Introductory description

ES4B6-15 Global Water and Sanitation Technologies

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Module aims

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

1. Introduction
   I. Water supply
   II. Sanitation

2. Water Supply
   I. Source
   II. Quality
   III. Treatment
   IV. Storage- Dams and Reservoirs
   V. Distribution

3. Wastewater Handling
   I. Generation
   II. Collection
   III. Treatment and Disposal

4. Design of unit operations and processes in water and wastewater treatment
   I. Sedimentation
   II. Chemical coagulation
   III. Ion-exchange
   IV. Filtration
   V. Dis-infection

5. Sanitation and Feacal Management
   I. Sanitation principles
   II. Sanitation technologies

6. Solid Waste Management
   I. Solid waste classification and surveys
   II. Design and operation of solid waste collection and disposal systems
   III. System approach design of land disposal operations

7. Sustainability in Water Resources
   I. Conservation and usage- Water wastage, leakage & inefficiency
   II. Flood control
   III. Hydropower
   IV. Irrigation
   V. Navigation- Ports and Harbours
   VI. River Basin Planning

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

• Critically analyse common water supply and sanitation technologies and the biological and physical processes underlying them.
• Design the components of water and sanitation technologies with a focus on sustainability.
• Comprehend the significance of sustainable water resources management.
• Evaluate the economics, engineering, social organisation, and environmental impact analysis of the best choice between competing technologies for any specific site.
• Review a technical case study and present it effectively to a technical and non-technical audience.

Indicative reading list

“Water Resources Management: Innovative and Green Solutions”, Robert C. Brears, 2021. De Gruyter Online E-book Collection (EBS). ISBN 9783110685640.
“Controlling the Water: Matching Technology and Institutions in Irrigation Management in India and Nepal”, Oxford University Press, 2013, ISBN 0198082924.
“Advanced water supply and wastewater treatment: a road to safer society and environment”, Springer,2011, ISBN 9789400703094 9400703090.
“Alternative Water Supply System”, IWA Publishing, 2015, ISBN 9781780405513. http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25918.
“The Management of Water Quality and Irrigation Technologies”, Taylor & Francis, 2012, ISBN 1136553223.
“Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Humanitarian Contexts: Reflections on Current Practice”, Practical Action Publishing, 2015, ISBN 1853398845.
“Advances in Water Supply, Sanitation and Environmental Management: A Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Wash) Perspective for Developing Countries”, 2014, ISBN-13 9789966720511.

Subject specific skills

1. Ability to conceive, make and realise a component, product, system, or process
2. Ability to develop economically viable and ethically sound sustainable solutions
3. Ability to be pragmatic, taking a systematic approach and the logical and practical steps necessary for, often complex, concepts to become reality
4. Ability to seek to achieve sustainable solutions to problems and have strategies for being creative and innovative
5. Ability to be risk, cost and value-conscious, and aware of their ethical, social, cultural, environmental, health and safety, and wider professional engineering responsibilities

Transferable skills

1. Numeracy: apply mathematical and computational methods to communicate parameters, model and optimize solutions
2. Apply problem solving skills, information retrieval, and the effective use of general IT facilities
3. Communicate (written and oral; to technical and non-technical audiences) and work with others
4. Awareness of the nature of business and enterprise in the creation of economic and social value
5. Overcome difficulties by employing skills, knowledge, and understanding in a flexible manner
6. Ability to formulate and operate within appropriate codes of conduct, when faced with an ethical issue
7. Appreciation of the global dimensions of engineering, commerce, and communication
8. Be professional in their outlook, be capable of team working, be effective communicators, and be able to exercise responsibility and sound management approaches.