Webinar: Basics of Water Treatment

Scheduled: Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm ET (10:00 am CT / 9:00 am MT / 8:00 am PT)

Author: M.A. Karim

Safe and compliant water treatment relies on a rigorous understanding of both physical and chemical engineering processes. This Live Webinar provides a comprehensive foundation in modern water treatment systems, exploring everything from foundational chemistry to real-world plant operations.

The course begins by establishing core principles, exploring water chemistry, reaction kinetics, and current water quality standards. From there, participants will take an in-depth look at the mechanics of critical unit processes, including coagulation, flocculation, mixing, water softening, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, and adsorption.

To bridge the gap between theory and practical application, the webinar guides attendees through the basic considerations of unit process design. Participants will analyze sedimentation tanks and calculate precise chemical requirements, working through guided design problems for coagulation, flocculation, and softening doses using widely recognized equations from standard texts and the FE Exam Handbook. The session concludes with an overview of water plant waste management.

Target Audience This course is recommended for civil engineers, environmental engineers, chemical engineers, and water treatment plant managers or operators. Additionally, this webinar is suitable for professionals across all engineering disciplines who wish to gain a broad, foundational understanding of modern water treatment processes while fulfilling their continuing education requirements.

Learning Objectives

This Live Webinar course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Apply foundational water chemistry and reaction kinetics principles to modern water treatment scenarios.

• Identify current regulatory water quality standards and essential treatment metrics.

• Analyze a comprehensive treatment system flow-diagram to understand the sequence and function of plant operations.

• Evaluate the design principles and mechanics of core unit processes, including sedimentation, filtration, adsorption, and coagulation/flocculation.

• Calculate precise chemical dosing requirements for unit processes.

• Solve practical water plant waste management problems utilizing industry-standard engineering equations.

Note: This is a live webinar delivered via GoToMeeting. Login instructions will be emailed to you 24-48 hours prior to the webinar and the morning of the webinar. If you have not received your instructions for any reason, please call customer support the day of the event. Webinars are live and interactive, and students will have the ability to directly interact with and ask questions of the presenter.

We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.