Newcastle University

Water Supply and Treatment

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Delegates will acquire a fundamental understanding of the legal, health and technical aspects of treating and supplying water for drinking and industrial purposes. The course uses laboratory and design classes and a site visit to address the principles involved in the design and selection of unit processes for a water treatment plant.

The course allows delegates:

• to acquire an understanding of the fundamental scientific concepts and detailed technical know-how of the technologies required for water supply and treatment for drinking and industrial purposes;
• to gain a general understanding of the legal and health issues associated with water supply;
• to understand the principles involved in the design and selection of appropriate unit processes in any given context.

Upon completion of the course, delegates will be able to:

• estimate water demand;
• determine free chlorine residuals for break-point chlorination and the kinetics of pathogen kill;
• select and design appropriate water treatment unit processes;
• calculate design specifications for unit processes to remediate water of a particular quality to a particular standard;
• clearly present designs and design information.

Course Outline

• Introduction to water quality and health;
• Water demand and supply;
• Water sources and supply infrastructure;
• Raw water quality and pretreatment;
• Groundwater quality;
• Water treatment processes;
• Coagulation and flocculation;
• Clarification;
• Filtration;
• Membrane processes;
• Activated Carbon;
• Biological treatment processes;
• Pathogen removal;
• Disinfection chemistry and kinetics;
• Chemical disinfection and oxidative processes;
• Photo and phochemical disinfection processes;
• Low-cost treatment technologies;
• Fluoridation;
• Water Stability;
• Supporting water supplies and advanced technologies: reuse, treatment and desalination;
• Water treatment plant design.

Presenters

School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences

• Dr Russell Davenport (Course Leader)
• Prof David Graham
• Dr Geoff Parkin
• Dr Paul Sallis

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