This is the new ADEC approved introductory course for water treatment. The text is the AWWA Water Supply Operations Series Water Treatment Level 1, which was updated in 2016 to correlate to the latest ABC exams released in 2017. This course replaces the ADEC Introduction to Small Water Systems course that was used in Alaska since 1995 and covered both water treatment and water distribution systems. The new course focuses exclusively on water treatment.
The new course content includes basic microbiology, chemistry, water sources (both surface and groundwater), water treatment technologies, monitoring, instrumentation, electrical systems and pumps, regulations, and water system math and hydraulics. Examples of cold regions treatment technologies are featured in the course.