Water Quality Sampling Fundamentals
This training is intended to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to collect field data and handle water samples with a comparable level of rigor as a certified lab technician. The intended audience is individuals whose professional duties require them to periodically collect surface water quality field data and samples for lab analysis, but collection and sampling may not be their primary duty.
Description
CE POINTS: 12 (Water, Wastewater)
COURSE DURATION: 12 Hours
SUMMARY: This training is intended to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to collect field data and handle water samples with a comparable level of rigor as a certified lab technician. The intended audience is individuals whose professional duties require them to periodically collect surface water quality field data and samples for lab analysis, but collection and sampling may not be their primary duty.
MAJOR TOPICS:
- Student gains purpose and scope of a surface water quality sampling and monitoring programs related to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater.
- To prepare the student to implement a basic water quality sampling and monitoring program in field
- Prepares students to understand non-point source stormwater runoff water quality impacts
- Includes a hands-on field component with demonstration