CE 474/574 - Unit Operations in Water and Wastewater Treatment
Schedule of Topics and Assigned Readings: Spring 2012
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Unit Week Day Lecture Topic Advance Reading (Click on Letters (e.g. 1A) for supplemental readings) Daily Prep Check Design Assignment
Water Supply and Disinfection 1 M Introduction: History & Overview

 
0A
History Slides
Chemistry Notes

Chicago WTP Pix
Denver WWTP

W
Water demand forecasting
Disinfection Principles Chlorination chemistry

Intro16, 16.1-16.3
1A  1B  1C  

Glossary of Drinking Water Terms

SLIDES: UV Disinfection

SLIDES: SODIS Method Disinfection

0

 

DA-1 Chlorination of the Water Supply for Drain, Oregon
DUE: Wed.4/11, in class

SAMPLE Cl2 FEED CALCULATIONS

***SOLUTION SET DA-1***

 

 

2 M Chlorination design

 

16.4-16.6
LECTURE NOTES

2A-Chlorination  
2B-Ozone  
2C-UV  
2D-Dechlorination

LT-1-FedReg2002
Pdx LT2 Exemption
"Small Systems"
Small Sys Regulations

Seattle UV/O3 System

1 C-T Tables and Disinfection Glossary

Pretreatment, Flocculation and Sedimentation
W Pre-screening/Grit removal

Mixing/Flocculation

11.1
11.8
13.1-1 - 13.4

LECTURE NOTES

NEW: Mixer Design Notes

ACTIFLO Ballasted Coagulation
2E <--extra info
3E Coagulation Guide

Jar Test Video
Coagulant Video

Mixer Video 1
Mixer Video 2
Mixer Video 3

2 DA-2 Flocculation for Solids Removal
DUE: Wed, 4/18

***SOLUTION SET DA-2***
 

3 M Sedimentation: Type I & Type II 11.2-11.4
LECTURE NOTES

3A  3B

3
W Zone Settling (Type III)
 

Weir-launder design/clarifier design

11.5-11.7 (same pdf file as prior reading)
LECTURE NOTES

3B

4 DA-3 Design of a Clarifier System
DUE: Wed, 4/25

***SOLUTION SET DA-3***

  4 M Filtration:  Rapid sand filters and microfiltration 14.1 - 14.3; 14.5
LECTURE NOTES
*GRAPH PAPER*

Microfiltration 1
Microfiltration 2

4A: LT1 Rule    4B   4C  4D
5  
Filtration W Hardness removal 15.1-15.4

LECTURE NOTES

5A

6 DA-4 Rapid Sand Filter Design
DUE: Wed, 5/2

***SOLUTION SET DA-4***

 

Water Softening 5 M MIDTERM EXAM I

Final Project GUIDELINES
DESIGN TEAM ASSIGNMENTS

*STUDY GUIDE*

SUPPLEMENT EXAM COMMENTS
   
W Aerobic wastewater treatment 1 8.10-8.11
17.1-17.4

LECTURE NOTES

PhotoTour
EPA Glossary Site

"Where Does My Poop Go" (Portland Mercury)

 

8 DA-5 Basics of Hardness Removal
DUE: Wed, 5/9
***SOLUTION SET DA-5***
Aerobic Primary 6 M Aerobic wastewater 2 17.6
17.6 Recycle Rate

LECTURE NOTES
Water Permitting 101

NPDES FAQs

Columbia Blvd WTP
FOG Best Practices

 

9
W Aerobic wastewater treatment 3 Aeration Systems 12.19-12.20
Aeration: 12.5

Septic Tanks & Poverty

 

10

DA-6 Forecasting Wastewater Flows and Design of a Primary Clarifier
PEAKING FACTOR EQUATIONS
DUE: Wed, 5/16

***SOLUTION SET DA-6***

 

7 M Advanced Treatment I: N  removal
DESIGN TEAM ASSIGNMENTS
17.10
LECTURE NOTES
8A, 8B
"NoMix Toilet"
11

 

 

 

W  Advanced Treatment II: P removal, Alternative Treatments: Engineered wetlands, "living systems" Pharmaceutical Take-Back Program in OR

19.7 Wetlands
  DA-7 Secondary Treatment design
DUE: Wed, 5/23

DESIGN GUIDELINE NOTES
DESIGN PARAMETER NOTES

***SOLUTION SET DA-7***

  8 M Final Project TEAM MEETINGS

Final Project GUIDELINES
==>DESIGN GUIDELINES Part 1
Teams meet in class; TA available to help  
Sludge Production and Handling W  MIDTERM EXAM II

MIDTERM GUIDE
PRACTICE PROBS

 

 

DA-8 Advanced Wastewater Treatment
DUE: Wed, 5/30

***SOLUTION SET DA-8***

9 M MEMORIAL DAY: NO CLASS      

 

  W Sludge production; Anaerobic Digestion

Belt Press Fact Sheet
Sludge Centrifuge Fact Sheet
Land Application of Biosolids
Composting Biosolids

 
17.9;
18.1-18.2

PLEASE READ THIS ONLINE SUPPLEMENT


LECTURE NOTES

 

12 DA-9 Sludge Digestion and dewatering
DUE: Wed, 6/2

***SOLUTION SET DA-9***

  DIRECTIONS TO WATER PLANT

Info on the Wilsonville TreatmentPlant

Info on Veolia Corp.

   
10 M Sludge Processing, Dewatering

LECTURE NOTES
20.1-20.3
 20.7-20.8

   
Final Wrap Up W

 

 

FRI

Sustainability in Wastewater Treatment

Final Project GUIDELINES


NPDES Permit Info for Plant

Sustainability and Carbon Footprint

WEF "Skill tester" Online Quizzes

 

Treatment Plant PhotoTour
CBWTP WebSite

MAP

FINAL DESIGN GUIDELINES AND CHECKLIST