Operation Operator
Operation Operator is an innovative approach to help prepare Individuals for the Grade IV operator certification exam. Throughout this program, 4 Operators (students) will be hired as interns working at all 4 of the Birmingham Water Works Board filter plants. 1 day out of the week, all 4 students will be brought together to go through each of the course topics listed below via BWWB University E-learn system. Students will also have reading assignments, objective tests, and assessments to go along with each of the topics below. Each course will count for 2 hours towards student’s education and training. The training will be in 4 modules (separated by color) at the end of each module students will receive 8 Continuing Education Hours.
Introduction to Water Treatment (16 hours)
- Water Treatment Processes (2 hours)
- Treatment of Water at the Source (2 hours)
- Preliminary Treatment (2 hours)
- Water Coagulation and Flocculation (2 hours)
- Sedimentation Basins and Clarifiers (2 hours)
- Filtration (2 hours)
- Disinfection (2 hours)
- Fluoridation (2 hours)
Advanced Water Treatment (16 hours)
- Control of Corrosion and Scaling (2 hours)
- Iron and Manganese Control (2 hours)
- Lime Softening (2 hours)
- Ion Exchange (2 hours)
- Adsorption (2 hours)
- Aeration (2 hours)
- Membrane Processes (2 hours)
- Water Treatment Plant Residuals (2 hours)