水资源科学职业技能奖使学生成为商业水处理设施的入门级技术人员。该计划为学生提供分析水和废水样本中的化学和生物污染物的知识和动手经验。
The Occupational Skills Award in Water Resource Science prepares students to work as entry level technicians in commercial water treatment facilities. The program provides students with knowledge and hands-on experience analyzing water and wastewater samples for chemical and biological contaminants. Northwest Vista College provides state of the art equipment and instruction for a program in Water Resource Science (previously Advanced Water Treatment). The program centers on project-based learning in which students are introduced to the public health aspects of potable water supply, operation of wells, process control procedures, techniques and equipment, advanced water mathematics, water treatment systems, water treatment plant equipment, water analysis pretreatment membranes, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, and other high purity technologies. The program includes hands-on experience in the most current treatment methods and results in a certificate or degree in Water Resource Science. Graduates of the Water Resource Science program have the knowledge to effectively and safely operate and maintain water treatment plants, to monitor, troubleshoot, and chemically clean equipment that that is essential to manufacturing. The program centers on project-based learning in which students are introduced to the public health aspects of potable water supply, operation of wells, process control procedures, chlorination systems, water softening, treatment plant safety procedures, laboratory procedures, techniques and equipment, advanced water mathematics, water treatment systems, water treatment plant equipment, water analysis, pretreatment membranes, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, and other high purity technologies. Training prepares students to be employed as entry-level technicians in a variety of water treatment settings, including: municipal drinking water plants, water recycling plants, semiconductor industry, food and dairy industry, petrochemical industry, electric power generation industry, industrial wastewater plants, manufacturing facilities, and government agencies.