Course Outline

This course is now running on-demand rather than to a live schedule, making it easier to fit into your life.

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Course Schedule

Week 1: Surface Water Treatment Plant Processes

Learning Outcomes:

• Determine which treatment plant processes to use for surface waters. 
• Describe common design standards for surface water plants. 
• Determine where pilot testing is needed in design. 

Topics:

• Treatment technologies for surface water supplies 
• Surface water treatment plant requirements  
• Design standards 
• Selecting process options 
• Cost estimating resources  
• Pilot testing for surface water treatment plants

Week 2: Package Water Treatment Plants

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe what a package water treatment plant is.
• List different types of package plants available. 
• Identify key design criteria to specify water treatment plant packages. 

Topics:

• Complete surface water package plant types
• Media filter package plants
• Membrane plant packages
• Clarification packages
• Chemical feed packages
• UV & ozone packages

Week 3: Mixing and Flocculation

Learning Outcomes:

• Explain the role of mixing in drinking water treatment.
• Describe technologies used for mixing and flocculation.
• Develop design criteria for each type of mixing system.
• Develop design criteria for flocculation systems.

Topics:

• Mixing and flocculation processes
• Mixing technologies
• Mixing design
• Flocculation technologies
• Flocculation design
• Process monitoring and control

Week 4: Clarification Design

Learning Outcomes:

• Recall different clarification technologies. 
• Develop design criteria for clarification technologies. 
• Evaluate alternative technologies for clarification.

Topics:

• Clarification technologies and applications
• Sedimentation and plate settling
• Ballasted flocculation
• Solids contact clarification
• High rate solids contact clarification
• Dissolved air flotation

Week 5: Lime Softening

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe water hardness and softening treatment.
• List chemical processes involved in lime softening.
• Develop lime softening design criteria.
• Explain special requirements and trends of lime softening.

Topics:

• Water hardness and softening
• Lime softening process
• Single stage lime softening
• Two stage lime softening
• Special design considerations with lime softening
• Trends in softening

Week 6: Media Filter Design

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe filter mechanisms with media filters.
• Explain traditional and newer filter design criteria.
• Describe biological filtration.
• Identify filter operation and control issues. 

Topics:

• Filtration mechanism
• Traditional media filter design
• High-rate media filter design
• Biological media filter design
• Filter underdrains and ancillary equipment
• Filter operations and maintenance

Week 7: Low Pressure Membranes: Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe separation processes mechanisms and limitations.
• Evaluate microfiltration systems.
• Describe ultrafiltration system.

Topics:

• Separation processes
• Selection of proprietary systems
• Microfiltration and ultrafiltration system components
• Pressure system configurations
• Vacuum system configurations
• O&M design issues

Week 8: High Pressure Membranes

Learning Outcomes:

• Differentiate between nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, and electro-dialysis reversal applications.
• Describe the design of high pressure membrane systems.
• List energy recovery options for high pressure membranese.

Topics:

• High pressure membrane applications
• Membrane softening
• Brackish water treatment
• Desalination
• Pre-treatment and post-treatment needs
• Energy recovery options

Week 9: Slow Sand and Diatomaceous Earth Filtration

Learning Outcomes:

• Explain slow sand applications and design concepts. 
• Describe diatomaceous earth filtration designs.
• Describe limitations of slow sand and DE filtration.

Topics:

• Slow sand and DE filter concepts
• Slow sand filter design
• DE filter design
• Slow sand filter pretreatment
• Slow sand filter modifications
• O&M considerations for slow sand filters

Week 10: Oxidation and Disinfection

Learning Outcomes:

• Evaluate alternative oxidation and disinfection strategies.
• Describe disinfection and oxidation byproducts. 
• Outline oxidation and disinfection designs.

Topics:

• Oxidation and disinfection strategies and considerations
• Chlorine system design
• Chloramine and chlorine dioxide design 
• Ozone design
• UV design 
• Advanced oxidation processes 

Week 11: Residuals Handling

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe residuals streams for surface water plants. 
• List options for recycling residuals streams.
• Discuss residuals conditioning, dewatering, and disposal. 

Topics:

• Residuals streams in surface water plants
• Clarification residuals handling 
• Backwash wastewater handling
• Membrane wastes 
• Recycling systems 
• Dewatering and disposal design

Week 12: Site Selection and Plant Arrangement

Learning Outcomes:

• List elements that affect site selection.
• Discuss plant arrangement ideas.
• Evaluate technical and non-technical issues affecting site selection.

Topics:

• Technical site requirements
• Considerations in site selection
• Future expansion and treatment changes
• Common facility arrangements
• Campus style arrangements
• Constrained site alternatives 

This course outline is subject to change

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