8 articles
Learn wastewater collection-system fundamentals, including gravity sewers, laterals, manholes, interceptors, pump stations, force mains, flow characteristics, access structures, maintenance, safety, and troubleshooting.
Learn gravity sewer hydraulics, including slope, velocity, flow depth, capacity, surcharge, continuity, pipe area, peak flow, self-cleansing conditions, hydraulic grade, restrictions, and troubleshooting.
Learn sewer construction, testing, and acceptance fundamentals, including alignment, grade, bedding, joints, manholes, infiltration testing, pressure testing, deflection testing, CCTV inspection, documentation, and troubleshooting.
Learn infiltration, inflow, and wet-weather flow fundamentals, including groundwater entry, direct stormwater inflow, flow patterns, rainfall response, pump-station impacts, sewer capacity, source identification, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
Learn wastewater pump stations, wet wells, and force mains, including pump operation, controls, level management, run time, capacity, check valves, pressure, air, odors, backup power, alarms, and troubleshooting.
Learn wastewater collection-system inspection and condition assessment, including manhole inspections, CCTV, defect identification, structural and operational problems, flow observations, asset condition, records, prioritization, and troubleshooting.
Learn sewer cleaning and blockage control, including hydraulic cleaning, mechanical methods, grease, roots, debris, preventive cleaning, blockage response, safety, maintenance records, and troubleshooting.
Learn collection-system maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation, including preventive maintenance, spot repairs, lining, replacement, root and infiltration correction, emergency response, asset prioritization, records, and troubleshooting.