The Taylor Tutorial - Florida Rural Water Association

Introduction to The Taylor Tutorial Study GuideThose preparing for their Water Treatment Plant C and D Certification Examination havefrequently sought a concise compilation of treatment facts to help them prepare for theseexaminations. The Taylor Tutorial Study Guide has been successfully used by manywater treatment plant operators for this purpose. The Florida Rural Water Associationhas reprinted the guide to assist certification exam applicants in their preparations.This guide was originally compiled by Michael Taylor. Mr. Taylor is a water treatmentplant operator at the City of Jacksonville Beach Water Treatment Plant. He has allowedthe Florida Rural Water Association to reprint his work here to assist the many watertreatment plant operators who are preparing for their water treatment plant certificationexaminations. The Guide highlights concepts important in the understanding of the watertreatment process. We are very much indebted to Mr. Taylor for his excellent work.Small organizational edits have been made to make the Study Guide easier for applicantsto use.The Tutorial has been organized in sections to conform to the Florida Rural WaterAssociation’s Small Water Systems Training Guide. Operators taking the State of FloridaWater Treatment Plant Operator’s Certification Examination are encouraged to use theFlorida Rural Water Association’s Small Water System’s Training Guide as the basic textto assist the operator in applying and understanding the many facts highlighted in theTaylor Tutorial. The Small Water Systems Training Guide can be obtained from TheFlorida Rural Water Association, by calling (850)-668-2746, by visiting the Florida RuralWater Association WEB site at http://www.fwra.net or by attending a Water PlantCertification Training Session hosted by the Florida Rural Water Association held atvarious locations around the State of Florida beginning 8 weeks prior to the February andAugust State Examinations.Those operators that are responsible for Surface Water Plants are strongly encouraged toalso obtain The Florida Rural Water Association’s Surface Water Training Supplementwhich can be obtained through the processes mentioned above. This Training Supplementhas additional detail applicable to Surface Water Treatment.2