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analysis as well as establish, maintain, and close sanitation

systems. When on humanitarian assistance and civil military

operations, these technicians also plan, install, and repair

the plumbing systems of structures. These duties include

cutting, bending, and threading pipes; joining pipes using

screws, bolts, fittings, solder, and plastic solvent; cleaning

tanks and filter beds using backwashing; testing water to

determine acidity, impurities, turbidity, and conductivity;

and regulating the flow of raw water for treatment while

mixing it with specified amounts of chemicals (i.e., alum,

coagulate, chlorine, ammonia, and lime) in the filtration/

purification process.

Noncommissioned officers are afforded the opportunity

to attend the Advanced Water Support Technician course

that provides in-depth instruction on the requirements

of the Uniform Plumbing Code and the planning of water

support. An apprenticeship program, leading to U.S.

Department of Labor certification as a journey worker, is

available to water support technicians under the United

Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP).

See Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters on p. 73

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