COURSE CATALOGUE

ENE-406 WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT DESIGN

Lecture See Time Table Pre-requisite PWWT-EnE-304
Schedule

Credit Hours Three + One Course Type, Major based Core, 8th
Semester
Instructor Dr. Sajjad H. Sheikh Contact sajjad@uet.edu.pk

Office Ground Floor, IEER Office Hours Schedule is posted outside the office

Teaching Engr. Qurat-ul-Ain Lab Schedule See Time Table

Assistant

Lab Engineer Engr. Qurat-ul-Ain Contact quratul.ain@uet.edu.pk

Course The course introduces the need of water and wastewater treatment. It enables students to determine
Description design flows, design medium to large size wastewater treatment plants by sizing its components. Enable
students to design medium to large size water treatment plants, determine design flows and size its
various components. Course also includes discussion on least cost appropriate water and wastewater
treatment technologies under local conditions.
Taxonomy
PLOs,
Course Learning

CLOs Description Domain &

Levels
Level
Outcomes

CLO1 Enable the students to design medium to large size wastewater C-3 PLO-2,
treatment plants by sizing its various components. High

CLO2 C-3 PLO-3,

Enable students to design medium to large size water treatment plants
High
by sizing its various components.
Text Books 1. Wastewater Engineering, Treatment and Reuse by Metcalf and Eddy, McGraw Hill Publisher
(2004)
2. Wastewater Treatment Plants: Planning, Design and Operations by Syed R. Qasim, CRC
press (1999).
3. Water Supply and Sewerage by McGhee, McGraw Hill Publisher 6th Edition, 1991.
Grading Policy Quizzes 30% CLO1, CLO2
vis-à-vis CLO Midterm 30% CLO1
Mapping
Final term 40% CLO1, CLO2

Lecture Plan
Readings &
Weeks Topics
CLOs
Lec-1 Need of wastewater treatment and significance of wastewater. CLO-1
Week-1
Lec-2 Different method of treatment, and flow diagram of a typical wastewater. CLO-1
Lec-3 Screens: Purpose, design, considerations CLO-1
Week-2
Lec-4 Continued- Screens: Purpose, design, considerations CLO-1
Lec-5 Primary Sedimentation Tank: Basic Concepts and design CLO-1
Week-3
Lec-6 Continued- Primary Sedimentation Tank: Basic Concepts and design CLO-1
Lec-7 Secondary Treatment tanks, Activated sludge process: theory and design CLO-1
Week-4 Continued- Secondary Treatment tanks, Activated sludge process: theory and
Lec-8 CLO-1
design
Lec-9 Trickling Filters: Basic concept and design CLO-1
Week-5 Waste stabilization ponds: history, types, basic concepts, and design of
Lec-10 CLO-1
anaerobic ponds
Lec-11 Facultative Pond: Basic concepts and design CLO-1
Week-6
Lec-12 Maturation Pond: Basic concepts and design CLO-1

1
 Readings &
Weeks Topics
CLOs
Lec-13 Sludge Digestion and treatment: theory and practice CLO-1
Week-7
Lec-14 Continued- Sludge Digestion and treatment: theory and practice CLO-1
Lec-15 Sludge characterizations, two stage high rate sludge digestion CLO-1
Week-8
Lec-16 Continued- Sludge characterizations, two stage high rate sludge digestion CLO-1
Mid-semester Examination
Lec-17 Sludge drying beds CLO-1
Week-9
Lec-18 Low cost sanitation methods CLO-1
Basic design considerations for water treatment plants, raw water quality,
Lec-19 CLO-2
treated water quality, Design flow rates
Week-10
Continued- Basic design considerations, raw water quality, treated water
Lec-20 CLO-2
quality, Design flow rates
Establishment of design criteria and design of sedimentation tank, flocculent
Lec-21 CLO-2
suspensions
Week-11
Continued- Establishment of design criteria and design of sedimentation
Lec-22 CLO-2
tank, flocculent suspensions
Process design of coagulation facilities including rapid mix units and
Lec-23 CLO-2
flocculent tank.
Week-12
Continued-Process design of coagulation facilities including rapid mix units
Lec-24 CLO-2
and flocculent tank.
Lec-25 Design criteria for filtration CLO-2
Week-13
Lec-26 Design of rapid sand filters CLO-2
Lec-27 Design of rapid sand filters CLO-2
Week-14
Lec-28 Design of slow sand filters CLO-2
Lec-29 Continued-Design of slow sand filters CLO-2
Week-15 Design of disinfection facilities including dosing system and contact
Lec-30 CLO-2
facilities
Continued-Design of disinfection facilities including dosing system and
Week-16 Lec-31 CLO-2
contact facilities
Lec-32 Revision
Final Examination

Note: First lecture in the week is of 2 hr duration while second lecture is of 1 hr duration.

EnE-406(Design Part): Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Design

Lecture Course Type, Major based Core,

See Time Table
Schedule Semester Eight

Credit Hours One Pre-requisite PWWT-EnE-304L

Instructor Engr. Qurat-ul-Ain Contact Quratul.ain@uet.edu.pk

First Floor, Schedule is posted outside the office

Office Office Hours
IEER Department

The lab portion covers: Introduction with the need of water and wastewater treatment, Design of physical
unit operation (Equalization tank), Design and calculations of flow measurement devices,
Course Characterization of wastewater for different industries ,Comparison of rectangular and circular primary
Description sedimentation tank, Report on visit on a sewage disposal station, Chemically enhanced primary treatment
CEPT, Reuse of wastewater for non-portable uses, Presentation on primary, secondary , and tertiary
treatment.

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  Quizzes + Viva 20 % CLO-1, CLO-2
Grading Policy  Reports 50% CLO-1, CLO-2
vis-à-vis CLO  Presentations 30% CLO-1, CLO-2
Mapping

Weeks Topics

Week1 Design of physical unit operations (Equalization Tank)

Week2 Continued- Presentation on design of physical unit operations (Equalization Tank)
Week3 Design and calculations of flow measurement devices
Week4 Presentation on flow measurement devices
Week5 Continued- Characterization of wastewater for different industries.
Week6 Characterization of wastewater for different industries.
Week7 Comparison of rectangular and circular PSTs.
Week8 Presentation on comparison of rectangular and circular PSTs.
Week9 Report on visit on a sewage disposal station.
Week10 Chemically enhanced primary treatment-CEPT
Week11 Presentation on Chemically enhanced primary treatment-CEPT
Week12 Reuse of wastewater for non-portable uses
Week13 Presentation on non-potable uses of water
Week14 Viva voce
Week15 Viva voce
Week16 Viva voce