# Water Sciences and Operations (WATR) courses

Cuesta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 2 courses

Source: https://cuesta.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/29980/29981/30060

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026.

### WATR 270 — BASIC WATER TREATMENT

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours/0.00 activity hours)
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/fall-2026/watr.md)
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Letter Grade or P/NP

Prepares the student to take the California's State Water Treatment Plant Operator, Grade 1 or Grade 2 exam. Includes the study of plant operation, water sources and treatment, reservoir management, coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, taste and odor control, and corrosion control.

### WATR 272 — WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours/0.00 activity hours)
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Letter Grade or P/NP

Prepares the student to take the California's State Water Distribution Plant Operator, Grade 1 exam. Provides an understanding of the basic operational and maintenance concepts of water distribution systems. Develops the ability to analyze and solve problems such as tastes and odors, corrosion damage, and system failures when they occur.