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Water Treatment Operator Level Three – October 2025

October 13, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Online instructor-led eLearning course

60 Hours | 5 Weeks

Water Treatment Operator Level Three introduces analyses, process troubleshooting, and basic supervisory skills. This is an online instructor-led class. You may structure the course to your own schedule, but homework and completion must meet due dates.

Description

October 13 - November 14, 2025

This course introduces water operations personnel to various analyses and applications of key water treatment processes and operations. The course curriculum is representative of the basic functions and responsibilities of Level 3 operators at most water treatment plants. WTO Level 3 offers a unique combination of advanced process troubleshooting knowledge and introductory preparation for supervisory responsibilities. Also, this course will also help you learn how to manage employees and the legal obligations for regulatory compliance. WTO3 builds upon the Level 2 course by focusing on troubleshooting of operational problems along with analysis of conventional and advanced treatment processes.

This course takes into consideration the Water Professionals International (formerly ABC) Need-to-Know Criteria for water treatment operators. AWWA’s Water Treatment Operator courses are designed to be taken in sequential order. Consider taking Water Treatment Operator Level 2 before this course if you have not already.

This course includes prerecorded presentations, online learning activities, videos, quizzes, discussion boards, weekly tests, and homework assignments.

Requirements: A minimum of 12-18 hours per week of online learning activities, for five consecutive weeks. This is an estimation and will be different for each learner. Ability to perform basic math calculations High school education Access to a computer - the course is not formatted for mobile devices.

Please be sure you can commit to the course requirements prior to registering. AWWA eLearning courses, including WTO, are non-refundable.

Certificates of Completion

60 Hours | 5 Weeks

*AWWA will award a Certificate of Completion upon success passing of this course. This does not automatically imply that your state agency will award you CEUs. It is the individual's responsibility, before registering for any continuing education credit program, to contact the appropriate licensing agency.