University of Washington Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEE 484 Decentralized and Onsite Wastewater Management and Reuse
Technology, Ecology, Policy and Appropriate Solutions
Spring Quarter 2007
COURSE RESOURCES
Required text: Crites, R. and G. Tchobanoglous, (1998) Small and Decentralized Wastewater Management Systems, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-289087-8Additional required readings: Any additional assigned readings will be made available through class handouts, course website downloads, or the University of Washington library.
Supplemental readings: Throughout the quarter if there is supplemental reading material it will be posted here. In addition, there is an onsite and decentralized library in Linda’s office. Materials can be reviewed in the office, or borrowed short-term for photocopying. USEPA Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manuals are available for students to check out.
- Linda's metabolism cheat sheet
- Septic tanks - EPA Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual, pages 4-37 to 4-47
- Rocky Mountain Institute, Valuing Decentralized Wastewater Technologies: A Catalog of Benefits, Costs, and Economic Analysis Techniques Reading recommended by guest presenter Dave Lenning, Washington State Department of Health. This will also be very helpful in considering design selection for your final projects.
- Site evaluations - EPA Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual, Sections 5-1 to 5-7.
- Design alternatives for gravity flow, gravel trench drainfields not covered in lecture can be read about in either page 55-65 of the Model Decentralized Wastewater Practitioner Curriculum - Technology Overview (free pdf download available here: The Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment) or the USEPA Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual
- Paper on drip irrigation: Overcoming Tough Site Conditions at Table Rock Lake Using Drip Dispersal in Imported Soil, David Casaletto, Tom Wallace and Randy Miles, NOWRA 16th Annual Technical Education Conference & Exposition (Baltimore, Maryland; March 2007). Paper
- Landscaping septic systems: University of Minnesota, Washington Sea Grant, Thurston County,Washington State University
- Supplemental wetlands reading:
- Wetlands by Dr Rich Horner
- Evaluation of Septic Tank and Subsurface Flow Wetland for Jamaican Public School Wastewater Treatment by Ed Stewart
- Improved Septic Tank with Constructed Wetland, A Promising Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Alternative in Vietnam, Anh Viet Nguyen et al, NOWRA 2007
Onsite and decentralized web resources: This is by no means meant to be an all inclusive list of web resources, it has been provided here as an additional resource to aid in pre-class preparation, homework assignments, group projects, or if you would like to learn more about onsite and decentralized resources available on the web. Throughout the quarter please contact Linda with any websites that you think are informative and helpful to add to the list.
National: return to top
The Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment
National Small Flows Clearinghouse
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers On-Site Wastewater Treatment Publications
Onsite Water Treatment Journal
National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association
American Geological Institute free PDF download of booklet, "Sustaining our Soils and Society"
Natural Resources Conservation Service web version of the "Soil Biology Primer", use navigation bar on left side, links to chapters are on left side under "Soil Biology" link
Watercycle Management for New Developments
CWRS On-Site Wastewater Research Program
International: return to top
World Health Organization, Water, Sanitation and Health
United Nations Human Development Programme
Sandec Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries
Regional: return to top
The Washington On-site Sewage Association (WOSSA)
Puget Sound Action Team Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Program
City of Austin Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Fact Sheets
University of Rhode Island Water Quality Program
Texas Cooperative Extension Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
Northern Arizona University Onsite Wastewater Demonstration Project
Innovative and Alternative On-site Wastewater Treatment Technologies Handbook
Purdue On-Site Wastewater Disposal
University of Minnesota University Extension Service Onsite Sewage Treatment Program
Southwestern Opportunities Network Septic Tank Page
University of Minnesota Extension
Washington Seagrant Septic Sense, Scents, Cents
The Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center
Tennessee Valley Authority Clean Marinas and Clean Boating
Byron Shire Australia Design Guidelines for On-site Sewage Management for Single Households
Links for onsite regulations by state or territory: return to top
Louisiana - see Linda for hard copy of part 13 of the Louisiana Sanitary Code
Michigan Michigan Michigan does not have a state wide Sanitary Code, there are 45 county agencies that have Individual Sanitary Regulations. Links take you to some aspects that are directly overseen at the state level.
Misc: return to top
River Network Understanding the Clean Water Act
Lombardo Associates Cluster Wastewater Systems Planning Handbook
Manufacturers: return to top
Composting Toilets: return to top
Excerpt of the Composting Toilet System Book