Program Overview

Program Overview

The Design Principles and Practice of Drinking Water Systems program is designed for graduate students and working professionals who wish to learn about design principles in drinking water systems and how to apply these principles to design, operate, and optimize drinking water treatment systems and plants.

Course Details

CE 59700

• Credit Hours: 3
• Instructor: Zhi Zhou
• Learning Objective: At the end of the course, students are expected to understand general design principles and practice of drinking water treatment, apply the knowledge to select the best unit process to treat drinking water, and design a drinking water treatment component or process to meet water quality treatment goals.

Description

This course introduces the fundamental design principles and practice of water treatment and prepares students for designing water treatment systems.

Topics Covered

The major topics in the course include:

• Design and construction processes
• General water supply design considerations
• Intake structures
• Wells
• Chemical handling and storage
• Coagulation and flocculation
• Softening
• Ion exchange
• Membrane filtration
• Reverse osmosis
• Sedimentation
• Granular filtration
• Advanced oxidation
• Water plant residual management
• Drinking water plant process selection and integration

Prerequisites

• Graduate standing or permission from instructor

Applied/Theory

• 70/30

Assessment

• Quizzes: Quizzes are given on a weekly basis and comprise 50% of the final grade of the course.
• Exam: One final exam will be given at the end of the course and comprises 50% of the final grade of the course.

Textbooks

• Required textbook: “Water and Wastewater Engineering: Design Principles and Practice” by Mackenzie L. Davis. 2019. 2nd edition. McGraw-Hill Education.
• Recommended textbook: “Principles of Water Treatment” by Kerry Howe et al. 2020. 2nd edition. Wiley.

Computer Requirements

• Access to common software (e.g., MS Office) is expected.