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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Industrial Wastewater Treatment for Biotechnology
Course: WRT271

First Term: 2012 Fall
 Lec + Lab   4 Credit(s)   6 Period(s)   5.4 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S


Description: Principles of wastewater treatment for biotechnology. Overview of industrial facilities inspections and pollution prevention strategies. Sampling techniques of industrial wastewaters. Quality assurance, quality control (QA/QC), and data processing techniques included. Safety procedures stressed.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Explain the regulations governing treatment of biotechnology wastes. (I, VIII)
2. Discuss considerations of discharge. (II)
3. List the risks of release into environment. (III)
4. Demonstrate techniques for sampling and analysis of samples. (IV)
5. Explain the purpose of industrial pretreatment programs. (V)
6. Collect wastewater samples from industrial discharges using specific equipment for wastewater quality sampling. (VI)
7. Demonstrate methods of industrial wastewater sampling including flow proportional and time composite. (VI)
8. Develop Quality Assurance Project Plans and Sampling and Analysis Plans. (VII)
9. Demonstrate the use of data quality objectives and QA/QC in water quality sampling. (VII)
10. Describe pollution prevention strategies at industrial facilities. (VIII, IX)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Regulations
   A. Federal
   B. State
   C. Local
II. Discharge
   A. Waste discharge volumes
   B. Categorical versus non-categorical status
   C. Wastewater characteristics
   D. Compliance history
   E. Pretreatment system
   F. Risk to sewage facilities
III. Risks of release into environment
   A. Human health risks
   B. Disruption of ecosystem function
   C. Displacement of plants and animals
   D. Reduction of biological diversity
   E. Alteration of species composition
   F. Changes in climatic patterns
IV. Sampling and analysis
   A. Compliance Samples
      1. Grab
      2. Composite
      3. Flow Proportional
      4. Time Composite
   B. Sampling Equipment
      1. Automatic Samplers
      2. Sample Containers and Preservation
V. Industrial Pretreatment Programs
   A. Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) and the Need for the Pretreatment Program
   B. Sewage Treatment Plant
   C. Industrial Discharges
   D. Commercial Source Control
   E. Pretreatment Regulations
      1. Clean Water Act
      2. General Pretreatment Regulations
      3. POTW Pretreatment Programs
VI. Wastewater Sampling and Analysis
   A. Compliance Samples
      1. Grab
      2. Composite
      3. Flow Proportional
      4. Time Composite
   B. Sampling Equipment
      1. Automatic Samplers
      2. Sample Containers and Preservation
   C. Chain of Custody Records
   D. Analytical Methods
   E. Equipment Maintenance and Safety
   F. Field Equipment Calibration
   G. Parameters for Field Determination
      1. Specific conductance
      2. Potential of Hydrogen (pH)
      3. Temperature
      4. Dissolved Oxygen
      5. Chlorine Residual
VII. Quality Assurance/Quality Control
   A. Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPP)
   B. Sampling and Analysis Plans
   C. Data Quality Objectives
      1. Accuracy
      2. Precision
      3. Representative
      4. Completeness
      5. Comparability
         a. Quality Control (QC) samples
         b. Record keeping
VIII. Enforcement
   A. Types of Violations
      1. Reporting
      2. Effluent
      3. Other
   B. Enforcement Actions and Penalties
   C. Significant Noncompliance
IX. Pollution Prevention
   A. Pollution Prevention Act
   B. Waste Hierarchy
   C. Pollution Prevention/Reduction
      1. Operating Practices
      2. Material Substitution
      3. Equipment Modification
      4. Reuse and Recycle
   D. Benefits
   E. Case Studies
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:  5/24/2012

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