Evaluation of total emissions from treatment plants and combined sewer overflows

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 333-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Guderian ◽  
Andreas Durchschlag ◽  
Jürgen Bever
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Design Flow ◽  
Simulation Tool ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflows ◽  
Flow Management ◽  
Sewer Systems ◽  
Optimal Value ◽  
Combined Sewer

Based upon the connection of a simulation program for combined sewer systems with the IAWQ-Activated Sludge Model No.1 the new simulation tool GEMINI was developed, which allows the calculation of sewer and sewage treatment plant as a unit. Some obtained results are presented in an example. They suggest, that for every treatment plant a rate of inflow is determinable, which leads to a minimum of total emissions out of sewer and treatment plant. The optimal value of sewage treatment plant inflow in the example is distinctly greater than the design flow rate fixed in German design rules. So it is recognizable that a rigid flow management for sewer and treatment plant does not always fulfil the aim of minimization of total emissions.

Storm Water Loading of Greater Copenhagen Sewage Treatment Plant

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 183-186
Author(s):  
O. B. Hansen ◽  
C. Jacobsen ◽  
P. Skat Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Real Time Control ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflows ◽  
Sewer System ◽  
Time Control ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Modelling Studies ◽  
Plant Modelling

Copenhagen's plans to cut pollution loads from combined sewer overflows involves increased storage capacity in the sewer system, real time control of that system, and increased hydraulic loading for the treatment plant. Modelling studies have been used to examine the consequences.

Application of Faecal Sterol Ratios in Sediments and Effluents as Source Tracers

2001 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 781-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Marvin ◽  
John Coakley ◽  
Tatiana Mayer ◽  
Mitra Brown ◽  
Lina Thiessen
Keyword(s):  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Pig Manure ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflow ◽  
Physical Measurements ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Sewer Overflow

Abstract An analytical method to determine faecal sterols was developed and applied to the analysis of samples including pig manure, sewage treatment plant sludge and combined sewer overflow effluent. Compounds including coprostanol (5β-cholestan-3β-ol), epicoprostanol (5β-cholestan-3α-ol), cholesterol (cholestan-5-en-3β-ol) and dihydrocholesterol (cholestanol, 5α-cholestan-3β-ol) were quantified in these source samples and their relative ratios calculated to investigate their potential application as source tracers. A mean coprostanol:epicoprostanol ratio of 7.6 ± 1.17 was calculated for pig manure samples from three Ontario livestock operations. This ratio was much lower (approximately 1.8) for sewage treatment plant sludge while the ratio for a combined sewer overflow effluent was very high (approximately 70). This approach, with the addition of physical measurements (e.g., current velocities) and meteorological data, may assist in determination of the influence of shore-based activities, including sewage treatment and livestock operations, on aquatic systems.

The Infuence of the Depth of the Secondary Sedimentation Tanks on the Sedimentation Efficiency at Bromma Sewage Treatment Plant

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 143-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tendaj-Xavier ◽  
J. Hultgren
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Ferrous Sulphate ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Design Flow ◽  
Activated Sludge Process ◽  
Solids Concentration ◽  
Rapid Flow

Bromma sewage treatment plant is the second largest plant in Stockholm with a design flow of 160,000 m3/d. The wastewater is treated mechanically, chemically by pre-precipitation with ferrous sulphate, and biologically by the activated sludge process. The requirements for the plant are 8 mg BOD7/l, 0.4 mg P/l and 2 mg NH4+-N/l. The requirement for ammonia refers to the period July-October. In order to meet those rather stringent requirements, the biological step was expanded 3 years ago with 6 new sedimentation tanks. The 6 new tanks have the same area as the 6 old ones but they have only a depth of 3.7 m compared with the depth of the old tanks, 5.7 m. Experience from the first years of operation of the new tanks is that these tanks are more sensitive and less efficient than the older ones. It seems that the effluent suspended solids concentration from the old tanks is less influenced by rapid flow variations than the concentration in the effluent from the new secondary sedimentation tanks. During the nitrification period denitrification takes place to some degree in the secondary sedimentation tanks. This may cause loss of solids and it has been observed that the deeper old tanks usually produce an effluent of better quality and seem to be less influenced by denitrification than the new ones.

Evaluation of the Efficiency of a New Aeration System at Henriksdal Sewage Treatment Plant

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 85-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.-G. Reinius ◽  
J. Hultgren
Keyword(s):  
Air Flow ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Design Flow ◽  
The Other ◽  
Aeration Tank ◽  
Aeration System ◽  
Term Change ◽  
Fine Bubble

Henriksdal sewage treatment plant is the largest plant in Stockholm with a design flow of 370 000 m3/d. In one aeration tank of eleven a new fine-bubble aeration system has been in operation since August 1985. The tank is divided into 6 equal parts. The first part is an anoxic zone and the other five are aeration zones with tapered diffusers. Several instruments are installed in the block including separate air flow monitors in each of the five zones and D.O.-probes in the inlet and outlet of the zones. Equipment for flow measurement of settled sewage and return sludge is also installed. Every instrument is connected to a computer for data acquisition. To evaluate the efficiency of the aeration system the oxygenation transfer capacity has been calculated from the oxygen massbalance equation for each zone as a function of air flow. To solve this equation the respiration has to be known and this is done by a simple respirometer for samples of the MLSS in each zone. When the KLa-values are known as functions of the air flow the mass balance equation can be used to calculate the respiration rate in each zone. The computer has been logging data for 2 2 months, and it is possible to calculate the respiration rates in the different zones every hour during this period. It is very important to know the respiration along the tank and how it varies to get the optimal tapering of the diffusers when it is time to change the aeration system in the other 10 tanks. The calculations show a different pattern in the respiration over the year depending on the rate of nitrification. Another use of the calculation of the oxygenation transfer efficiency is to recognize if any long-term change occurs due to clogging of the diffusers.

