| 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 |