Filtration

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course will provide participants with an understanding of the basic principles of filtration. The removal of suspended solids by filtration plays an important role in both the natural purification of groundwater and in the removal of naturally occurring and treatment-induced particulates water in treatment plants.

COURSE OUTLINE

Process description and approaches to filtration. Gravity filters. Filter control equipment. Operation of gravity filters. Pressure filtration. Appendices (safety precautions, record keeping, tech briefs, test).

PREREQUISITE

Open.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Water utility field staff, water and wastewater operators.