CEE 451: Water and Waste Water Treatment(Required for a BSEnvE degree)
Discussion of water quality constituents and introduction to the design
and operation of water and wastewater treatment facilities. Lecture 3
hours; 3 credits.
Prerequisite
CEE 330 (Hydromechanics)
CEE 350 (Environmental Pollution and Control)
Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material
WATER SUPPLY and POLLUTION CONTROL (6th edition),
by Warren Viessman,
Jr. and Mark J. Hammer, Addison Wesley Longman, Inc., 1998
Handouts: Are provided, on occasion, as supplemental reading material.
Course Objectives
Students successfully completing this course will be able to apply basic
understandings of physical, chemical, and biological phenomena to the
successful design of the normal unit operations and processes found in
water and wastewater treatment plants (as generally listed in the
"topics covered" section below).
Topics Covered
Class Objectives, Organization, Introduction (2 hours)
Systems for Treating Wastewater and Water (2 hours)
Biological Processes:Microorganisms and Growth (2 hours)
Attached Growth Processes (3 hours)
Suspended Growth Processes (5 hours)
On-Site/Small Systems (2 hours)
Sludge Processing/Disposal: Physical (2 hours)
Biological (3 hours)
Class/Laboratory Schedule
Two 75-minute lecture sessions per week.
Computer Applications
Spreadsheets and math packages as students find appropriate.
Laboratory projects
None
Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component
College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits
Engineering topics: 3 credits
General education: 0 credits
Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes
This course will enhance the student's
ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, physics, chemistry,
biology, fluid mechanics and engineering science to areas of the
environmental/civil engineering design problems,
ability to design and conduct experiments and to critically analyze
and interpret data,
ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to
design an environmental engineering system, component, or a process
satisfying these criteria,
ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, to collect
and analyze relevant data, and to develop a solution,
ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a
societal and global context,
knowledge of current issues and awareness of emerging technologies,
ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills, and tools
including computer-based tools for environmental/civil engineering
analysis and design,
knowledge of fundamentals of environmental system modeling and
environmental chemistry,
proficiency in water supply and resources and wastewater management,
understanding of fundamental concepts of waste minimization and
pollution prevention,
understanding of the roles of public institutions and private
organizations in environmental management,
ability to apply environmental systems and process modeling
techniques.