Upgrading of the Treatment Plants in Stockholm to Meet More Stringent Requirements

1990 ◽  
Vol 22 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
J. Hultgren ◽  
L.-G. Reinius ◽  
M. Tendaj
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Design Flow ◽  
Limit Values ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Reject Water ◽  
Low Phosphorus ◽  
Anoxic Zones

The purification requirements for the Stockholm sewage treatment plants will become more stringent in the future. The expected limit values for the effluent, expressed as annual mean values, are for BOD7, Tot-P, and Tot-N, 10, 0.3 and 15 mg/l respectively. If these contents are multiplied by the design flow values for the three plants, we obtain the maximum quantities which may be released. If the relevant authorities permit the municipality to distribute these total quantities as desired between the three plants, future necessary extensions can be optimized. The following main principles apply to an extension of the three plants: Loudden sewage treatment plant: This comparatively small treatment plant could, if the requirements are lower than in the other two plants, continue in operation with no other extensions than the inclusion of anoxic zones. It would, however, be necessary to refurbish the plant after a number of years of neglected maintenance. Bromma sewage treatment plant: The biological stage was extended during the 1982-84 period. For this reason, the municipality suggests that no further extensions of the aeration tanks be required, before 1995 at the earliest. A nitrogen removal with outgoing contents of Tot-N of 15-17 mg/l is expected to be achieved by measures taken to reduce the load on the biological stage instead. These measures consist of centrifuging the excess sludge and pumping it directly to the digesters instead of returning it to the inlet. Furthermore, separate treatment of the reject water from the sludge centrifuges is planned. A third measure could be changing over to a more efficient precipitation chemical to permit a further reduction of the load on the biological stage with regard to, inter alia, BOD7, Tot-N etc. To meet the requirements for phosphorus removal (0.3 mg/l), the plant will be extended with a filter stage after the existing biological stage. Henriksdal sewage treatment plant: At this plant, which is the largest of the three, the largest extensions are planned. To meet the requirements for nitrogen removal, the present volumes in the aeration tanks will be tripled and will be utilized as anoxic and aerated zones as required. Three new lines with aeration tanks and secondary sedimentation tanks will be constructed. The existing aeration tanks will also be deepened from 5 to 12 m. The requirements for low phosphorus contents in the effluent will be met by installing a filter stage, as in the Bromma plant.

scholarly journals Influence of the amount of inflowing wastewater on concentrations of pollutions contained in the wastewater in the Nowy Targ sewerage system

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 00024 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elwira Nowobilska-Majewska ◽  
Piotr Bugajski
Keyword(s):  
Distribution System ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Sewer System ◽  
Sewerage System ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Wastewater Samples ◽  
Sewerage Network ◽  
Raw Wastewater

This study presents the results of the analysis concerning the influence of the amount of inflowing wastewater on concentrations of organic and biogenic pollutants, as well as chromium ions in wastewater flowing into the collective sewage treatment plant in Nowy Targ. The research was carried out in 2016 and 2017, where in the period of 24 months a total number of 87 wastewater samples were collected in order to determine the concentration of the analyzed pollution indicators. During this period, the average daily inflow of wastewater to the sewage treatment plant was also analyzed. Based on the analysis of linear correlation, it was stated that there is a high dependence of concentrations of organic and biogenic pollutants on the amount of inflowing raw wastewater. Furthermore, it was found that there is an average dependence of chromium ion concentrations in raw wastewater on the amount of inflowing wastewater. In order to minimize the high variability of the concentration of pollutants in raw wastewater, it is recommended to reconstruct the sewerage system from the combined sewer system to the distribution system. Additionally, it is recommended to monitor the sewerage network in order to eliminate illegal inflows of rainwater and industrial wastewater from furrier’s production facility.

An integrated approach for improving the wastewater discharge and treatment systems

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 341-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Pfister ◽  
A. Stein ◽  
S. Schlegel ◽  
B. Teichgräber
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflows ◽  
Dynamic Interactions ◽  
Sewer Systems ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Model Components ◽  
Research Studies

Since treatment plants have been built all over Germany during the last decades, the water quality of receiving streams has been improved remarkably. But there are still a lot of quality problems left, which are caused e.g. by combined sewer overflows (CSO), treatment plant effluents or rainwater discharges from separate sewer systems. At present different efforts are undertaken to control sewer systems in order to improve the operation of urban drainage systems or more generally, design processes. The Emschergenossenschaft and Lippeverband (EG/LV) are carrying out research studies, which are focusing on a minimization of total emissions from sewer systems both from wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents and from CSO. They consider dynamic interactions between rainfall, resultant wastewater, combined sewers, WWTP and receiving streams. