ENVE 404

Water and Wastewater Treatment

Location and Time

Room 111; Life Sciences Building

Spring 2015

Wednesday

5:00 - 7:40 PM

Instructors
Professor Krishna Pagilla, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
234 Perlstein Hall
Office Hours: By appointment/In-Office
Phone: 312-567-5717
Fax: 312-567-3519
E-mail: pagilla@iit.edu
Kam Law, PE, Guest Lecturer
klaw@hawk.iit.edu
Purpose of the Course
Examine principles and processes involved in water and wastewater treatment
Analyze unit process design in water and wastewater treatment
Determine sizing and design methods of water and wastewater treatment processes
Student Learning Objectives
Explain physical, chemical and biological processes in water/wastewater treatment
Ability to analyze and design unit operations and processes for drinking water treatment
Ability to analyze and design unit operations and processes for wastewater treatment
Ability to analyze and design sludge treatment processes
Course Outline and Schedule

See Attached

Course Grade Distribution

Midterm
Homework
Final Exam

40%
20%
40%

Textbook:
Water Supply and Pollution Control, Viessman, Hammer, Clark, Chadik, 8th Ed.,
Prentice Hall (2009) (It is okay to use previous editions, but HW problems will be from 8th Ed)
References
Physicochemical Processes for Water Quality Control, W. Weber, Wiley-Interscience
Wastewater Engineering, Metcalf and Eddy, McGraw Hill
Theory and Practice of Water/Wastewater Treatment, R. Droste, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997
Teaching Assistant
Lin Li
Room 202, AM Hall, Phone: 312-567-3568; Fax: 312-567-3519
E-mail: lli88@hawk.iit.edu
Time: MW 1-3 PM and by appointment

Lecture

Date

Topic

Reading
Chapter 8

Instr

Jan 14

Jan 21

Course Introduction, Water

Regulations, Water Quality
Water Quality and Treatment Systems

KP

Jan 28

Water Chemistry and Reactions

11.1 11.10

KP

Feb 04

Coagulation, Mixing, and

Flocculation

11.11-11.14;
10.6-10.7

KP

Feb 11

Water Softening; Fe & Mn Removal

11.15-11.20

KP

Feb 18

Sedimentation; Filtration

10.8-10.12;
10.13-10.19

KP

Feb 25

Review of Water Treatment

Ch 8 Ch 11

KP

Mar 04

11.21-11.32

KL

Mar 11

Disinfection/Intro to Wastewater
Treatment
Midterm

10

Mar 25

Biological Treatment Processes

12.1 12.18

KP

11

April 01

Biological Treatment Processes

12.19-12.30

KL

12

Apr 08

Biological Treatment Processes

12.1-12.30

KP

13

Apr 15

Sludge Processing

13.1-13.10

KL

14

Apr 22

Sludge Processing

13.11-13.30

KL

15

Apr 29

Advanced Wastewater Treatment

14.1-14.24

KP

16

May 06

Final Exam

Ch 12 Ch 14

KP

Chapters 8 and 9 KP