2012 - 2013 catalog - Delta College

WET 210 Advanced Wastewater Treatment
Technologies
3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisites: WET 112 and MATH LEVEL 6 or permission from
instructor. Discusses wastewater treatment technologies beyond
conventional processes. Includes the processes and techniques commonly
used for advanced wastewater treatment, disinfection, solids stabilization
and disposal, nutrient reduction and toxics removal. Includes field tours
and discussion of safety and health, sampling procedures, record keeping,
data preparation and report writing, and analytical procedures used
to determine optimal plant operation and compliance with regulatory
requirements. (45-0)
WET 212 Advanced Water Treatment
Technologies
3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisites: WET 110 and MATH LEVEL 6 or permission of instructor.
Considers drinking water treatment technologies beyond conventional
processes. Includes softening, ion exchange, activated carbon absorption,
aeration, air stripping, and membrane processes. Includes participation
in field tours and discussions on safety and health, sampling procedures,
record keeping, data preparation, report writing and the analytical
procedures used to determine and measure drinking water quality. (45-0)
WET 215 Water Quality Analysis And Wet
Instrumentation
3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisites: WET 110 and WET 112 and CHM 105 or CHM 111 and
MATH LEVEL 6 or permission of the instructor. Investigates conventional
water and wastewater laboratory test procedures, with particular
emphasis on those analytical techniques that require an understanding
and practical use of laboratory instrumentation. Water Quality Lab tests
include BOD, TSS, temperature, DO, pH, conductivity, TDS, total and
volatile solids, alkalinity, TRC, and others common to the daily operation
of both drinking water and wastewater plants; includes discussions of
basic stream ecology and applied environmental science principles.
Instrumentation Lab includes the use of pH, millivolt and specific ion
meters and probes and an introduction to Spectrophotometry, atomic
absorption (AA), and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/
MS). Includes field tours of municipal water and wastewater treatment
facility labs and related field study discussions. (30-30)
WET 220 Water Microbiology 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisites: WET 210 and WET 212 and WET 215 or permission
from instructor. Investigates more advanced water quality analytical
techniques and the microbiology of water, including microscopic
examination and identification of microorganisms commonly found
in water supplies, water and wastewater treatment processes and
polluted bodies of water. Water Quality Analysis lab work involves
more advanced analytical procedures to determine nutrients, heavy
metals and toxic materials. Focuses on lab safety and health, proper
lab technique, representative sampling procedures, record keeping, data
preparation and handling, and report writing. Continues field studies
and analysis using Atomic Absorption and/or Gas Chromatography/
Mass Spectrometer instruments. Includes lab work involving organisms
commonly found in water and wastewater samples and with specific
bacteriological analytical techniques. (30-30)
WET 230 Water/Wastewater Utility Management 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisites: WET 110 and WET 112 or permission of instructor.
Investigates, in depth, the management elements of planning, organizing,
staffing, directing and controlling as they relate to the management,
supervision and administration of Water and Wastewater facilities.
Presents management styles, problem recognition and problem solving
techniques, budget and report preparation activities, federal and state
regulatory issues, employee/employer (labor/management) relations
and leadership topics. (45-0)
WET 240 Applied Hydraulics 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: MATH LEVEL 6 or permission of instructor. Studies
applied hydraulic principles utilized in water distribution and
wastewater collection systems. Includes pumpage, headloss, piping,
valving, metering, cross connection control, storage, corrosion, and an
introduction to hydraulic modeling. Discusses the principles of force,
pressure, hydraulic grade line, and pump curves. Includes tours of
municipal/industrial water pump stations and storage reservoirs and
related field discussions. Credit may be earned in WWT 240 or WET
240, but not in both. (45-0)
WET 244 Water/Wastewater Utility Equipment
Maintenance
3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: WET 110 or WET 112. Provides the student with basic
knowledge of mechanical equipment and repair techniques used in
both water and wastewater facilities. Uses shop drawings and blueprints
during disassembly and reassembly of a variety of mechanical devices.
Studies pumps, valves, piping systems, and chlorination equipment.
Credit may be earned in WWT 244 or WET 244. but not in both. (45-0)
WET 246 Water/Wastewater Utility
Electrical Maintenance
2 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: WET 110 or WET 112. Studies basic electricity and
instrumentation utilized in water and wastewater treatment facilities.
Emphasizes the use of testing equipment to troubleshoot electrical
and instrumental failures, maintenance problems, and evaluation of
equipment performance. Includes discussion of energy conservation
methods. Credit may be earned in WWT 246 or WET 246, but not in
both. (30-0)
WET 265 Practicum In Water/Wastewater
Treatment
4 Sem Hrs
Prerequisites: WET 210, WET 212, WET 215, WET 244, WET 246, each
with a minimum “C”(2.0) grade, and must be taken during final semester
with permission of program director. Provides opportunities to perform
technical procedures through structured field experience in water and
wastewater treatment plants. Emphasizes gaining experience under plant
managers and operating personnel with goal of developing organizational
skills and responsibility necessary for entry-level employment. Uses
rotation through assigned areas of experience in water treatment for 160
hours and continuous experience in wastewater treatment for 160 hours
of in-plant services for total of 320 hours minimum required. Credit
may be earned in WWT 265 or WET 265, but not in both. (0-320 OJT)
WET 290-299 Special Projects in Water
Environment Technology
Wind Turbine Technology
WTT 100 Introduction to Wind Energy 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: MATH LEVEL 6. Introduces students to the fundamental
concepts of turning energy from the wind into electricity. Explores the
history and projected future of producing energy from the wind. Identifies
the various scales of wind turbines, design types and requirements, and
their major subcomponents. Performs a general analysis of sites where
wind turbine installations are developing, along with analyzing Federal
and State policies regarding the production of power from large-and
small- scale wind turbines. (45-0)
WTT 110 Climb Safety and Rescue Safety
Training
2 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: MATH LEVEL 6 and LWT 165. Identifies industry safety
standards and regulatory requirements for fall hazards associated with
wind turbine maintenance activities. Identifies the function and use of
basic fall protection equipment and also selects, inspects, assembles,
and uses fall protection and rescue equipment. Upon completion of
this course, participants will be capable of using a planned approach
to tower climbing and rescues using state-of-the art techniques and
equipment. (15-15)
Delta College 2012-2013
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