Field Guides For Water Treatment Operators

Small systems operators, owners, and managers are often one and the same person, and the scope of knowledge they must have to run the system is vast. This field guide is a comprehensive must-have reference for most day-to-day operations, issues, and challenges facing small systems. Covering regulatory requirements to basic math to system management to water and wastewater treatment and distribution/collection system operations, this book will help identify and solve problems quickly. Other topics include safety; groundwater, wells, and pumps; basic chemistry; valves and meters; sampling and monitoring; and much more. Book jacket.

This all-new guide is a compilation of information, charts, graphs, tables, formulas, and definitions that are used by wastewater system operators in performing their daily duties. Designed for ease of use and quick reference.

Guidance for implementing effective operation and management of drinking water treatment plants, as defined by AWWA G100, including regulatory compliance requirements, operational practices, capitol asset management and maintenance, and water quality management. Includes practical examples, checklists, and questions

Specially designed for in-the-field use, this comprehensive yet compact book will pay for itself over and over in the time you save looking for chemical and mathematic formulas, chemical feed rates, US/metric conversions, pipe and equipment data, operational parameters, construction and installation information, OSHA and USEPA regulations, and much more. More than 20 tables have been updated from the 2004 edition, to reflect information in current AWWA standards and manuals in this new edition. Many example calculations were converted to a more understandable format. Information has also been added on drought, emergency disinfection, membranes, nitrification, fluoridation, external corrosion, backflow prevention, PE pipe, fire flow requirements, sizing service lines and meters, and water audits and loss control, and more. Included is a CD with the checklists which can be printed multiple times along with color photos of the related signage. (Replaces ISBN 9781583213155)

AWWA's most popular training handbook for water treatment operators, this handy guide provides a complete introduction to water treatment operations and equipment. It is excellent for certification exam study