Course Outline

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This course is part of the Water Treatment Certificate Program.

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]

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

Overview 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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