The Wastewater Collection Technology Education program is designed to prepare students to maintain and operate equipment; maintain, restore, monitor, evaluate and adjust collection systems; and maintain lift stations. Students completing the required courses for this degree will qualify to take nearly a dozen wastewater related certification examinations offered by the California Water Environment Association (CWEA). Although current State regulations do not require certification of wastewater collection system personnel, many public sector employers either require or prefer job applicants who have obtained the CWEA Wastewater Collection and Maintenance certifications.

计划学习成果：

成功完成该课程后，学生将能够

- Define common terminology pertaining to collections system components, design and management as well as inspection and quality control.

- Identify the types and functions of pipes and fittings used in wastewater collection system design and management.

- Given a wastewater collection map book, identify pipeline dimensions, pipe construction materials, direction of flow and location of valves, services and lift stations.

- Describe in detail basic underground location and leak detection, trenching and shoring and backfill and compaction methods of construction used in the field.

- Describe the nine basic cleaning methods and basic principles involved in hydraulic and mechanical cleaning methods.

- List and describe the operation of common valves used in a wastewater collection system.

- Perform basic mathematical computations and conversions relating to wastewater collection systems, pressure, volume, velocity, chemical dosage and hydraulic and organic loading.

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.

NOTE: A course may be used to satisfy both general education
and major courses. See "Double Counting Rule".