Water & Environmental Technology, AAS
Program Code: AAS.WATERENVIRONTECH
The Water & Environmental Technology program provides career technical classes combined with field experience. Classes are offered in day/evening combinations and have enrollment limits to enhance instructional quality and job placement.
Course work emphasizes fundamental aspects of drinking water distribution, drinking water treatment, wastewater collection and wastewater treatment. Course work includes 240 hours of industry cooperative work experience, laboratory methods in environmental chemistry, aquatic microbiology and preparation for the provisional operator in training certification exams.
For information contact Matthew LaForce 503-594-3148 or laforce@clackamas.edu.
Related Instruction Outcomes
Computation
- 1 course - MTH-082A Wastewater Math I, MTH-082B Waterworks Math I, MTH-082C Wastewater Math II, MTH-082D Waterworks Math II, or MTH-082E Math for High Purity Water
- Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems.
Communication
- 1 course - WR-101 Workplace Writing or WR-121Z Composition I
- Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences.
Human Relations
- 1 course - Recommended: PSY-101 Human Relations
- Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals.
Physical Education/Health/Safety/First Aid
- 1 course - HE-252 First Aid/CPR/AED
- Use effective life skills to improve and maintain mental and physical wellbeing
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- successfully pass the state required level-1 certificate/licensure exams for Oregon water treatment and water distribution (note: these exams can only be taken after completion of the WET AAS degree);
- pass the Oregon Operator in Training certificate wastewater treatment and collection systems examinations;
- maintain and operate water and waste water treatment facilities and collection and water distribution systems;
- utilize mathematical skills to solve certification exam problems as well as situations experienced at water and waste water facilities;
- conduct and document scientific laboratory experiments as applied to the water and waste water industry and effectively communicate determined quantitative relationships using both graphs and equations;
- exhibit good teamwork skills and serve as effective members of laboratory and project teams;
- articulate and justify technical solutions to an audience through oral, written, and graphical communication;
- communicate the importance of safety in operator daily activities and be good stewards of ethical and professionally work place interactions;
- be more marketable through a second career related work experience;
- attain higher grade certification which will lead to higher wages;
- be certified and licensed as a State of Oregon approved Backflow Assembly Tester;
- develop a thorough understanding of the principles of hydraulics as applied to the water and wastewater industry;
- obtain increased knowledge of bacterial processes used in water and wastewater systems;
- obtain hands-on experience with instrumentation and control systems used in water and wastewater plant operations.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Term | Credits | |
| MTH-082A | Wastewater Math I | 1.00 |
| MTH-082B | Waterworks Math I | 1.00 |
| WET-110 | Wastewater Operations I | 3.00 |
| WET-111 | Waterworks Operations I | 3.00 |
| WET-112 | Computer Applications for Water and Wastewater Operations | 4.00 |
| WR-101 or WR-121Z | Workplace Writing or Composition I | 4.00 |
| Human Relations requirement | 3.00 | |
| Human Relations (Recommended) | ||
| Credits | 19 | |
| Winter Term | ||
| BI-204 | Elementary Microbiology | 4.00 |
| MTH-082C | Wastewater Math II | 1.00 |
| MTH-082D | Waterworks Math II | 1.00 |
| WET-120 | Wastewater Operations II | 3.00 |
| WET-121 | Waterworks Operations II | 3.00 |
| WET-122 | Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Systems | 3.00 |
| WET-123 | Environmental Chemistry I | 3.00 |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring Term | ||
| WET-109 | Backflow Assembly Operation and Testing | 4.00 |
| WET-130 | Wastewater Operations III | 4.00 |
| WET-131 | Water Treatment | 4.00 |
| WET-132 | Collection & Distribution Lab | 1.00 |
| WET-134 | Environmental Chemistry II | 3.00 |
| WET-180 | Water & Environmental Projects I | 5.00 |
| Credits | 21 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Term | ||
| GIS-201 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3.00 |
| WET-125 | High Purity Water Production I | 3.00 |
| WET-241 | Aquatic Microbiology | 4.00 |
| WET-242 | Hydraulics for Water & Wastewater | 3.00 |
| WET-245 | Instrumentation & Control | 4.00 |
| WET-280 | Water & Environmental Projects II | 5.00 |
| Credits | 22 | |
| Winter Term | ||
| HE-252 | First Aid/CPR/AED 1 | 3.00 |
| MTH-082E | Math for High Purity Water | 1.00 |
| WET-108 | Cross-Connection Control Program Specialist | 3.00 |
| WET-135 | High Purity Water Production II | 4.00 |
| Credits | 11 | |
| Total Credits | 91 | |
- 1
May be waived with current CPR card
Professional Upgrade Courses
The following courses are designed to upgrade professional skills and in some cases assist in preparation for state certification examinations.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WET-010 | Wastewater Operations I | 3.00 |
| WET-011 | Waterworks Operations I | 3.00 |
| WET-020 | Wastewater Operations II | 3.00 |
| WET-021 | Waterworks Operations II | 3.00 |
| WET-030 | Wastewater Operations III | 3.00 |
| WET-031 | Water Treatment | 3.00 |
| XWET-C001 | 1-Day Cross Connection Specialist Update | 0.6 CEUs |
| XWET-C002 | 1-Day Tester Renewal | 0.6 CEUs |
| XWET-C003 | 2-Day Tester Retrain/Renewal | 1.2 CEUs |
| XWET-C004 | 4-Day Cross Connection Specialist Course | 3.2 CEUs |
| XWET-C005 | 5-Day Backflow Tester Course | 4.0 CEUs |
| XWET-C007 | Water Environment School | 2.3 CEUs |
| XWET-C008 | Waterworks School | 2.0 CEUs |