Calendar

Lec # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction to Water Supply and Wastewater
2 Why Treat Water and Wastewater? Water Quality Parameters and Standards
3 Reactor Tanks - Mixed Tanks, First-order Kinetics, Plug Flow
4 Reactor Tanks - Dispersed Flow, Tanks-In-Series, Residence Time Distribution Homework 1 due
5 Sedimentation-Flocculation - Part 1
6 Sedimentation-Flocculation - Part 2 Homework 2 due
7 Filtration
8 Chemical Treatment - Softening - Part 1 Homework 3 due
9 Chemical Treatment - Softening - Part 2
10 Chemical Treatment - Adsorption and Ion Exchange Homework 4 due
Field Trip to City of Cambridge Water Treatment Plant
11 Gas Transfer and Air Stripping
12 Disinfection Homework 5 due

Take-home midterm assigned
13 Wastewater Screening, Primary Treatment
Field Trip to Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Take-home midterm due
14 Biological Reaction Kinetics - Part 1
15 Biological Reaction Kinetics - Part 2 Homework 6 due

Design project topic due
16 Stabilization Ponds
17 Activated Sludge Treatment - Part 1 Homework 7 due
18 Activated Sludge Treatment - Part 2
19 Trickling Filters, Biological Contactors Homework 8 due
20 Nutrient Removal
21 Sludge Handling Design problem due
22 Sludge Digestion