This course provides an introduction to domestic water treatment. Treatment consists of adding and/or removing substances from water so as to bring about a desired change in quality. In general, treatment is provided to protect public health or to improve the acceptability (aesthetic quality) of the finished product. This is a guide to basic information on most of the common water treatment processes.

Course Outline
1. WATER TREATMENT
2. REFERENCES
3. TREATING WATER AT THE SOURCE
4. UNIT TREATMENT PROCESSES
5. TASTE AND ODOR CONTROL
6. CONTROLLING ORGANIC CHEMICALS
7. TREATMENT PLANT INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL (I&C)
8. CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL APPLICATION
9. WATER TREATMENT PLANT RESIDUES
10. DESALINATION
11. WATER SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS

This course will give you professional tools that will help you to understand the technical, design and operating requirements domestic water treatment.

Learning Objectives

At the successful conclusion of this course, you’ll be able to identify and discuss:

• Learn about methods of water treatment at the source;
• Learn about coagulation and flocculation treatment;
• Learn the fundamentals of sedimentation basins and clarifiers;
• Learn about disinfection issues;
• Learn the importance of corrosion and scaling control;
• Learn how to control iron and manganese; and
• Learn about ion exchange processes.