scholarly journals Variable dynamics of sewage supply to wastewater treatment plant depending on the amount of precipitation water inflowing to sewerage network

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr M. Bugajski ◽  
Grzegorz Kaczor ◽  
Krzysztof Chmielowski

AbstractThe paper analyzes the effect of precipitation water that inflowing to sanitary sewage system as accidental water on the changes in the total amount of treated sewage. The effects of accidental water supply on the total amount of sewage inflowing to treatment plant were analyzed based on mean daily amounts from the investigated periods and mean daily amounts from incidental supplies. The study was conducted in the years 2010–2015. Six characteristic research periods were identified (one per each calendar year), when the amount of sewage in the sanitary sewage system was greater than during dry weather. The analysis of changes in the amount of sewage supplied to the sewerage system in the six investigated periods revealed that the accidental water constituted from 26.8% to 48.4% of total sewage inflowing to the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). In exceptional situations, during intense rains, the share of precipitation water in the sewerage system would increase up to 75%. Then, the rainwater inflowing the sewerage system caused hydraulic overloading of the WWTP by exceeding its maximum design supply.

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 177-181
Author(s):  
Claes Hernebring ◽  
Jan Falk

The strategies developed by the city of Halmstad, Sweden, to improve coordination between the operation of the sewerage network and the wastewater treatment plant are outlined


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamilla M. S. Hansen ◽  
Henrik R. Andersen

Continuous exposure of aquatic life to estrogenic chemicals via wastewater treatment plant effluents has in recent years received considerable attention due to the high sensitivity of oviparous animals to disturbances of estrogen-controlled physiology. The removal efficiency by direct UV and the UV/H2O2treatment was investigated in biologically treated sewage for most of the estrogenic compounds reported in wastewater. The investigated compounds included parabens, industrial phenols, sunscreen chemicals, and steroid estrogens. Treatment experiments were performed in a flow through setup. The effect of different concentrations of H2O2and different UV doses was investigated for all compounds in an effluent from a biological wastewater treatment plant. Removal effectiveness increased with H2O2concentration until 60 mg/L. The treatment effectiveness was reported as the electrical energy consumed per unit volume of water treated required for 90% removal of the investigated compound. It was found that the removal of all the compounds was dependent on the UV dose for both treatment methods. The required energy for 90% removal of the compounds was between 28 kWh/m3(butylparaben) and 1.2 kWh/m3(estrone) for the UV treatment. In comparison, the UV/H2O2treatment required between 8.7 kWh/m3for bisphenol A and benzophenone-7 and 1.8 kWh/m3for ethinylestradiol.


2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 65-71
Author(s):  
J. R. Witherspoon ◽  
A. Sidhu ◽  
J. Castleberry ◽  
L. Coleman ◽  
K. Reynolds ◽  
...  

For several years, public complaints regarding odours generated by East Bay Municipal Utility District's (EBMUD's) wastewater treatment plant and sewage collection system (SCS) have been increasing. In response, an Odor Control Master Plan was completed to develop near- and long-term odour abatement strategies for their wastewater system. The plan's strategies include using an advisory committee to assist in setting odour threshold levels, prioritizingodour sources, issuing an odour-status newsletter, and reviewing odour control options. The objective is to provide an odour-free community environment at least 99 percent of the year. This paper provides innovative approaches to estimate odour emissions and identify viable odour control options for SCSs through complete wastewater treatment. This paper also presents a CH2M HILL SCS odour model comparison to a comprehensive EBMUD sewage system corrosion study, illustrating that areas having high predicted odours also have high corrosion rates.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-418
Author(s):  
Aušra Mažeikienė ◽  
Julita Starenko

It is important to control not only the large wastewater treatment plants work, but also the work of individual small wastewater treatment plants for the protection of environment. Individual small wastewater treatment plants can become the local sources of pollution, when they are not functioning properly. Sewage purification indicators are not always the same as declared at wastewater treatment plants documentation in real conditions, so it is important to control the properly work of individual small wastewater treatment plants. The work of the small wastewater treatment plant AT-6 was analyzed by the treated sewage results (BDS7, SM, NH4-N, NO3-N, NO2-N, PO4-P), the quality of activated sludge, biological indicators and enzymatic activity in this article. The nitrification process was not going very well by the results of research, because there was the 72 mg/l concentration of ammonium nitrogen remaining in the cleaned wastewater. The morphological study of the activated sludge has confirmed the hypothesis that the necessary conditions for nitrification process were not established. The oxygen supply was increased and the small wastewater treatment plant functioning become more efficient, because nitrification process started working properly – there was less than 1 mg/l of ammonium nitrogen remaining in the cleaned wastewater.


2019 ◽  
pp. 157-163
Author(s):  
Hanna Obarska-Pempkowiak

The 'Wschod' wastewater treatment plant, with average flow of sewage equal to 110 000 m3 /day, is the biggest plant in the voyevodship of Gdansk. The volume of treated sewage amounts to 60% of the total quantity of sewage in the community of Gdansk. Until 1993 treatment of sewage was carried out in the facilities that ensured only mechanical removal of contaminants. Poor sanitary conditions of the coastal water of the Gulf of Gdansk was the main reason for introducing primary chemical precipitation (dephosphatation), using coagulant called PIX. Chemical process of precipitation resulted first of all in effective elimination of phosphates, between 77.6 - 81.8% during the period 1993-95. The removal of organic matter also improved. Due to this the load of total suspended solids in 1995 decreased by 49.1% in comparison to 1992. The removal of organic matter expressed as BOD5 and CODcr equaled respactively 34.7% and 32,8%. However, after the introduction of chemical precipitation, the increase of the sludgefrom 600 m3 /d (before introducing of chemical precipitation) to 1100 m3 /d (after introducing of chemical precipitation) was observed. For this reason it was decided to provide support for the coagulation process with anionic polimer. The anionic polimer was introduced in 1995, which resulted in the decrease of the total production of sludge to the amount of 600 - 650 m3 /d. Modernization of the WWTP also caused the necessity of replacing the formerly used method of dewatering on drying beds (total area of 7.4 ha) by mechanical dewatering in centrifuges of capacity of 8-25 m3 /h and maximum load of sludge of 800 kg DS/h. As a result the operation of the treatment plant became easier, though the problems with utilization of the sludge are not completely solved yet.


Author(s):  
Victor Magalhães Duarte ◽  
Luciano Matos Queiroz ◽  
Ednildo Andrade Torres ◽  
Asher Kiperstok

In the drilling and production of oil at sea, a large quantity of potable water used is most commonly transported to oil platforms using offshore supply vessels (OSVs). Sea water desalination is used as well, but only in a few oil platforms. To minimize energy consumption, water supply options were studied. The desalination of seawater and the reusing of streams of grey water and black water were evaluated and compared with the characteristics of the current supply via OSVs. In both desalination and OSV water supply options an electrolytic wastewater treatment plant is used. The objective of this study was to analyze the current situation regarding water supply on offshore platforms located in the Campos Basin, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and to propose measures to take advantage of opportunities to reuse water and reduce energy expenditure. Two alternative scenarios were developed that involved the reuse of water that comes from the effluent of a biological wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Information on the logistics of supplying water to platforms was obtained through direct consultation with companies and sources in the literature. The results show that annual energy consumption (uptake, treatment, transportation, use and waste water treatment) of water on offshore platforms is currently 1.89 GWh, and that a reduction of 1.8 GWh of the energy consumed can be achieved using advanced reuse treatments. Energy consumption in the water reuse treatment is more competitive than those of transport by OSVs or seawater desalination.


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