Package Plants for Wastewater Treatment

Harlan H. Bengtson, Ph.D., P.E.

Course Outline

1. Description
A. Extended Aeration Plants
B. Sequencing Batch Reactors
C. Oxidation Ditches

2. Applicability
A. Extended Aeration Plants
B. Sequencing Batch Reactors
C. Oxidation Ditches

3. Advantages and Disadvantages
A. Extended Aeration Plants
B. Sequencing Batch Reactors
C. Oxidation Ditches

4. Design Criteria
A. Extended Aeration Plants
B. Sequencing Batch Reactors
C. Oxidation Ditches

5. Performance

6. Operation and Maintenance

7. Costs

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will learn:

• General configuration of extended aeration, sequencing batch reactor, and oxidation ditch package plants;
• Typical applications for extended aeration, sequencing batch reactor, and oxidation ditch package plants;
• Advantages and disadvantages of extended aeration, sequencing batch reactor, and oxidation ditch package plants;
• Design criteria for extended aeration, sequencing batch reactor, and oxidation ditch package plants; and
• Typical performance and costs of extended aeration, sequencing batch reactor, and oxidation ditch package plants.
  

Intended Audience

This course is intended primarily for civil, municipal, and environmental engineers, as well as anyone interested in or involved with wastewater treatment.  

Benefits to Attendee

An attendee of this course will gain knowledge about three types of wastewater treatment package plants: extended aeration, sequencing batch reactor and oxidation ditch systems. 

Course Introduction

Package plants are pre-manufactured wastewater treatment facilities typically used to treat flows between 0.01 and 0.25 MGD.    This course provides information about three types of package plants, extended aeration, sequencing batch reactor and oxidation ditch systems.  General configuration, typical applications for each, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, typical performance, and cost are covered.

Course Content

The course is based on the U.S. EPA Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet, Package Plants (EPA 832-F-00-016).

U.S. EPA Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet, Package Plants (EPA 832-F-00-016)

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Course Summary

This course provides information about extended aeration, sequencing batch reactors, and oxidation ditches, as used for wastewater treatment package plants.  A description of each, applicability, advantages and disadvantages, performance, design criteria, and cost information are all included.

Quiz

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

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DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.

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