EGB377 Water and Waste Water Engineering

Water and wastewater engineering is a third year elective Civil Engineering unit, providing the fundamental principles and application of (i) drinking water and (ii) wastewater treatment processes.  The subject of water quality is also introduced to show how to link source water quality to treatment process selection.  The wastewater component covers principles of wastewater treatment in order to enable wastewater to be disposed safely, without being a danger to public health or polluting receiving watercourses.  New concepts introduced during lectures are explained through practical examples and further demonstrated with real-world complex practical problem solving tasks during tutorials. There are two site visits, one to a water treatment plant and to a wastewater treatment plant.  These real-world experiences will help consolidate concepts, principles and methodologies learned in the classroom.