EAT 356 WATER & WASTEWATER ENGINEERING

OPEN ENDED LAB LEVEL 3

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study to evaluate and classifying

of the river water for suitability source for Water
Treatment Plant (WTP).
PROBLEM STATEMENT The need for clean water supply is increasing year by
year. To meet this urgent need, a new WTP must be
built to solve this problem. As an engineer attached to
the consultant company, you are asked by the senior
engineer to conduct a water quality assessment on any
river at Perlis using a suitable method and produce a
technical report inclusive the proposal of suitable water
source for new WTP.

WAYS AND MEANS Apparatus

The group must identify the availability of the selected
apparatus in the lab before going to the site or location
of the study.

Procedure
The group is required to search for the relevant
procedure to carry out the study based on the appropriate
guideline or manual produced by Department of
Environmental Malaysia or other department related.
The document must be made ready for verification by
the instructor during the laboratory activity.

Data Acquisition
All data collected are observation during the study must
be tabulated in proper format for easy verification and
presentation of the technical report.
RESULTS The group is required to submit a technical report within
two weeks to present the Water Quality Index (WQI). In
the report, you should include the proper procedure,
analysis of data and the outcome of the study.

Note:
Student need to prepare short proposal and see Mr. Nazzery before you start the
laboratory exercise. At the end of semester student needs to present the outcome.