Sources of wastewater generation – Effects – Estimation of sanitary sewage flow – Estimation of storm runoff – Factors affecting Characteristics and composition of sewage and their significance – Effluent standards – Legislation requirements. 

Sewerage – Hydraulics of flow in sewers – Objectives – Design period – Design of sanitary and storm sewers – Small bore systems – Computer applications – Laying, joining & testing of sewers – appurtenances – Pumps – selection of pumps and pipe Drainage -.  Plumbing System for Buildings – One pipe and two pipe system.

Objective – Selection of treatment processes – Principles, Functions, Design and Drawing of Units – Onsite sanitation – Septic tank with dispersion – Grey water harvesting – Primary treatment – Principles, functions design and drawing of screen, grit chambers and primary sedimentation tanks – Construction, operation and Maintenance aspects. 

Objective – Selection of Treatment Methods – Principles, Functions, Design and Drawing of Units – Activated Sludge Process and Trickling filter – Oxidation ditches, UASB – Waste Stabilization Ponds – Reclamation and Reuse of sewage – sewage recycle in residential complex – Recent Advances in Sewage Treatment – Construction and Operation & Maintenance of Sewage Treatment Plants.

Standards for Disposal – Methods – dilution – Self purification of surface water bodies – Oxygen sag curve – Land disposal – Sludge characterization – Thickening – Sludge digestion – Biogas recovery – Sludge Conditioning and Dewatering – disposal – Advances in Sludge Treatment and disposal.