Course Overview
Examines the sources of municipal wastewater, factors that affect wastewater flow, measurement of wastewater flow and strength, effects of effluent discharges on the receiving environment, legislation, onsite treatment, screening, comminution, grit removal and flow equalization. Design and practical considerations will be emphasized.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Quantify the municipal wastewater problem.
- Analyze the various sources of municipal wastewater and factors that affect wastewater flow.
- Discuss the sources of wastewater in the municipal setting.
- Describe the general types of sewer systems.
- Describe and apply the techniques used to estimate wastewater flow.
- Describe the causes of wastewater flow rate variations.
- Discuss the measurement of wastewater flow and the establishment of databases.
- Measure municipal wastewater strength.
- Describe the parameters used to evaluate municipal wastewater strength.
- Discuss, in detail, the various physical characteristics of municipal wastewater.
- Discuss, in detail, the various chemical characteristics of municipal wastewater.
- Discuss the applications for grab and composite wastewater samples.
- Determine the need for municipal wastewater treatment.
- Evaluate the effects of discharging wastewater into the environment.
- Discuss the role of microorganisms in the environment and the resulting need for wastewater treatment.
- Explain, in detail, the effect of wastewater discharges on the dissolved oxygen levels in a river as per the D.O. Sag-curve analysis.
- Discuss the need for wastewater treatment as defined in provincial and/or federal legislation.
- Define municipal wastewater treatment unit operations.
- Analyze the capabilities of various preliminary treatment options.
- Define unit operations and unit processes and their general capabilities.
- Discuss the role of septic tanks and demonstrate the procedures used in their design.
- Discuss the role of screening, comminution and grit removal in preliminary treatment and demonstrate the procedures used in their design.
- Demonstrate the role of flow equalization in wastewater treatment.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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