CE 474/574 - Unit Operations in Water and Wastewater Treatment

Schedule of Topics and Assigned Readings: Fall 2016

Unit	Week	Day	Lecture Topic	Advance Reading (Green Text) (Click on Blue Text for supplemental readings)	Daily Prep Check	Design Assignment
Water Supply and Disinfection	1	M	Introduction: History & Overview Review Topics: - Flow and basin relationships - Chemistry Refresher	0A History Slides -Chemistry Notes - Review of Carbonate Chemistry -Another CO3 Chemistry Review Chem Review 1 Chem Review 2 Chem Review 3 Chicago WTP Pix Denver WWTP		PRACTICE PROBLEMS IN CO3 CHEMISTRY:NOT TO BE TURNED IN PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTION SET
		W	Water demand forecasting Federal Drinking Water Regulations Disinfection Principles Chlorination chemistry	Water Demand LECTURE SLIDES Intro16, 16.1-16.3 1A 1B 1C EPA Background on Drinking Water Portland Water Quality Report 2015 Sample Pdx Water Bill LT-2-FedReg2005 Pdx LT2 Exemption "Small Systems" Small Sys Regulations	0	DA-1 Chlorination of the Water Supply for Drain, Oregon DUE: Wed.10/5, in class Sample Cover Memo for DA's SAMPLE Cl2 FEED CALCULATIONS Chlorine Dose Calculations Using Ca(HOCl)2 (dry) Chlorine Dose Calculations using Hypochlorite Solutions *SOLUTION SET DA-1*

	2	M	Chlorination design	16.4-16.6 LECTURE NOTES SLIDES: UV Disinfection UV Effective Against Cysts, other microbes SLIDES: SODIS Method Disinfection 2A-Chlorination/Dechlorination 2B-Ozone 2C-UV Seattle UV System; News Seattle UV: Website Seattle O3: Website	1	C-T Tables and Disinfection Glossary
Pretreatment, Flocculation and Sedimentation		W	Pre-screening/Grit removal Mixing	11.1 11.8 13.1-1 - 13.4 LECTURE NOTES Mixer Design Notes 3E Coagulation Guide Jar Test Video Coagulant Video Mixer Video 1 Mixer Video 2 Mixer Video 3	2	DA-2 Mixing and Coagulation DUE: Wed, 10/12 *SOLUTION SET DA-2*

	3	M	Coagulation/Flocculation, Cont'd	ACTIFLO Ballasted Coagulation	NO QUIZ MON
		W	Sedimentation: Type I & Type II	11.2-11.4 Stable Suspension Model LECTURE NOTES Supplemental Notes 3A 3B	3 Wed	DA-3 Design of a Clarifier System DUE: Wed, 10/19 *SOLUTION SET DA-3*
Filtration	4	M	Zone Settling (Type III) Weir-launder design/clarifier design	11.5-11.7 (same pdf file as prior reading) LECTURE NOTES 3B	4
Water Softening		W	Filtration: Rapid sand filters and microfiltration	14.1 - 14.3; 14.5 LECTURE NOTES GRAPH PAPER Filtration: Extra Notes 4A: Portland & the LT2 Rule "Take Back the Tap"	5	DA-4 Rapid Sand Filter Design DUE: Wed, 10/26 *SOLUTION SET DA-4*

	5	M	Hardness removal	15.1-15.4 LECTURE NOTES 5A: Summary Notes 5B: Detailed CO3 Chem Notes	6
		W	Wastewater and Sewer Systems Final Project GUIDELINES =DESIGN Supplement Reading 2016 DESIGN TEAM ASSIGNMENTS	8.10-8.11 POTW Regulations and Source Characteristics LECTURE NOTES "Where Does My Poop Go" (Portland Mercury) PhotoTour EPA Glossary Site	8	DA-5 Basics of Hardness Removal DUE: Wed, 11/02 *SOLUTION SET DA-5*

Aerobic Primary	6	M	MIDTERM EXAM I	STUDY GUIDE SUPPLEMENT EXAM COMMENTS
		W Fri	Aerobic wastewater treatment: Activated Sludge I WILSONVILLE WTP TOUR 11/4/16 Meet EB/PSU 9:00; WTP at 9:30 GoogleMaps Search: Willamette River Water Treatment Plant Park, Wilsonville, OR 97070	12.19-12.20 17.6 17.6 Recycle Rate Water Permitting 101 NPDES FAQs Columbia Blvd WTP FOG Best Practices	9	DA-6 Forecasting Wastewater Flows and Design of a Primary Clarifier PEAKING FACTOR EQUATIONS DUE: Wed, 11/09 *SOLUTION SET DA-6*

	7	M	Activated Sludge II
		W	Advanced Treatment I: Intro to N and P removal	17.10 (Read 17.10.1) LECTURE NOTES:N & P-Removal "NoMix Toilet"		DA-7 Secondary Treatment design DUE: Wed, 11/16 DESIGN GUIDELINE NOTES DESIGN PARAMETER NOTES *SOLUTION SET DA-7*

	8	M	Advanced Biological P removal: Guest Skype lecture: Dr. Carlos Lopez-Vazqez, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, Netherlands			FINAL DESIGN GUIDELINES AND CHECKLIST
Sludge Production and Handling		W	Novel N Removal: Anammox Process: Guest video lecture by Dr. Mark van Loosdrecht Technical Univerity Delft Project Team Work Time	17.10 (Read 17.10.2) Ostara Method CrystalGreen Process Rock Creek: Ostara Inc. P Removal and Fertilizer Production 19.7 Wetlands	10	DA-8 Advanced Wastewater Treatment DUE: Wed, 11/23 *SOLUTION SET DA-8*

	9	M	MIDTERM EXAM II	MIDTERM GUIDE PRACTICE PROBS
		W	Sludge production; Anaerobic Digestion Belt Press Fact Sheet Sludge Centrifuge Fact Sheet Land Application of Biosolids EPA Plain English Guide to Biosolids Composting Biosolids	18.1-18.2 PLEASE READ THIS ONLINE SUPPLEMENT LECTURE NOTES	12	DA-9 Sludge Digestion and dewatering DUE: Wed, 11/30 *SOLUTION SET DA-9*

	10	M	Sludge Processing, Dewatering	LECTURE NOTES 20.1-20.3 20.7-20.8
Final Wrap Up		W	Emerging Contaminants and Municipal Wastewater Treatment. Sustainability in Wastewater Treatment Final Project GUIDELINES	Oregon Senate Bill 737: Regulating Emerging Pollutants Pharmaceutical Take-Back Program in OR Sustainability and Carbon Footprint WEF "Skill tester" Online Quizzes Col. Blvd. Treatment Plant PhotoTour CBWTP WebSite