselor for details.
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NOTE: A course may be used to satisfy both general education and major courses. See "Double Counting Rule".