Description
Objectives
Learning Objective 1 – Identify the methods for disinfecting the water supply and determine the sources of contamination they address.
- Determine when and how to install chlorinators.
- Determine when and how to install pasteurization systems.
- Determine when and how to install ultraviolet-light systems.
Learning Objective 2 – Identify the methods for filtering and softening the water supply and determine the sources of contamination they address.
- Explain how municipal water treatment systems work.
- Determine when and how to install ionexchange systems.
- Determine when and how to install filtration systems.
- Determine when and how to install precipitation systems.
- Determine when and how to install reverseosmosis systems.
- Determine when and how to install distillation systems.
Learning Objective 3 – Determine how to troubleshoot water supply problems caused by contamination.
- Determine how to troubleshoot problems caused by hardness.
- Determine how to troubleshoot problems caused by discoloration.
- Determine how to troubleshoot problems caused by acidity.
- Determine how to troubleshoot problems caused by foul odors and flavors.
- Determine how to troubleshoot problems caused by turbidity.
Performance Tasks
Performance Task 1 (Learning Objective 1) – Flush out visible contaminants from a plumbing system.
Performance Task 2 (Learning Objective 2) – Install a reverse-osmosis system.
Performance Task 3 (Learning Objective 3) – Identify the basic equipment necessary to solve specific water quality problems.
