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High-Tech Operator Certificate Course 1:
Treatment/Distribution Process Monitoring & Control - 2 DAY COURSE
Tuesday, August 25 & 26, 2009 - Hudson, IL
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HIGH-TECH OPERATOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
This certificate program is aimed at developing operators with a fundamental level of understanding of the high technologies used in the water utility field. The program consists of three (3) two-day courses of training. The content of the 3 training course packages are split 2/3 technical training and 1/3 managerial training.

ORGANIZATION
The program is divided among three (3) two-day specialized courses. Each course addresses one general subject area. Course 1 covers process monitoring and control of water treatment and distribution systems. Course 2 covers high-tech applications and tools used throughout treatment and distribution systems. Course 3 covers methods for managing water utility information. Participants must complete all 3 courses within the program to earn a certificate of a High Tech Operator. Courses 2 and 3 will be available at a later date TBD.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
AWWA will award a Certificate of Completion for the completion of all three two-day courses that encompass the High-Tech Operator Certificate Program. The certificate will reflect AWWA’s name and address, the participant’s name, the program, the number of hours, and the date of completion COURSE 1 – Treatment /Distribution – Process Monitoring & Control This course addresses the devices used to monitor and control processes and equipment in water treatment and distribution systems. The course begins with an overview of device symbols and how they are used to represent systems…then relates those symbols to real world devices. The course then looks at how a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system connects to sensors, analyzers, and control devices. The course looks at the components of SCADA system, the facilities/environment the system requires, and the benefits it provides. Participants will receive a glossary of terms; drawing symbols and naming standards; sample diagrams; descriptions of sensors, analyzers, control devices, and SCADA system components; features of SCADA systems; and references for finding additional information.

LESSONS
1.1 Measurement and control symbols, nomenclature, and drawing conventions
1.2 Sensing devices (e.g., flow, pressure, level, temperature)
1.3 On-line analyzers (e.g., pH, chlorine)
1.4 Control devices (e.g., actuators, switches, relays)
1.5 Logic circuits, symbols, and conventions
1.6 SCADA systems – function/operation (master units, PLCs, RTUs, historians)
1.7 Control modes
1.8 Tracking process performance (e.g., reporting, trending)
1.9 Alarm management
1.10 Standards (e.g., ISA.)
1.11 Control rooms, environments, enclosures

AGENDA
Day 1
• Measurement and control symbols, nomenclature, and drawing conventions
• Sensing devices
• Online analyzers
• Control devices
• Logic circuits, symbols, and conventions

Day 2
• SCADA Systems - function/operation
• Control modes
• Tracking process performance
• Alarm management
• Standards
• Control rooms, environments, enclosures

COURSE PREREQUISITES
None. The three courses in this series are designed to stand alone. This allows operators to take courses in any order. All three courses must be completed to obtain the High-Tech Operator certificate.

SPEAKERS
Don Bratschie, Westin Engineering
Don Bratschie manages the Chicago Area for Westin Engineering. He provides IT consulting services to water utilities to assist them in utilizing technology to improve efficiency, to lower costs and to provide information quickly and easily. Don speaks frequently at AWWA conferences on topics such as IT Planning and Asset Management Programs.

Tony Wachocki, Westin Engineering
Tony Wachocki develops training and online documentation out of Westin’s Detroit office. He developed the High Tech Operator series for AWWA and delivered the pilots for all 3 courses in Anchorage and the first AWWA public offering of Course 1 in Denver.