Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Calendar

Lec #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction to Water Supply and Wastewater
2	Why Treat Water and Wastewater? Water Quality Parameters and Standards
3	Reactor Tanks - Mixed Tanks, First-order Kinetics, Plug Flow
4	Reactor Tanks - Dispersed Flow, Tanks-In-Series, Residence Time Distribution	Homework 1 due
5	Sedimentation-Flocculation - Part 1
6	Sedimentation-Flocculation - Part 2	Homework 2 due
7	Filtration
8	Chemical Treatment - Softening - Part 1	Homework 3 due
9	Chemical Treatment - Softening - Part 2
10	Chemical Treatment - Adsorption and Ion Exchange	Homework 4 due
	Field Trip to City of Cambridge Water Treatment Plant
11	Gas Transfer and Air Stripping
12	Disinfection	Homework 5 due Take-home midterm assigned
13	Wastewater Screening, Primary Treatment
	Field Trip to Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant	Take-home midterm due
14	Biological Reaction Kinetics - Part 1
15	Biological Reaction Kinetics - Part 2	Homework 6 due Design project topic due
16	Stabilization Ponds
17	Activated Sludge Treatment - Part 1	Homework 7 due
18	Activated Sludge Treatment - Part 2
19	Trickling Filters, Biological Contactors	Homework 8 due
20	Nutrient Removal
21	Sludge Handling	Design problem due
22	Sludge Digestion