WQA Course Outline

Week 1 (4/26/12)
Welcome to the course.

  • Review of requirements
  • Study Materials

Introduction to water

  • Water characteristics
  • Hydrologic Cycle
  • Sources of water
    • Surface
    • Ground
    • Cistern
    • Suspended solids vs. Dissolved solid

Week 2 (5/3/12)
Filtration (WP Chapter 1)

  • Mechanics of filtration
  • Turbidity
  • Types of Filters

Week 3 (5/10/12)
Introduction to Water Chemistry Part 1 (WTF Chapter 2)

  • Chemical Physical Change
  • Elements
  • Compounds & Mixtures
  • Atoms & Molecules
  • Break down of an atom
    • Neutron
    • Proton
    • Electron
    • Ion
    • Valence

 

Week 4  (5/17/12)
Introduction to water chemistry part 2 (WTF Chapter 3 & WP Chapter 4))

  • Oxidation & Reduction
  • Acid
  • Base
  • Salts
  • pH

 

Week 5 (5/24/12)
Water Hardness & Softening  (WTF Chapter  4 WP Chapter 5)

  • Ion Exchange
  • Demineralization
  • Softening methods
  • Types of Softeners
  • Use of Softened water

 

Week 6 (5/31/12)
More about Ion Exchange and Resin (WP Chapter 6 & 7)

  • Other Contaminates removed by ion exchange
  • Other uses for ion exchange
  • Salt types
  • All About Resin

Week 7 (6/7/12)
Aeration & Adsorption (WP Chapter 2-3)

  • Types of Aeration
  • Mechanics of Aeration
  • Uses of Aeration
  • Absorption & Absorption
  • Uses of…
  • Activated Carbon
  • Dechlorinators
  • Taste & Odor removal

Week 8 (6/14/12)
Troublesome Trio—Iron. Manganese & Sulfur (WTF Chapter 5 & WP Chapter 8 )

  • Types of iron
    • Ferrous
    • Ferric
    • Organic
    • Manganese
    • Sulfur
    • Treatment Methods

Week 9 (6/21/12)
pH, Corrosion & TDS (WTF Chapter 6 & WP Chapter 4)

  • More on pH
  • Causes of Corrosion
  • Nobility
  • Neutralizing Filters
  • Phosphates
  • Coatings
  • EPA Guidelines
    • Primary & Secondary
    • SDWA
    • Contaminate Explanation

Week 10 (6/28/12)
Water Potability, Disinfection & Water Analysis Readings (WTF Chapter 8 & 9 WP Chapter 11)

  • Organic Contaminates
  • Ailments & remedies
  • Disinfection Methods
  • Turbidity
  • Filtration
  • Sample Analysis

Week 11 (7/5/12)
Drinking Water Quality & Treatment (WP Chapter 10)

  • Bottled water
  • Filters
  • Distillation
  • Ion Exchange
  • RO
  • UV
  • Chemical feed

Week 12 (7/12/12)
Equipment Installation & Water Treatment Questions & Answers (WTF Chapter 10 & 11)

  • Pipe type/size
  • Install Location
  • Capacity & Proper sizing
  • Sanitizing
  • Pressure Drop

Week 13 (7/19/12)
Trouble Shooting (All Chapters all books)
Scenarios in the home that will challenge participants to solve different common problems

Week 14 (7/26/12)
WQA Code of Ethics
Introduce sample Test

Week 15 (8/2/12)
Review