| Title: | Adv Wastewater Eng. Design |
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| Long Title: | Advanced Municipal Wastewater Engineering Design |
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| Field of Study: |
Civil Engineering
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| Valid From: |
Semester 2 - 2012/13 ( February 2013 ) |
| Module Coordinator: |
DES WALSH |
| Module Author: |
LEONARD O DRISCOLL |
| Module Description: |
This module provides the learner with an advanced study of current methods and standards in municipal wastewater treatment technologies and systems, infrastructure and plant design. It also examines the impacts of wastewater discharges to the environment. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
| LO1 |
Analyse the influent characteristics of wastewater |
| LO2 |
Critically analyse the treatment processes in a municipal wastewater treatment plant |
| LO3 |
Design a wastewater treatment system |
| LO4 |
Evaluate and analyse the methods used to treat the by-products of wastewater treatment processes |
| LO5 |
Evaluate the impacts of wastewater discharges to the environment |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named CIT module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s). |
| No recommendations listed |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section. |
| No requirements listed |
Co-requisites
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| No Co Requisites listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Wastewater collection system
Municipal wastewater collection system design and modelling. Rehabilitation of pipe networks.
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Municipal wastewater treatment process design
Physical, biological and chemical wastewater treatment processes. Advanced treatment methods - nutrient removal, anaerobic digestion. Energy efficiency in treatment plant design.
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Sludge treatment
Methods of treatment, reuse and disposal of wastewater sludge. Energy balance.
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Water quality
Assimilative capacity of receiving water. Legislation. Surface water quality. Outfall design.
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Small scale treatment systems
Design and assessment of small scale wastewater treatment systems. National legislation & policy. Water quality impacts and sustainability issues.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 100.00% |
| Course Work |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Project |
Design of a wastewater treatment plant |
1,2,3,4,5 |
50.0 |
Sem End |
| Open-book Examination |
Assessment of the fundamentals of wastewater treatment |
1,2 |
50.0 |
Week 6 |
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.
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The institute reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Delivery of course content |
2.5 |
Every Week |
2.50 |
| Tutorial |
Project based tutorial |
1.0 |
Every Second Week |
0.50 |
| Total Hours |
3.50 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
3.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
| This module has no Part Time workload. |
Module Resources
| Recommended Book Resources |
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- Metcalf & Eddy, Inc 2002, Wastewater engineering [ISBN: 9780070418783]
- Gray, NF 2010, Water technology: An introduction for scientists and engineers, 3rd Ed Ed., Elsevier Oxford
- D. Butler, J. Davies 2011, Urban Drainage, Third Edition Ed., Spon Press
- EPA 2009, Code of practice - wastewater treatment and disposal systems serving single houses, EPA
- EPA 1995, Wastewater treatment manual - preliminary treatment
- EPA 1997, Wastewater treatment manuals - primary, secondary and tertiary treatment, EPA
| | Supplementary Book Resources |
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- A Chadwick, J Morfett, M Borthwick 2004, Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Fourth Edition Ed., Taylor & Francis
- US EPA 1988, Design manual - Constructed wetlands and aquatic plant systems for municipal wastewater treatment, US EPA
- Scottish EPA 2008, Constructed wetlands design design manual for Scotland and Northern Ireland
- Les Hamill 2011, Understanding hydraulics, Third Edition Ed., Palgrave Macmillan
- M Hammer & M Hammer 2005, Water and wastewater technology, Fifth Edition Ed., Pearson Prentice Hall
| | This module does not have any article/paper resources |
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| Other Resources |
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- Web-site: n/a, Environmental Protection Agency
- Web-site: n/a, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
- Web-site: n/a, Water Framework Directive
- Web-site: n/a, Department of Environment
- Web-site: EPAENVISION GIS Database
- Modelling software: MicroDrainage LimitedWinDes
- Web-site: Government PublicationsIrish legislation
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