CE 474/574 - Unit Operations in Water and Wastewater Treatment
Schedule of Topics and Assigned Readings: Spring 2009
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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 Mon Introduction

 
0A, 0B
History Slides
Chemistry Notes
Wed
Water demand forecasting
Disinfection Principles Chlorination chemistry

Intro16, 16.1-16.2
1A  1B  1C  
Chicago WTP Pix

Denver WWTP

 

 

DA-1 Chlorination of the Water Supply for Drain, Oregon
DUE: Wed.4/8, in class

***SOLUTION SET DA-1***

 

 

2 Mon Chlorination design

 

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
2 DA-2 Flocculation for Solids Removal
DUE: Wed, 4/15

***SOLUTION SET DA-2***
***MISSING PAGE DA2-SS***

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

3A  3B

3
Wed Zone Settling (Type III)
 

Weir-launder design/clarifier design

11.5-11.7
LECTURE NOTES

3B

4 DA-3 Design of a Clarifier System
DUE: Wed, 4/22

***SOLUTION SET DA-3***

  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

***SOLUTION SET DA-4***

Water Softening 5 Mon Hardness removal 1 15.1-15.2

LECTURE NOTES

5A

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

LECTURE NOTES

PhotoTour
EPA Glossary Site

"Where Does My Poop Go" (Portland Mercury)

8
Wed Aerobic wastewater 2 17.6

LECTURE NOTES
Water Permitting 101

NPDES FAQs

 

9

DA-6 Forecasting Wastewater Flows and Design of a Primary Clarifier
DUE: Wed, 5/13

***SOLUTION SET DA-6***

7 Mon Aerobic wastewater treatment 3 Aeration Systems 17.7-17.9; 12.5

Septic Tanks & Poverty

none

 

 

 

Wed  N and P removal 17.10
LECTURE NOTES
8A, 8B
"NoMix Toilet"
11 DA-7 Secondary Treatment design
DUE: Wed, 5/20

***SOLUTION SET DA-7***

  8 Mon Work in Groups for Final Project
GROUP MEMBER LIST
  none
  Wed  Sludge production; Anaerobic Digestion

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

==>DESIGN GUIDELINES Part 1

17.9; 18.1-18.2
PLEASE READ THIS ONLINE SUPPLEMENT


LECTURE NOTES

12

 

DA-8 Advanced Wastewater Treatment
DUE: Wed, 5/27

***SOLUTION SET DA-8***

    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

Info on the Wilsonville TreatmentPlant

Info on Veolia Corp.

  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

 

  DA-9 Sludge Digestion and dewatering
DUE: Wed, 6/3

***SOLUTION SET DA-9***

10 Mon Sludge Processing
 
20.1-20.3; 20.6-20.8

LECTURE NOTES

   
Final Wrap Up Wed

 

 

FRI

FINAL PROJECT REVIEW WORKSHOP

Final Project Review

Tour of Portland Wastewater Treatment Plant: Meet at Plant Park Lot 11:30 AM
 
NPDES Permit Info for Plant

WEF "Skill tester" Online Quizzes

Summer Course Info

Treatment Plant PhotoTour
CWTP WebSite

MAP

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.