Subjects › Environmental and Public Health
Sanitation and Wastewater Engineering
Collecting and treating sewage safely.
Topics by level
Basics
School, diploma and first-year level: the ideas in plain words.
Intermediate
Degree and exam core (GATE, ESE level).
Advanced and Design
Professional design practice.
- Nutrient removal planned
- Faecal sludge management planned
Research
Frontier topics for researchers and postgraduates.
Codes and standards
| Country | Designation | Scope (our words) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | CPHEEO Manual on Sewerage and Sewage Treatment Systems (2013) | Central government manual for sewer networks and sewage treatment plants. | current |
| India | IS 2470 (Parts 1 and 2) | Installation of septic tanks and secondary treatment of their effluent. | current |
| India | IS 8329 | Centrifugally cast ductile iron pressure pipes for water, gas and sewage. | current |
| India | NBC 2016 Part 9 (Plumbing Services) | Water supply, drainage, sanitation and gas supply within buildings. | current |
| USA | ACI 350 | Code requirements for environmental engineering concrete structures (tanks, treatment plants). | current |
| Europe | EN 752 | Drain and sewer systems outside buildings: management and design. | current |
Listed in a fixed country order; no standard is ranked above another. Scopes are our summaries. Buy the standards from the issuing body for exact text.
References and further reading
Standard texts, listed in no order of merit. We do not copy text, figures, tables or solved problems from any book; our explanations and examples are original.
- Metcalf and Eddy, Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery, McGraw Hill, 5th edition.
- S. K. Garg, Sewage Disposal and Air Pollution Engineering (Environmental Engineering Vol. II), Khanna Publishers, latest edition.