Wastewater engineering: waste water collection, sewer pipe system and appurtenance. Sewage treatment: primary, secondary, tertiary processes. Wastewater microbiology: microorganism classification, population dynamics, kinetics of decomposition. Unit processes of secondary treatment: trickling filters, activated sludge, rotating biological contractors. Sludge management, treatment, and ultimate disposal. Experimental laboratory work involving sedimentation model, chemical treatment: coagulation and flocculation, softening, disinfection, and microscopic analyses of sludge. Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Prerequisite: CVL 553 Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
