The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has prerecorded course videos related to complete treatment for drinking water. These videos are intended for drinking water operators and personnel associated with F-Class drinking water treatment plants in the State of Michigan. These lessons will cover a variety of topics related to the complete treatment of community drinking water.
Please note that these prerecorded courses do not qualify for continuing education credit.
Below is the link to the new Math Formula Sheet that will be included in every examination booklet. It is being provided to you as a study guide and resource. Please do not bring a copy of this to the examination. This sheet was created in conjunction with the Advisory Board of Examiners and the Subject Matter Experts in every examination category.
Practice examinations, answer keys, and practice examination math videos are intended for drinking water operators preparing for drinking water certification examinations. Practice examinations provide an outline of what an operator may expect to see on the certification examination. The answer keys provide step-by-step solutions to calculation-based practice questions. The practice-examination math videos show in detail how to perform and solve the calculation-based practice questions. Study guides are intended to give drinking water operators a list of subjects typically covered on various certification examinations. Study guides also contain a list of reference books that operators can utilize as additional studying materials.
The lessons below range from 20 minutes to 3 hours depending on the topic. These videos are intended to give the drinking water operator a better understanding of the processes and regulations associated with the complete treatment of community drinking water.
Lesson topics include properties of chlorine, chlorine reactions, breakpoint chlorination, chlorine residuals, chlorine by-products, and example problems.
56 Minutes
Lesson topics include direct filtration, membrane filtration, lab analysis, schematic, direct filtration requirements, and coagulation requirements.
12 Minutes
Lesson topics include oxidation and reduction, metals, preventing corrosion control, passivation, polyphosphate, the LS Index, and the Lead and Copper Rule.
1 hour
Lesson topics include a variety of coagulates and example dosage calculation problems.
57 minutes
Lesson topics include coagulation (related regulations, chemical reactions, physical properties, and monitoring performance), mixing (rapid mixing designs and mixing characteristics), flocculation (conventional treatment, direct filtration, basin designs, solid contact clarifiers and stages), and sedimentation (basic concepts, conventional basins, optimization, and sludge removal).
3 hours , 1 minute
Lesson topics include concepts such as hardness, alkalinity, lime softening, lime softening equipment, clarifiers, softening process, softening equations, re-carbonation, sludge production, options for treatment, process control, troubleshooting, and softening calculations.
1 hour, 6 minutes
Chemical feed systems session will cover chemical feed systems, chemical classifications, water treatment chemicals, and chemical feed systems.
2 hours
Lesson topics include storage design, storage for contact time maintenance, and preventing contamination.
43 minutes
Lesson topics include ground water, the Great Lakes, inland lakes or impoundments, and rivers.
33 minutes
Lesson topics include concepts such as low-service pumps, high-service pumps, pumps in parallel, pumps in series, sludge pumps, surface wash pumps, filter effluent pumps, and backwash pumps.
22 minutes
Lesson topics include daily responsibilities of operators and a variety of case studies on unethical situations.
49 minutes
Lesson topics include membrane characteristics, design and configuration, green material selection and basic components, basic modes of operation, direct integrity test, diagnostics, and regulations.
1 hour, 37 minutes
Lesson topics include disinfectant residuals, pH, temperature, alkalinity, turbidity, and hardness.
48 minutes
Lesson topics include public health issues, forms of fluoride used for water treatment, storage and handling, common feeders and design, how to calculate application levels, residual testing, and reporting requirements.
52 minutes
Lesson topics include filtration mechanisms, design, types of filters, filter media designs and analysis, sieve analysis, types of media, filter bottoms, filter control methods, back washing, filter problems, media depth, filter operations, and treatment techniques.
2 hours
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