| Job Title |
Water-treatment-plant Operator |
| Job Description |
Controls Treatment Plant Machines And Equipment To Purify And
Clarify Water For Human Consumption And For Industrial Use:
Operates And Controls Electric Motors, Pumps, And Valves To
Regulate Flow Of Raw Water Into Treating Plant. Dumps Specified
Amounts Of Chemicals, Such As Chlorine, Ammonia, And Lime Into
Water Or Adjusts Automatic Devices That Admit Specified Amounts
Of Chemicals Into Tanks To Disinfect, Deodorize, And Clarify
Water. Starts Agitators To Mix Chemicals And Allows Impurities
To Settle To Bottom Of Tank. Turns Valves To Regulate Water
Through Filter Beds To Remove Impurities. Pumps Purified Water
Into Water Mains. Monitors Panelboard And Adjusts Controls To
Regulate Flow Rates, Loss Of Head Pressure And Water Elevation,
And Distribution Of Water. Cleans Tanks And Filter Beds, Using
Backwashing (reverse Flow Of Water). Repairs And Lubricates
Machines And Equipment, Using Handtools And Power Tools. Tests
Water Samples To Determine Acidity, Color, And Impurities, Using
Colorimeter, Turbidimeter, And Conductivity Meter. Adds
Chemicals Such, As Alum Into Tanks To Coagulate Impurities And
To Reduce Acidity. Records Data, Such As Residual Content Of
Chemicals, Water Turbidity, And Water Pressure. May Operate
Portable Water-purification Plant To Supply Drinking Water.
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