Total Training Hours: 30 Hours

COURSE OUTLINE

Day Topic Details Time

1.5hPlanning horizon;

Design Population

Estimation of wastewater flows

Power and land availability

Site selection for locating a WWTP

Sludge disposal arrangements

Odour

Overflow/ bypass arrangement

Standby/ redundancy considerations

Possibility of up grading existing WWTP capacity

Availability of trained man power

Planning Considerations

Day Three

Design Aspects

Techno-economic comparison of treatment processes

Hydraulic design flow (minimum, average and peak);

Design of Primary treatment units (screens, grit

chambers, skimming tanks, primary settling tanks etc.);

Design of Biological treatment units (with particular

focus on Activated Sludge Process,

Extended Aeration, Trickling Filters, Stabilization Ponds,

Constructed wet lands)

Instrumentation for flow and process monitoring

Design of sludge handling system

4.5h

2hCapital works (Civil, Mechanical & Electrical works)

Recurrent costs (power charges, sludge disposal cost,

staff costs, chemicals, spare parts, maintenance charges

etc.);

Estimate yearly budget for operating a WWTP

Performance evaluation of various units;

Trouble shooting with particular focus on Activated

Sludge Process, Extended Aeration and Trickling Filters

Standard procedures for operating wastewater

treatment plant

Cost Estimation

Operational Considerations

Day Four

Day Five Site Visit

Feedback/Evaluation

Test

Closing Ceremony

3.0h

Tools and Plant needed for routine maintenance

Laboratory requirements

Staffing requirements

Ventilation/ odour control at wastewater treatment

plants

Visit to Jarash WWTP

Multiple Choice

Water Utilities Management

Capacity Building Program

WUM-CBP

30th October-3rd November, 2011

Planning & Design of

Wastewater Treatment Plants

COURSE DESCRIPTION COURSE OUTLINE

3.0h

2.0h

1.0h

Detailed description of wastewater treatment

processes (Activated Sludge process,

Trickling filters, Rotating Biological Contactors,

Aerated lagoons, Stabilization ponds, constructed

wetlands etc.)

Comparison between mechanized and non-

mechanized wastewater treatment process;

Sludge (characteristics, estimation of quantity

generated for different processes, etc.)

Comparison between various sludge treatment

methods (land requirement, manpower, cost

implications, etc.);

Reuse of wastewater –potential, advantage,

process additions, cost implications and

regulatory requirements

Wastewater

Treatment

and Sludge

Disposal

Wastewater

Reuse

Day Two

Day One Introduction

Basic Concept

Characteristic

s and

Standards

Welcome, Training Course Outline,

Expectations

Primary treatment and its purpose

Secondary (biological) treatment and its purpose

Difference between Anaerobic and Aerobic

Processes

Decentralized versus centralized treatment

Typical layout of a wastewater treatment plant

Typical Hydraulic flow diagram of a WWTP

Materials and nutrients balance

Determination of efficiency of a WWTP

Wastewater characteristics and its contents – raw

and treated

Common pathogens in wastewater

Environmental and Public health impacts

Effluent disposal standards

Standards for wastewater reuse

1.5h

3.0h

Time (H)DetailsTopicDayThis course aims at familiarizing the wastewater engineers with the

proper and suitable wastewater treatment plants planning and

design issues.

The course is intended for wastewater engineers, infrastructure

planners and those who manage them.

Maximum 20 Participants.

Eng. Abdelwahab Matar: senior wastewater processing Engineer at

Engicon with 37 years of experience in the field of wastewater

treatment and other water projects.

Eng. Fateh Radwan: Water quality expert at Engicon with 16 years

of experience in the field of water quality.

Eng. Maher Haddadin: Senior Mechanical Engineer. He is the owner

and manager of Modern Industrial Services Establishment; it is an

agent for various international manufacturers of pumps, valves,

water and wastewater treatment equipment, UV disinfection,

sewage grinders and odor control equipment.

Lectures, site visits, discussions, practical training.

Arabic/English

30th October to 3rd of November, 2011

Engicon O&M Training Centre, Amman

5 days (30 hours)

Written test, minimum. 0.5 hour Multiple Choice Test

Certificate will be issued by ACWUA, Engicon O&M and DWA to all

attendees completing minimum of 85% of the total training hours.

Objectives

Target Group

No. of participants

Trainers

TrainingMethods

Training Language

Date

Location

Duration

Test

Certificate