Water Quality Management Courses and Descriptions
WQM 100 Introduction to Water
Quality Management
3 credits
WQM 100 introduces the water and
wastewater treatment field and
acquaints the prospective technicians
with the applied science concepts that
are used to operate, maintain and
monitor water quality. Topics include
hydrological cycle, water sources,
hydraulics, ecosystems, pollution, water
chemistry, water calculations,
microbiological aspects of water and
water quality control.
WQM 105 Specific Calculations
for Water Quality Management
4 credits
WQM 105 provides students with an indepth
study of the calculations
associated with water and wastewater
treatment. Topics include dimensional
analysis, detention time, surface
loading, filtration and backwash rates,
settleable solids, volatile solids, mean
cell residence times, settleability,
disinfection, and chemical dosage as
relating to trickling filters, ponds, RBC
and activated sludge.
WQM 106 Mechanical- Physical
Treatment
3 credits
WQM 106 serves as a basic
introduction into wastewater treatment.
Topics include the technician and their
responsibility, effects of waste
discharges, natural cycles, solids in
wastewater, NPDES permits, collection
systems, pretreatment, primary treatment, secondary treatment,
advanced treatment, flowmeasuring,
solids handling and disposal.
WQM 107 Biological Treatment
3 credits
WQM 107 covers the major types of
wastewater treatment processes,
including trickling filters, rotating
biological contactors, lagoons and
activated sludge. Topics of each system
include: design, operating guidelines,
process control, testing procedures,
maintenance and safety.
WQM 108 Sludge Treatment
3 credits
WQM 108 includes aerobic and
anaerobic digestion; solids thickening
using gravity, dissolved air, centrifuge,
vacuum filters and drying beds; sludge
stabilization by chemical means; sludge
conditioning by chemical, thermal, wet
oxidation or elutriation; volume
reduction by composting or mechanical
drying; sludge destruction by
incineration; sludge storage; and land
disposal with environmental controls.
WQM 109 Water Distribution
3 credits
WQM 109 covers the purpose,
selection and location of water storage
facilities and the operation and
maintenance of related equipment.
Topics include storage facilities and
capabilities, booster pumps, water
mains and appurtenances, joints, pipe
protection and installation, valves,
fittings, and hydrants. Water quality
standards, contaminants and
degradation inspection and monitoring,
system troubleshooting, are also
covered.
WQM 115 Water Sources and
Supply
3 credits
WQM 115 provides an introduction to
the water supply systems and sources
of water. Topics include sources and
selection of water, water quality
problems, reservoir management,
intake structures, well and introductory
plant operations.
WQM 116 Water Pre-Treatment
3 credits
WQM 116 covers coagulation,
flocculation, sedimentation, filtering,
corrosion, and taste and odors. Topics
for each process include descriptions,
operating procedures, associated
calculations, startup and shutdown
procedures, laboratory tests, troubleshooting,
maintenance, safety and
records.
WQM 117 Domestic Water
Treatment Processes
3 credits
WQM 117 covers iron and manganese
control, fluoridation and softening,
trihalomethanes, demineralization and
handling of process waste. Topics for
each process include process descriptions, operating procedures,
startup and shutdown procedures,
laboratory test, trouble-shooting,
maintenance, safety and records.
WQM 118 Wastewater Collection
Systems
3 credits
WQM 118 covers the purpose,
components and design of collection
systems. Topics include safety
procedures, inspection and testing,
pipeline cleaning and maintenance,
underground repair, lift stations and
sewer rehabilitation.
WQM 119 Basic Water Quality
Analysis
4 credits
WQM 119 relates the results of
laboratory control tests to the chemistry
of water and wastewater treatment.
Students gain the skills and techniques
to operate within a laboratory. Topics
include laboratory equipment and
instrumentation-identification, written
reports and laboratory tests. Laboratory
testing includes hardness, alkalinity,
dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen
demand, inorganic chemicals, pH and
disinfectant residuals.
WQM 120 Water Quality
Equipment Maintenance
4 credits
WQM 120 provides an in-depth
understanding of mechanical and
electrical equipment maintenance.
Topics include correct use of power and
hand tools, preventive and repair
maintenance of pumps, motors,
chlorinators, motor control units, and
other treatment plant equipment and
safety procedures.
WQM 121 Environmental
Sampling and Volume
Measurement
3 credits
WQM 121 is designed to provide
students with the knowledge and skills
to collect contaminant samples for
laboratory analysis, to select and
prepare appropriate sample containers;
to keep accurate sampling records;
access sampling sites and do
composite sampling. This course also
provides sampling safety skills and
sampling quality control and assurance
methods.
