Urban Water and Wastewater Engineering

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Critically analyse problems that may arise in the operation of water and wastewater treatment plants.
• Recognise limitations to process design of water and wastewater treatment processes.
• Formulate approaches to treat water and wastewater in the most cost-effective manner.
• Select a suitable series of unit operations and processes for a particular water or wastewater type.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Problem analysis and problem solving
• Communicate effectively through written report

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Prepare an outline flow sheet and process design for a conventional water or wastewater treatment plant

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Physical, chemical, and biological principles behind unit operations and processes used in water and wastewater treatment plants.
• How water and wastewater treatment plants operate.
• Standards that are applied to drinking water and to wastewater treatment plant effluents.
• Design equations for water and wastewater treatment plants.

WATER TREATMENT:

1. Overview of water sources and raw water characteristics

2. Water quality standards

3. Water treatment systems including:

• Conventional physical, chemical and biological methods
• Water treatment process selection and design
• Emerging options and applications e.g. desalination

WASTEWATER TREATMENT:

1. Introduction to wastewater collection and wastewater characteristics

2. Wastewater treatment systems including

• Preliminary and primary treatment operations
• Secondary biological treatment processes
• Sludge treatment and disposal
• Wastewater treatment process selection and design

The main teaching and learning methods are lectures, example numerical problems, and coursework supported by tutorial sessions. Basic flowsheeting exercises are also included.

Because of the nature of the course, reading of additional material is recommended, associated both with the general aspects of the course and to back up individual lectures. A number of web-based resources in the form of presentations and additional reading materials are provided to help reinforce the basic material covered in the lecture course.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.