Focus: Drinking Water Treatment – Filtration
Duration: 1 Day

The Drinking Water Filter Operations & Maintenance Class is a comprehensive, hands-on training designed for drinking water operators responsible for filter performance, regulatory compliance, and finished water quality. This course breaks down how different filtration systems work, why proper operation matters, and how maintenance decisions directly impact turbidity, flow rates, and system reliability.

Course Highlights:

• Mechanics and design of drinking water filtration systems

• Differences between gravity, pressure, and membrane filters

• Filter construction, underdrains, and media selection

• Determining proper flow rates and loading rates

• Backwash processes, calculations, and troubleshooting

• Sampling, inspecting, and maintaining filter media

• Preventive maintenance practices to extend filter life and improve performance

This class combines classroom instruction with hands-on activities, including a filter-building exercise that reinforces key concepts such as media layering, underdrain function, and operational flow considerations. Operators will leave with a clearer understanding of how to evaluate filter performance, recognize early warning signs of problems, and apply best practices to meet turbidity standards and protect public health.

This course is ideal for drinking water treatment operators, maintenance staff, and supervisors seeking CEUs or practical, field-ready knowledge they can immediately apply at their facilities.