Water Treatment Operator Certification Exam Review

Covers 90 practice problems on water treatment concepts and math

This course covers 90 practice questions for the water treatment operator certification exam, including both water treatment concepts and math problems. The course is for newer operators, who are pursuing the first 2 certification levels. The following topics are covered in this course:

1. Source water

2. Reservoir management

3. Intake structures

4. Water treatment processes

-Coagulation and flocculation

-Sedimentation

-Filtration

-Disinfection

5. Operation and maintenance (Safety, Pumps, etc.)

6. Laboratory procedures

7. Drinking water regulations

8. Math problems (includes step-by-step solutions)

-Unit conversion

-Detention time

-Gas chlorination

-Water pressure to fill an elevated tank

-Pumping rate

-Chemical dosage

-Tank water level

-Water pressure near bottom of the tank

-Make chlorine solution

-Gallons of chlorine needed

-Water velocity through a pipe where diameter increases

-Pump and energy cost

-Specific capacity of a well

-Filtration


Your Instructor


Ken Tesh
Ken Tesh

Ken Tesh is our Chief Instructor. He spent his career in the water and wastewater industry, working closely with operators at treatment plants and distribution systems. He has helped many students pass their operator exams through his online courses and practice problems.


If you have any questions, he can be reached at [email protected] .


Course Curriculum


  Water Treatment Concepts
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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
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What if I am unhappy with the course?
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