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This module is part of the Wastewater System Analysis and Design Workshop - a comprehensive 4-part series designed to deepen your expertise in this field.

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INSTRUCTOR: Mark Peterson

Purpose and Background

​​This course is the first of a four-part series on wastewater system analysis and design. This course will cover how to determine appropriate design flows for an overall wastewater system and for smaller portions of the system.

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

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

• ​​Explain how typical residential flows are estimated
• ​​Explain the impact of commercial and industrial flows on the overall system
• ​​Recognize the causes and magnitude of potential inflows and infiltration
• ​​Recognize the various components of a gravity sewer system, including manholes and pipes

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-test assessment (true-false, multiple choice, and/or fill in the blank questions).

Who Should Attend?

This course covers a detailed analysis of flows and components of a gravity wastewater system. The target audience includes engineers involved in the design of wastewater systems and engineers involved in review of designs of these systems.

Outline

• Design Flows, quantity and qualify
  • Typical residential flows and diurnal curves
  • Flow from multi-family dwellings
  • Commercial and industrial flows and diurnal curves
• Inflows and Infiltration
  • Causes
  • Estimating magnitude
  • Reducing I/I
• Collection System Components
  • Manholes - size, invert considerations
  • Pipe materials - PVC, concrete (including challenges), HDPE/SRPE, clay, fiberglass reinforced

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs

This course is worth .3 CEUs / 3 PDHs. To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 30 days of the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

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