Water & Environmental Technology (WET)
WET-010 Wastewater Operations I
3 credits, Fall
For professional upgrade only. Does not meet the requirements for the certificate or degree. Introduction to the fundamentals of wastewater operations. Includes collections systems, preliminary and primary treatment, waste characteristics including organic removals, and solids profiles.
WET-011 Waterworks Operations I
3 credits, Fall
For professional upgrade only. Does not meet the requirements for the certificate or degree. Introduction to municipal drinking water treatment and distribution systems. Basic waterworks hydraulics, drinking water regulations, waterworks math, waterworks microbiology, and introduction to water disinfection.
WET-020 Wastewater Operations II
3 credits, Winter
For professional upgrade only. Does not meet the requirements for the certificate or degree. Secondary wastewater treatment alternatives with municipal application. Fixed and suspended film systems and clarification process. Includes biological sludge treatment.
Prerequisites: WET-010
WET-021 Waterworks Operations II
3 credits, Winter
For professional upgrade only. Does not meet the requirements for the certificate or degree. Basic hydrology, ground water and surface water sources, well construction and operation, introduction to water chemistry, waterworks hydraulics, and fundamentals of pumps and pumping.
WET-030 Wastewater Operations III
3 credits, Spring
For professional upgrade only. Does not meet the requirements for the certificate or degree. Design, operation, process control and maintenance of treatment facilities. Current treatment processes discussed in detail with particular attention given to biological sludge handling process.
Prerequisites: WET-020
WET-031 Water Treatment
3 credits, Spring
For professional upgrade only. Does not meet the requirements for the certificate or degree. Design, operation and process control of water treatment plants. Includes water chemistry, related math, coagulation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection procedures. Review for Oregon Operator certification exams.
WET-108 Cross-Connection Control Program Specialist
3 credits, Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer
Specialized training for those who want to be involved in administering cross-connection control programs. Elements of a cross-connection control program, basic hydraulics, state specific regulations, identifying possible cross-connections and site surveys in order to determine proper type of backflow protection, if needed.
WET-109 Backflow Assembly Operation and Testing
4 credits, Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer
Lecture course with lab component that focuses on backflow assembly hydraulics, operations, installation, and testing.
WET-110 Wastewater Operations I
3 credits, Fall
Introduction to the fundamentals of wastewater character and operations. Includes collections systems, preliminary and primary treatment, waste characteristics including organic removals, and solids profiles.
Corequisites: MTH-082A
WET-111 Waterworks Operations I
3 credits, Fall
Introduction to municipal drinking water treatment and distribution systems. Basic waterworks hydraulics, drinking water regulations, waterworks math, waterworks microbiology, and introduction to water disinfection.
Corequisites: MTH-082B
WET-112 Computer Applications for Water and Wastewater Operations
4 credits, Fall
Focuses on direct application of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel for producing compliance reports, professional presentations, and data analysis. Emphasis will be put on the use of Excel for statistical analysis of water and wastewater plant data for state and federal compliance. Supervisory control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) will also be covered. Wastewater simulators will be explored and used to design and manipulate unit processes.
WET-120 Wastewater Operations II
3 credits, Winter
Secondary wastewater treatment alternatives with municipal application. Fixed and suspended film systems with the associated clarification process will be presented.
WET-121 Waterworks Operations II
3 credits, Winter
An introduction to water distribution, with a focus on water regulations, operator math, water chemistry, and specific water distribution processes. Also examines distribution system design, water mains, hydrants and valves, water pumps, water system supply security, and public relations. Everything you need to know to pass the water distribution grade 1 state certification.
WET-122 Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Systems
3 credits, Winter
Elementary engineering aspects of water distribution and wastewater collection systems. System components, construction materials, pump station design, maintenance, operations, and other related topics.
WET-123 Environmental Chemistry I
3 credits, Winter
Theory and applied laboratory techniques for testing water and wastewater. Students will test wastewater for NPDES required tests.
