Wastewater Collection and Treatment System Operations | Continuing Education

About the program

This part-time online certificate program provides learners with the knowledge of practices, theories, and applications relevant to wastewater collection and treatment systems. Students will be introduced to concepts in wastewater treatment as applied to municipal and compatible industrial environmental systems, and will explore support systems mainly pertaining to pumps, motors, and processes in wastewater collection treatment. Graduates of this program will have sufficient knowledge to write various level certification examinations. Courses within this program may also be of interest to wastewater operators who are seeking continuing education units (CEUS) that are recognized by the Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office (OWWCO).

Program information

All courses must be successfully completed within 4 years of acceptance into the program.

Admission requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or being at least 19 years of age or older

Admission procedures

Submit a completed Conestoga College Program Application Form.
Attach proof of admission requirements.
Final selection is made following an assessment of the admission requirements.

Graduate opportunities

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Program outcomes

Explain the difference between SI and USC systems of measurement.
Identify the basic principles of and recognize the importance of disinfection of water including the ability to define detention time, equivalent population, hydraulic grade, hydraulic grade line and energy grade line.
Differentiate between mass and weight terms and calculate mass density and weight density of water and relate to pressure. Students will be able to calculate the solution feed rate and amount of chemical required to prepare solutions of given strength.
Assess and evaluate wastewater flows and characteristics, list and identify the physical and chemical characteristics of sewage water, and the ability to compare primary and secondary treatment.
Describe the sedimentation units and solid contact units and describe four zones of sedimentation, show the main application of solid contact units and calculate detention time, overflow rate and mean flow velocity.
Make area and volume calculations as related to wastewater operations and devices, apply the principles of hydraulics to find flow rates, pressures and pumping head and power and identify the basic principles of and recognize the importance of disinfection of water.
Describe the basic principles of safety as applied to wastewater operations, describe the main processes and operations employed in wastewater collection, explain the processes and equipment employed in wastewater treatment systems.

Program related resources

Student Academic Handbook

Program contact

OntarioLearn Team Member
OntarioLearn@conestogac.on.ca

Continuing Education

Upcoming registrations

Mark your calendar with our registration dates, so you can plan your future.

Winter registration: Opens November 4, 2024
Spring registration: Opens March 17, 2025

Disclaimer

The College reserves the right to alter information including requirements and fees and to cancel at any time a program, course, or program major or option; to change the location and/or term in which a program or course is offered; to change the program curriculum as necessary to meet current competencies in the job market or for budgetary reasons; or to withdraw an offer of admission both prior to and after its acceptance by an applicant or student because of insufficient applications or registrations, over-acceptance of offers of admission, budgetary constraints, or for other such reasons. In the event the College exercises such a right, the College’s sole liability will be the return of monies paid by the applicant or student to the College.

Students actively registered in cohort delivered programs who take longer than the designed program length of time to complete their studies are accountable for completing any new or additional courses that may result due to changes in the program of study. Unless otherwise stated, students registered in non-cohort delivered programs must complete the program of study within seven years of being admitted to the program.