| CE 474/574 - Unit Operations in Water and Wastewater Treatment |
| Schedule of Topics and Assigned Readings: Spring 2009 |
| Click Here for Course Syllabus |
| 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 | Mon | Introduction |
0A,
0B History Slides Chemistry Notes |
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| Wed | Water demand forecasting Disinfection Principles Chlorination chemistry |
Intro16, 16.1-16.2 |
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DA-1 Chlorination of the
Water Supply for Drain, Oregon DUE: Wed.4/8, in class | ||
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2 | Mon | Chlorination design
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16.3-16.6 LECTURE NOTES 2A 2B 2C 2D LT-1-FedReg2002 "Small Systems" Small Sys Regulations |
1 | C-T Tables and Disinfection Glossary |
| Pretreatment, Flocculation and Sedimentation | Wed | Pre-screening/Mixing/Flocculation | 11.1; 13.1-13.2; 13.3 Intro-13.3.1; 13.4 LECTURE NOTES ACTIFLO Ballasted Coagulation 2E <--extra info 3E Coagulation Guide |
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DA-2 Flocculation for Solids Removal DUE: Wed, 4/15 | |
| 3 | Mon | Sedimentation: Type I & Type II | 11.2-11.4 LECTURE NOTES |
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| Wed | Zone Settling (Type III)
Weir-launder design/clarifier design |
11.5-11.7 LECTURE NOTES |
4 | DA-3 Design of a Clarifier System DUE: Wed, 4/22 | ||
| 4 | Mon | MIDTERM EXAM I | *STUDY GUIDE* | |||
| Filtration | Wed | 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 |
DA-4 Rapid Sand
Filter Design DUE: Wed, 4/29 | |
| Water Softening | 5 | Mon | Hardness removal 1 | 15.1-15.2 | 6 | |
| Wed | Hardness removal 2 | 15.3-15.4 | 7 | DA-5 Basics of Hardness
Removal DUE: Wed, 5/6 ***SOLUTION SET DA-5*** | ||
| Aerobic Primary | 6 | Mon | Aerobic wastewater treatment 1 | 8.10-8.11; 17.1-17.4
PhotoTour |
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| Wed | Aerobic wastewater 2 | 17.6
LECTURE NOTES
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9 |
DA-6 Forecasting Wastewater Flows and
Design of a Primary Clarifier | ||
| 7 | Mon | Aerobic wastewater treatment 3 Aeration Systems | 17.7-17.9; 12.5
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| Wed | N and P removal | 17.10 LECTURE NOTES 8A, 8B "NoMix Toilet" |
11 | DA-7 Secondary Treatment
design DUE: Wed, 5/20 | ||
| 8 | Mon | Work in Groups for
Final Project GROUP MEMBER LIST |
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| Wed | Sludge production; Anaerobic Digestion
Belt Press Fact Sheet |
17.9; 18.1-18.2 |
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DA-8 Advanced Wastewater
Treatment DUE: Wed, 5/27 | ||
| FRI |
Tour of Wilsonville Water Treatment Plant: 11:30 AM (leave PSU at 11 am) ***MEET IN FRONT OF EB AT 11 AM*** The Willamette Water Treatment Plant (Wilsonville) is operated by Veolia Water Inc. See info about this company in link at right ---> |
DIRECTIONS TO WATER PLANT | Vans
and carpooling available from PSU at 11 am. MEET IN FRONT OF EB If you wish to go on your own, please meet at the plant at 11:30 am. The tour will be over by ABOUT 1 pm. | |||
| 9 | Mon | NO CLASS, Memorial Day | NO CLASS, Memorial Day | |||
| Sludge Production and Handling | Wed | MIDTERM EXAM II |
MIDTERM GUIDE PRACTICE PROBS
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DA-9 Sludge Digestion and
dewatering DUE: Wed, 6/3 | ||
| 10 | Mon | Sludge Processing |
20.1-20.3; 20.6-20.8 | |||
| Final Wrap Up | Wed
FRI |
FINAL PROJECT REVIEW WORKSHOP
Tour of Portland
Wastewater Treatment
Plant: Meet at Plant Park Lot 11:30 AM |
WEF "Skill tester" Online Quizzes |
FINAL DESIGN
GUIDELINES AND CHECKLIST Vans and carpooling available from PSU at 11 am. MEET IN FRONT OF EB If you wish to go on your own, please meet at the plant at 11:30 am. The tour will be over by ABOUT 1 pm.
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