Corequisites: WET-123L
WET-125 High Purity Water Production I
3 credits, Fall
Fundamentals of high purity water chemistry, reverse osmosis treatment, ion exchange treatment, electrode ionization treatment, UV, ozonation, degasification and microfiltration as applied to the production of high purity water for the semiconductor, pharmaceutical and electric power generating industries.
Corequisites: MTH-082E
WET-130 Wastewater Operations III
4 credits, Spring
Design, operation, process control and maintenance of treatment facilities. Current treatment processes discussed in detail with particular attention given to biological sludge treatment, and handling processes. Lab includes field trips to local wastewater facilities.
WET-130L Wastewater Operations III Lab
0 credits, Spring
The course is devoted to comprehension of the wastewater treatment process via weekly exploration of a wastewater treatment plant. We will tour a treatment plant and then go over the treatment process in lecture. We will emphasis emerging wastewater technologies, (nitrification/denitrification), sludge and bio-solids management, volatile solids reduction through the digestion (aerobic and anaerobic) processes, sludge/solids processing, solids handling, and ultimate waste solids disposal. Fundamental principles of emerging wastewater treatment process, solids handling, including disinfection and dechlorination of wastewater will be emphasized.
WET-131 Water Treatment
4 credits, Spring
Design, operation and process control of water treatment plants. Includes water chemistry, related math, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection procedures. Review for Oregon Operator grade 1 certification exams. Lab includes field trips to local water treatment facilities.
WET-132 Collection & Distribution Lab
1 credits, Spring
Field exposure to water distribution systems and wastewater collection systems. Weekly field visits include inspection of cross-connection inspection, distribution valving, reservoirs, water metering/repair, pumping station operations, smoke testing, and CCTV.
WET-134 Environmental Chemistry II
3 credits, Spring
Water quality testing, monitoring and reporting. The course includes the theory and application of common water quality tests for surface water, groundwater, and storm water monitoring systems. The course also covers all water quality tests for ensuring correct water treatment processes.
Prerequisites: WET-123
WET-135 High Purity Water Production II
4 credits, Winter
A lab course focusing on the operation of equipment and unit processes in the production of high purity water. Emphasis on process equipment sizing and design, process control and troubleshooting.
WET-180 Water & Environmental Projects I
1-5 credits, Spring/Summer
Cooperative work experience. Practical work experience in a municipal industrial treatment, distribution, or collection system. Placement in consulting firms, federal and state regulatory agencies, BLM, BPA, and other regulated governmental organizations.
Corequisites: CWE-281
WET-241 Aquatic Microbiology
4 credits, Fall
A lecture and lab course with topics in applied microbiology. Methods to detect coliform group in water and wastewater. Identification of filamentous bacteria in activated sludge, and identification of indicator protozoa in activated sludge. A bacteriological stream survey project is included.
Prerequisites: BI-204
WET-242 Hydraulics for Water & Wastewater
3 credits, Fall
Introduction to closed conduit and open channel flow. Includes hydrostatics and dynamics, head-loss, pump characteristics, Bernoulli's and the energy equations, and basic characteristics of water.
Prerequisites: WET-122
WET-245 Instrumentation & Control
4 credits, Fall
A lab course introducing methods used to monitor and control treatment processes in wastewater, water and high purity water facilities. Advanced water analysis to include typical monitoring of high purity water treatment. Fundamentals of control loops, control systems and data management.
WET-280 Water & Environmental Projects II
5 credits, Winter
Cooperative work experience. Practical work experience in a municipal industrial treatment, distribution, or collection system. Placement in consulting firms, federal and state regulatory agencies, BLM, BPA, and other regulated governmental organizations. Practical experience in a municipal, public or private wastewater treatment facility of specific activated sludge design. Process loading criteria, data acquisition and trend charting, and relevant sanitary process strategies will be addressed.
Corequisites: CWE-281