Academic Catalog

ENVE402 WASTEWATER REUSE

Course Code: 5600402
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Environmental Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. TUBA HANDE BAYRAMOÐLU
Offered Semester: Once in several years.

Course Content

Significance of wastewater reclamation, recycling and reuse in agriculture and industry. Factors of importance in planning and economic analysis of water reuse projects. Importance of water reuse for the future. Role and importance of physicochemical mechanisms in tertiary or advanced wastewater treatment systems. Disinfection in water reuse. Principles of reclaimed water distribution and storage. Microbiological considerations in wastewater reclamation and reuse criteria. Some wastewater reclamation and reuse projects.