Water and Sanitation: Design and Practice

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: None. Enforced Prerequisite: CEE 465 or Graduate Standing. Minimum grade requirement of “C-” for enforced prerequisite. (3 credits) Principles and design of water and sanitation systems that do not rely upon centralized systems. Content includes: water characteristics and quality; source water options and protection; chemical and microbial risk analysis; risk and technical communication; decentralized and distributed household water treatment and non-sewered sanitation system design; ecosanitation; and implementation. Applications in both the Global South and North are included, with a focus on creating sustainable living while achieving risk reduction.