Producing and delivering the highest quality drinking water takes training, knowledge, and attention to detail. Water operators do it every day with the top training and best practices they get from Water Treatment Operator Training Handbook, AWWA members’ most popular choice for operator training and on-the-job reference. The third edition has all the current information that water treatment operators need to produce safe drinking water that protects the public health and to deliver adequate quantities of water at all times for fire-fighting and commercial and residential uses.The book covers all regulations, processes, and procedures of water treatment operations:US water quality regulationsWater sourcesWell design and operationPretreatmentCoagulation and flocculationSedimentationFiltrationDisinfectionSofteningSpecialized treatmentMembranesTestingProcess control and instrumentationSafetyRecord keeping and reporting