48840 Water Supply and Wastewater Engineering

6cp

Requisite(s): 60101 Chemistry and Materials Science OR 65101 Chemistry 1C
Fields of practice: Environmental Engineering program
Undergraduate
Subject coordinator: S Vigneswaran

This subject provides Civil and Environmental Engineering students with a detailed knowledge of: (i) water pollution control objectives, (ii) the design of potable water and sewage treatment processes and sewerage and water reticulation systems, and (iii) the technologies used in the upgrading of water and wastewater treatment plants and in water re-use.

At the completion of this subject, students understand: public health and environmental objectives in water supply and wastewater disposal; the design concepts for drinking water and sewage treatment plants; sewerage systems and water reticulation systems; and new technologies developed to meet the new water quality and water re-use objectives.

Topics include: sewerage systems and water supply systems – water quality and quantity; description and design concepts for sewerage systems; design concepts for reticulation systems; sewage treatment – water pollution, statutory requirements; primary treatment; biological/ secondary processes; tertiary treatment; potable water treatment – flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, ion-adsorption, disinfection; new water quality standards for specific pollutants and technologies used for upgrading on water treatment processes; quality requirements for water recycling and water re-use technologies; cases studies on water reclamation projects, small community and large potable water treatment plants; laboratory sessions to determine flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration performance.

Assessment: Typically assessment for this subject involves a combination of assignments, laboratory work and mid-semester and final examinations.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $889.75
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,460.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

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