Course Outline

This online course provides guidance and criteria for the design and selection of small-scale wastewater treatment facilities. Information necessary to select, size, and design such wastewater treatment unit processes, and guidance to generally available and accepted references including detailed design examples for such information are presented.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will:

• Have a better understanding of the wastewater collection and treatment process; and
• Be familiar with the criteria for the design and selection of small-scale wastewater treatment facilities.

Course Content

The purpose of this course is to provide guidance and criteria for the design and selection of small-scale
wastewater treatment facilities. You will be directed to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' website to study Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-501: Small Wastewater Systems (1999 edition, 221 pages, PDF file format), which provides both the information necessary to select, size, and design such wastewater treatment unit processes, and guidance to generally available and accepted references for such information. This manual also contains detailed design examples for reference.

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Engineering and Design - Small Wastewater Systems

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Preliminary Data Requirements
Chapter 3 - Wastewater Generation and Characterization
Chapter 4 - Collection Systems
Chapter 5 - Treatment Design Considerations
Chapter 6 - Laboratory Design, Sampling, and Flow Monitoring
Chapter 7 - Treatment Process Selection
Chapter 8 - Design References and Examples
Chapter 9 - General Wastewater System Design Deficiencies
Chapter 10 - Sludge Disposal

Appendix A - References
Appendix B - States with Regulations/Requirements Applicable to Small-Scale Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Appendix C - Wastewater Characterization Data
Appendix D - Wastewater Design Criteria and Examples Matrix Summary from Non-Military Sources
Appendix E - Design Examples
Appendix F - U.S. Army Experience with Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems
Appendix G - Abbreviations and Glossary of Terms

Once you finish studying the above course content you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.