This course will give the participant an overview of the installation and maintenance requirements of pipes and valves typically found in a water distribution system.. Subjects covered will include pipe and valve selection, construction, installation, maintenance and testing. Students will work in teams to disassemble various valves and examine how they operate.
Upon the successful conclusion of this class, the student will be able to:
- Describe the forces placed on water system piping
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- List the different piping and tubing materials used in a water system and their advantages and disadvantages.
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- Discuss how water system pipes, tubing and fittings are joined and restrained
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- Identify the different types of valves, their purpose, and how they operate.
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- Describe how to exercise and maintain water distribution system valves.
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- Demonstrate the ability to disassemble various valves and describe how they operate.
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- List the safety hazards that are present when working with valves and describe the precautions that should be taken to eliminate these hazards.
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- Complete the review test with a score of 70%
Course Instructor: Glynn Stoffel, CET
President of GLS Environmental Associates, a full service training and operations consulting company serving the water utility sector.
Glynn served from 1994 until 2004 as the Utility Maintenance Superintendent of the Anne Arundel County (Md.) department of Public Works, where he was responsible for managing, maintaining and upgrading the County's 1100 mile water distribution system.
Prior to 1994, he was Manager of Anne Arundel County's Collection System Evaluation and Rehabilitation Division.
His experience in water and wastewater systems has evolved through a structured progression of job activities which included plumbing, industrial well drilling, equipment operation, system maintenance, plant operation, and utility maintenance management.
EDUCATION: B.S., cum laude, University of Baltimore, 1991. Business Administration;
Anne Arundel Community College, 1984. Civil Engineering Technology.
LICENSES and CERTIFICATES: CET (Certified Environmental Trainer); State of Maryland Operator Certifications in both Wastewater Collection and Water Distribution.
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