CEGEM028/CEGEG028: Water and Wastewater Treatment
Outline :
This module gives students an overview of conventional treatment systems for water and
wastewater. It consists of lectures, field visit and laboratory classes. Usually lab classes are in
February and deadline to submit report is 2 weeks after class date.
Aims And Learning Outcomes :
The objective of the course is to provide a basic description and understanding of the main
technologies and processes for drinking water and wastewater treatment.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
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Explain the aims of water and wastewater treatment.
Explain the importance of drinking water and discharge standards.
Identify and explain the main physical, chemical and biological processes for water and
wastewater treatment.
Explain and use the main design criteria for water and wastewater treatment processes.
Design basic treatment processes.
Combine the different processes appropriately.
Develop treatment plant layouts.
Pre- And Co- Requisites :
Basic Chemistry, Biology, Mass Balances, Reactor Principles (similar to environmental engineering
aspects of CIVL1009 and CIVL2008)
Assessment :
Activity
Coursework
Exam
Weight
20%
80%
Coursework Details:
Week
Set:
1 Laboratory Report
2/20
* The report must be submitted maximum two weeks after the activity
Coursework Description:
Week
Due:
(*)
Examination Details:
Duration of Exam:
2 hours
No. of Questions
on Paper:
5
No. of Questions
to be Attempted:
3
Reading List:
 Reynolds, T.D. and Richards, P.A. Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental
Engineering, 2nd ed., Boston, London: PWS Pub. Co, 1996, 798p.
Further reading:
Set By:
LCC
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Crittenden, J.C., Trussel, R.R., Hand, D.W., Howe, K.J., Tchoganoglous, G. Water Treatment:
Principles and Design, 2nd edition, Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley, 2005, 1948p.
Droste, R. L. Theory and Practice of Water and Wastewater Treatment, New York;
Chichester: Wiley, 1997, 800p.
Judd, Simon (volume editor) Process Science and Engineering for Water and Wastewater
Treatment, series editor, Tom Stephenson; London: IWA Pub., 2002, 283p.
Metcalf & Eddy Wastewater Engineering - Treatment and Reuse. 4th ed. / rev. by George
Tchobanoglous, Franklin L. Burton, H. David Stensel, New York; London: McGraw-Hill, 2003,
1819p.
Nazaroff, W.W. and Alvarez-Cohen, L. Environmental Engineering Science, John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., 2001, 690p.
Qasim, S.R., Motley, E.M., Zhu, G. Water Works Engineering – Planning, Design and
Operation, in cooperation with Chiang, Patel & Yerby, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall PTR, 2000, 844p.