11/21/2024 2:53:59 AM	WWTR 125 Course Outline as of Fall 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  WWTR 125	Title:  PRETREAT FACILITY INSPEC
Full Title:  Industrial Waste Pretreatment Facility Inspection
Last Reviewed:8/26/2024

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  ENVT 125

Catalog Description:

Students will learn the roles and responsibilities of a pretreatment facility inspector, including development, application and implementation of regulations, inspection procedures, safety, sampling protocols, flow monitoring, pollutants of concern, pollution prevention and source control technology, enforcement and emergency response, and pretreatment administration. A field trip to an industrial treatment facility is required.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Students will learn the roles and responsibilities of a pretreatment facility inspector, including development, application and implementation of regulations, inspection procedures, safety, sampling protocols, flow monitoring, pollutants of concern, pollution prevention and source control technology, enforcement and emergency response, and pretreatment administration. A field trip to an industrial treatment facility is required.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Perform fundamental duties of an industrial pretreatment inspector.

2. Differentiate between federal, state, and local pretreatment standards and regulations.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Apply regulations to the development of a pretreatment plan and/or discharge permit for a facility.

2. Identify best management practices that support proper industry compliance with pretreatment regulations.

3. Explain source control and its benefits for the wastewater treatment plant.

4. Explain sampling requirements and processes.

5. Develop a monitoring and sampling plan.

6. Explain uses of databases for pretreatment program tracking and administration.

7. Implement pollution prevention control measures and best management practices.

8. Develop an enforcement plan or policy for facility violations and noncompliance.

Topics and Scope

I. Roles of the Pretreatment Facility Inspector

    A. Definition of pretreatment

     B. Pollution prevention

    C. Requirements and responsibilities

II. Pretreatment Program Administration  

     A. Planning

    B. Funding

     C. Required elements

    D. Databases

    E. Hazardous waste

III. Applicable Regulations

    A. Sewer use code

    B. Federal regulations

    C. Permit conditions and compliance

IV. Overview of Wastewater Treatment Plant

     A. Influent

    B. Effluent

V. Typical Regulated Industries

    A. Inspection of a typical industrial facility

    B. Standard industrial codes

VI. Safety in Pretreatment Inspection and Sampling

    A. General safety considerations

    B. Hazardous materials

    C. Confined space

     D. Industry-specific hazards

VII. Sampling Procedures for Wastewater

    A. Rationale

    B. Preparation

    C. Collection

    D. Documentation

VIII. Wastewater Flow Monitoring

    A. Requirements

    B. Methods

    C. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)

IX. Industrial Wastewaters

     A. Manufacturing process types

    B. Effects on treatment system

X. Source Control

    A. Modification of manufacturing process

     B. Pollution prevention methods by industry

    C. Best management practices

XI. Enforcement

     A. Warning notice

    B. Notice of violation

    C. Administrative order

    D. Consent decree

    E. Termination of services

    F. Civil and criminal penalties

XII. Emergency Response Procedures

    A. Response plan

    B. Roles

    C. Enforcement

    D. Spill reporting

Assignments:

1. Reading assignments (10-30 pages per week)

2. Problem solving homework (weekly)

3. Quizzes (8-10)

4. Final exam

5. Field trip report(s)

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 5 - 10%
Field trip report(s)
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 30 - 50%
Homework problems
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 40 - 60%
Quizzes and final exam
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
Attendance and participation, including field trip(s)

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Pretreatment Facility Inspection. 4th ed. California State University Sacramento (CSUS) Office of Water Programs. 2021.

Instructor prepared materials

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