Wastewater Treatment Operations Associate in Science and Certificate of Achievement
Students who complete the required courses for this certificate and/or degree program will qualify to take the SWRCB certification examination for the Grade I Wastewater Plant Operator as well as nearly a dozen wastewater related certification examinations offered by CWEA. There are over 80 wastewater treatment and reclamation facilities in San Diego County that are currently licensed and regulated by the SWRCB.
Courses
- CWS 100 — Career Pathways in Water & Wastewater
- CWS 101 — Fundamentals of Water & Wastewater
- CWS 102 — Calculations in Water & Wastewater
- CWS 103 — Water Resources Management
- CWS 106 — Electrical & Instrumentation Processes
- CWS 107 — Safety in Water & Wastewater
- CWS 110 — Laboratory Analysis for Water & Wastewater
- CWS 112 — Water Treatment Plant Operations
- CWS 114 — Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations
- CWS 115 — Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse
- CWS 130 — Water Distribution Systems
- CWS 132 — Wastewater Collection Systems
- CWS 134 — Pumps, Motors & Valves
- CWS 204 — Applied Hydraulics
- CWS 206 — Advanced Electrical & Instrumentation Processes
- CWS 207 — Practical Skills in Water & Wastewater Systems
- CWS 210 — Advanced Laboratory Analysis for Water & Wastewater
- CWS 212 — Advanced Water Treatment Plant Operations
- CWS 214 — Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations
- CWS 232 — Advanced Wastewater Collection Systems
- CWS 268 — Membrane Plant Operation
- CWS 270 — Public Works Supervision
- CWS 280 — Backflow Tester Training
- CWS 282 — Cross-Connection Control Specialist
- CWS 284 — Cross-Connection Control Specialist- Recycled Water
- CWS 290 — Cooperative Work Experience