Stages of Wastewater Treatment
Training Outline
This course walks wastewater operators through each stage of treatment — from preliminary screening to sludge digestion. Learn how sedimentation, biological processes, and odor control systems work together in plant operations, and explore the full sludge treatment process, including thickening, dewatering, drying, and anaerobic digestion.
- 1
Stages of Wastewater Treatment
- Main Stages of Wastewater Treatment
- Preliminary Treatment in Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Primary Treatment Sedimentation
- Secondary Treatment or Biological Treatment
- Odor Control Systems
Chapter test - 2
Stages of Wastewater Sludge Treatment
- Main Stages of Wastewater Sludge Treatment
- Thickening Processes
- Dewatering Processes
- Drying Processes
- Anaerobic Sludge Digestion
Chapter test - 3Chapter test
- 4Chapter test
- 5Chapter test
- 6Chapter test
- 7Chapter test
- 8Chapter test
Learning outcomes
- Describe the different stages of wastewater treatment
- Describe the different stages of wastewater sludge treatment
Level
Beginner
Prerequisities
None
Target audience
This course is designed for professional certified water distribution and water treatment operators class I to IV, maintenance technicians
Learning material and method
Video clips with a placement test, practice exercises and a handout
Learning assessment method
Chapter tests (MCQs) with a minimum score of 70%
Test your knowledge, validate your skills
Engage with interactive quizzes designed to boost retention and track your learning along the way. Once you've completed the training, a final validation step confirms your progress and helps demonstrate your skills with confidence—making it easy to showcase what you’ve learned.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get clear answers to questions about our online training solutions for water and wastewater operators. Learn about course approvals, CEU requirements, platform access, and more, all in one place.
Taking a course with Watura is simple and flexible.
Just subscribe to our online training platform, create your account, and choose any course that fits your needs. You can start learning immediately.
Subscribing to Watura gives you unlimited access to all our courses and exam prep modules.
We provide custom support if you need help on the platform.
With our credit meter you can follow the advancement of your training renewal requirements.
You can earn CEUs/contact hours easily by taking any courses approved by your State's department.
Check the list of pre-approved courses for your State on our catalog.
YES! Before adopting Watura as your training solution, you can create a FREE account.
With this free access you can explore the platform, the course catalog, take placement tests, and watch the first video of each course.