MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3001 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2004 Fall Last Admit Term: 2020 Fall Award: AAS Total Credits: 64 CIP Code: 15.0506	Primary College: Initiating College: Rio Salado College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific (Mor) Program Availability: Field of Interest: Instructional Council: Occupational Deans GPA: 2.0
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Description: This program is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills in most facets of water and wastewater system operations. Students complete coursework in basic sciences related to water and wastewater, the processes used in water and wastewater treatment, maintenance of water and wastewater facilities, power and automatic control systems, analysis of samples and process chemistry, and written communication. Students will be prepared for eventual entry into management positions in the industry after gaining work experience.

Required Courses

WWM110 Principles of Water Treatment Plant Operations 3
+WWM112 Basic Water Treatment Processes 3
+WWM114 Mineral Control 3
WWM120 Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants 3
+WWM122 Basic Wastewater Treatment Processes 3
+WWM124 Sludge and Solids Handling 3
WWM130 Wastewater Collection Systems Operation and Maintenance 3
+WWM132 Wastewater Collection Systems Administration 3
WWM134 Water Distribution System Operation and Maintenance 3
+WWM240 Industrial Wastewater Treatment Regulations 3

Credits: 30

Restricted Electives
WWM+++++ Water/Wastewater Note: any WWM course.	Credits: 9

General Electives
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General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 25

General Education Core	Credits: 15

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) AND +ENG111 Technical Writing (3)

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication

Critical Reading	Credits: 3
+ CRE101 Critical and Evaluative Reading I (3) OR + CRE111 Critical Reading for Business and Industry (3) OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment

Mathematics	Credits: 3
+MAT122 Intermediate Algebra

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general studies course in the Humanities and Fine Arts Area.

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general studies course in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Area.

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
Any approved general studies course in the Natural Sciences Area.

Program Competencies
1. Identify and describe the common disease and microbial processes associated with water supply and sewage and identify methods employed by the water and wastewater treatment industry to survey and control disease transmission and microbial activity. (WWM110) 2. Solve simple and exponential equations used in the water/wastewater treatment industry. (WWM110) 3. Describe the stages of the natural and societal water cycles and the public controls components of the societal water cycle. (WWM110) 4. Describe and list examples of chemical, physical, biological principles and processes as applied to water and wastewater treatment. (WWM110, WWM112, WWM114, WWM120, WWM122) 5. Describe the composition, characteristics and properties of water and wastewater. (WWM110,WWM112) 6. List the criteria by which water quality is judged for potable, industrial and agricultural use. (WWM110, WWM112) 7. Describe the areas of safety to be considered in water distribution, water treatment, wastewater collection, and wastewater treatment. (WWM110, WWM120, WWM134) 8. Describe the types, functions, layout of and equipment used in water and wastewater treatment facilities. (WWM110, WWM112, WWM114, WWM116, WWM120, WWM122, WWM124) 9. Prepare, analyze, interpret and report results of water and wastewater sample testing. (WWM110, WWM112, WWM114, WWM120, WWM122) 10. Describe the regulations and standards for water and wastewater. (WWM110, WWM116, WWM132, WWM240) 11. Explain procedures for startup, operation, maintenance and shutdown of various water and wastewater treatment processes and equipment. (WWM112, WWM114, WWM122, WWM124) 12. List and describe factors considered in determining water distribution needs, wastewater collection needs and systems design. (WWM130, WWM132, WWM134) 13. Identify the components, explain the purposes and identify necessary maintenance tasks of wastewater lift stations. (WWM132) 14. Describe the areas of safety to be considered in water collection and distribution. (WWM130, WWM132, WWM134) 15. Describe the types, functions, layout of and equipment used in water distribution and collection. (WWM130, WWM132, WWM134) 16. Describe the functions, materials, components, hydraulics, installation, maintenance, inspection and control procedures used in water distribution. (WWM130, WWM132, WWM134) 17. Describe the procedures for designing, developing, testing and equipping new wells. (WWM134)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12/10/2002

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.