ABSTRACT
Like waterworks operators, wastewater operators are highly trained and artful practitioners and technicians of their trade. Moreover, wastewater operators, again, like waterworks operators are required by the States to be licensed or certified to operate a wastewater treatment plant. Wastewater treatment technology, like many other technical fields, has its own unique terms with their own meaning. Though some of the terms are unique, many are common to other professions. Wastewater treatment is designed to use the natural purification processes to the maximum level possible. It is also designed to complete these processes in a controlled environment rather than over many miles of stream or river. The principal sources of domestic wastewater in a community are residential areas and commercial districts. Other important sources include institutional and recreational facilities and storm water and groundwater.
