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This course is part of the Water Treatment Certificate Program.

INSTRUCTOR: 
Lee H. Odell, P.E., M.ASCE

This course is part of the Water Treatment Certificate Program.

Purpose and Background

The main intent of this course is to familiarize practitioners with the requirements for process design of surface water treatment technologies.

The knowledge gained throughout this course will allow participants to identify and calculate the key design criteria for water treatment processes; including:

• Package Water Treatment Plants
• Mixing and Flocculation
• Clarification
• Lime softening
• Media Filters
• Low Pressure Membrane Filters
• Slow Sand and Diatomaceous Filters
• Oxidation and Disinfection
• UV Disinfection
• Desalination

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Evaluate the applicability of surface water treatment plant processes
• List the key requirements needed to identify unit treatment processes
• Identify the unit processes in a surface water treatment plant design
• Calculate surface water treatment plant design criteria for each unit process
• Prepare an example basis of design report for a surface water treatment plant

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Achievement of the learning outcomes by attendees will be assessed through (3) exams.

Who Should Attend?

• Engineers engaged, or who plan to be engaged, in surface water treatment plant design
• Engineers and managers who are stakeholders in surface water treatment plant designs

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs

This course is worth 2.4 CEUs/24 PDHs. To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete (3) exams and receive a passing score of 70% or higher.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]

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Course Outline

Week 1: Surface Water Treatment Plant Processes
Course and Week Introduction
Treatment Technologies for Source Waters
Treatment Requirements and Goals
Design Standards for Surface Water Treatment Plants
Learning Exercise
Selecting Process Options
Treatment Plant Costs
Pilot Testing
Learning Exercise
Conclusion

Week 2: Package Water Treatment Plants
Week Introduction
Complete Surface Water Treatment Plant Options
Media Filter Packages
Membrane Filter Packages
Learning Exercise
Clarification Package Plant
Chemical Feed Packages
UV and Ozone Packages
Learning Exercise
Conclusion

Week 3: Mixing and Flocculation
Week Introduction
Mixing and Flocculation Processes
Mixing Technologies
Mixing Design
Learning Exercise
Flocculation Technologies
Flocculation Design
Process Control and Monitoring
Learning Exercise
Conclusion

Week 4: Clarification Design
Week Introduction
Clarification technologies and application
Sedimentation and plate settling
Ballasted flocculation
Learning Exercise
Solids Contact Clarification
High Rate Solids Contact Clarification
Dissolved Air Flotation
Learning Exercise
Conclusion
Exam: Week 1-4

Week 5: Lime Softening
Week Introduction
Water Hardness and Softening
Lime Softening Process
Single Stage Softening
Learning Exercise
Two-stage Softening
Special Considerations for Lime Softening
Trends in Lime Softening
Learning Exercise
Conclusion

Week 6: Media Filter Design
Week Introduction
Filtration Mechanisms
Traditional Media Filter Design
High Rate Media Filter Design
Learning Exercise
Biological Media Filter Design
Filter Underdrains and Ancillary Equipment
Filter Operation and Maintenance
Learning Exercise
Conclusion

Week 7: Low Pressure Membranes: Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration
Week Introduction
Separation Processes
Selection of Proprietary Systems
System Components for MF/UF
Learning Exercise
Pressure System Configurations
Vacuum System Configurations
O&M Design Issues
Learning Exercise
Conclusion

Week 8: High Pressure Membranes
Week Introduction
High Pressure Membrane Applications
Membrane softening
Brackish water treatment
Learning Exercise
Desalination
Pre-treatment and Post-Treatment Needs
Energy Recovery Options
Learning Exercise
Conclusion
Exam: 5-8

Week 9: Slow Sand and Diatomaceous Earth Filtration
Week Introduction
Slow sand and DE Filter Concepts
Slow Sand Filter Design
DE Filter Design
Learning Exercise
Slow Sand Filter Pretreatment
Slow Sand Filter Modifications
O&M Considerations for Slow Sand
Learning Exercise
Conclusion

Week 10: Oxidation and Disinfection
Week Introduction
Oxidation and Disinfection Strategies
Chlorine System Design
Chloramine and Chlorine Dioxide
Learning Exercise
Ozone Design
UV Design
Advanced Oxidation Design
Learning Exercise
Conclusion

Week 11: Residuals Handling
Week Introduction
Residuals Streams
Clarification Residuals
Backwash Wastewater
Learning Exercise
Membrane Waste Streams
Recycling Systems
Dewatering and Disposal
Learning Exercise
Conclusion

Week 12: Site Selection and Plant Arrangement
Week Introduction
Technical Site Requirements
Considerations in site selection
Future expansion and treatment changes
Learning Exercise
Common facility arrangements
Campus style arrangements
Constrained site arrangements
Learning Exercise
Conclusion
Exam: 9-12