CIV4288 - Water treatment - 2019

Overview of the various water and wastewater systems in an urban environment, their functions and modes of operation and influence of climate variability on urban requirements in terms of management and discharge of stormwater and wastewater. Examination of water supply treatment, stormwater management system, sewerage system and the interface between these systems.

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Discern components of the water treatment chain and explain the chemical processes for water hardness removal.
2. Design the various components of active and passive wastewater treatment plants.
3. Determine potential quantities of recycled wastewater and recovered biosolids based on designs of secondary wastewater treatment plant.
4. Discern the components of advanced secondary wastewater treatment and energy recovery processes and explain the biological processes for the anaerobic treatment of sludge.
5. Decide between various wastewater treatment systems for differing problems given space, economic, and environmental constraints.

NOTE: From 1 July 2019, the duration of all exams is changing to combine reading and writing time. The new exam duration for this unit is 2 hours and 10 minutes.

Continuous assessment: 50%

Examination (2 hours): 50%

Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

2 hours lecture, 2 hours practice and site visit and 8 hours private study per week.

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