System Operations - Intro Distribution (2 Contact Hours)

In this self-paced LMS course, participants will explore the fundamental and advanced concepts of water distribution system operations with a specific focus on water quality management, aligned with California regulatory standards. Key learning modules include:

• Routine and Non-Routine Water Quality Monitoring: Development of State-approved sampling plans, handling disinfection residuals, turbidity, and microbiological parameters.

• System Maintenance and Main Cleaning Techniques: Techniques including unidirectional flushing (UDF), ice pigging, swabbing, and mechanical cleaning to maintain system cleanliness and prevent water quality deterioration.

• Operational Testing and Response: Performing pressure and flow tests, leak detection methods, and emergency monitoring during main breaks or contamination events.

• Water Chemistry Fundamentals: Understanding pH, alkalinity, hardness, total dissolved solids (TDS), and their impact on system performance, corrosion control, and treatment efficiency.

• Distribution System Design and Modifications: Improving water quality through system design, hydraulic modeling, pipe material selection, and turnover practices in storage facilities.

• Corrosion Prevention and Cathodic Protection: Application of sacrificial anodes, nobility charts, and Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) interpretation for system longevity.

• Regulatory Compliance: Meeting California State water quality reporting requirements, customer communication expectations, and water audit practices.