WQM 122 Instrumentation and
Electrical Control
3 credits
WQM 122 provides an understanding of
electrical theory, various types of
electrical instrumentation equipment
found in treatment facilities, operation,
troubleshooting electrical problems and
safety procedures.
WQM 124 Water Certification
Review for Class C and D
3 credits
WQM 124 helps prepare students for
the operators certification test in water
at the C or D level. Topics include water
principles, mathematics, hydraulics,
water filtration, chemical treatment, source control, basic operations,
Colorado Primary Drinking Water
Regulations, housekeeping and
laboratory analysis.
WQM 125 Wastewater
Certification Review for Class C
and D
3 credits
WQM 125 helps students prepare for
the operators certification test in
wastewater at the C or D level. Topics
include wastewater principles,
mathematics, hydraulics, conventional
treatment of wastewater, wastewater
sedimentation, Colorado Water Quality
Control Act, biological treatment of
wastewater, effluent standards for
wastewater, sludge handling and
disposal, disinfection, pumps, safety,
housekeeping, and laboratory analysis.
WQM 126 Safety in the Water
Quality Industry
3 credits
WQM 126 covers the safety aspects in
the water and wastewater industry.
Topics include development of safety
policies and programs, job safety
orientation, driving practices, CPR/first
aid, confined spaces, hazardous
communication, safety with energy
electrical, mechanical, thermal and
pressure, trenching, street work,
laboratory, treatment equipment,
construction vehicles/equipment and
chlorine and other chemicals, security and safety standards.
WQM 150 Troubleshooting
3 credits
WQM 150 provides students with
troubleshooting practices and
procedures for chemical adjustments,
equipment failures; electrical,
mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic,
source contamination, system control
procedures and redundancies.
WQM 200 Hydraulics for Water
Quality Management
4 credits
WQM 200 introduces the mathematical
principles of density, specific gravity,
pressures horsepower and energy
costs, velocities, weirs, parshall flumes,
venturimeters, California pipe method,
flows from open-end pipes, settling
velocities and classification of flow,
distribution system friction losses.
WQM 206 Design Interpretations
of Water Quality Systems
4 credits
WQM 206 provides an in-depth study
and interpretation of blueprints, scale
drawings, contour maps, profile
drawings and symbols application to
treatment facilities. The course also
includes basics in HVAC, lighting,
construction techniques, building
materials and energy conservation.
WQM 207 Operations and
Control of Activated Sludge
Systems
4 credits
WQM 207 provides a basic engineering
overview of the activated sludge
process and develops all process
control activities around the biology of
the treatment system. Topics include:
settle-o-meters, flows concentrations,
and oxygen uptake, turbidity, microscopic examination of organisms,
trend charting, process control
strategies. Classroom activities are
reinforced by field trips to various
treatment facilities.
WQM 208 Advanced Wastewater
Treatment
3 credits
WQM 208 prepares students for the
advanced stages of solids removal,
nitrogen removal, solids removal,
effluent disposal and wastewater
reclamation. Topics include: design,
troubleshooting, maintenance, startup
and shutdown, monitoring and
interpretation of test results.
WQM 212 Drinking Water
Regulations
4 credits
WQM 212 instructs the students on
application, interpretation and
implementation of the Colorado Primary
Drinking Water Regulations as they
apply to all types and sizes of public
water systems and their source water.
WQM 216 Biological and
Bacteriological Water Quality
Analysis
4 credits
Prerequisite: WQM 119
WQM 216 studies microorganisms
associated with all phases and
concerns of water and wastewater
treatment including bacteria, protozoa
and algae. Topics include:
microorganisms used in treatment, as
indicators and the pathogens;
regulations, health hazards and
laboratory safety. Laboratory work
involves media preparation, coliform
testing, standard plate count, and
biomonitoring.
WQM 217 Disinfection
Techniques in Water Quality
Systems
4 credits
WQM 217 provides an understanding of
disinfection alternatives used in
treatment systems such as chlorine,
ozone, ultraviolet light and bromine
chloride. Topics include chemistry,
equipment/ maintenance, startup/shutdown procedures, hazards, safety
and troubleshooting.
WQM 230 Industrial Monitoring
and Treatment
3 credits
WQM 230 provides an understanding of
industrial treatment. Various types of
treatment systems are reviewed. Also
included are safety, collection and
preserving of samples, establishing an industrial monitoring program,
operational strategies, interpretation of
laboratory results, startup/ shutdown of
systems, maintenance, plans and
specification, various types of industrial
wastes, and troubleshooting.
WQM 280 Internship
1-6 credits
Contact the Water Quality Management
Technology department for information
about this course at 303.914.6325.
WQM 285 Independent Study
1-6 Credits
Contact the Water quality management
Technology department for information
about this course at 303.914.6325.
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