CIV5178 Water treatment
Faculty of Engineering
CIV5178 Water treatment is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
Overview of the various water and wastewater systems in an urban environment, their functions and modes of operation and influence of climate variability on urban requirements in terms of management and discharge of stormwater and wastewater. Examination of water supply treatment, stormwater management system, sewerage system and the interface between these systems.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Interpret components of the water treatment chain and explain the chemical processes for water hardness removal.
- 2
Design the various components of active and passive wastewater treatment plants.
- 3
Determine potential quantities of recycled wastewater and recovered biosolids based on designs of secondary wastewater treatment plant.
- 4
Assess the components of advanced secondary wastewater treatment and energy recovery processes and explain the biological processes for the anaerobic treatment of sludge.
- 5
Decide between various wastewater treatment systems for differing problems given space, economic, and environmental constraints.
- 6
Communicate professional decisions to specialist and/or non-specialist audiences.
Workload and teaching
2 hours lectures, 2 hours of practice and site visit and 8 hours of private study per week.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Jeffrey Walker
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Brandon Winfrey
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV5178?
CIV5178 has no prerequisites.
When is CIV5178 offered?
In 2020, CIV5178 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.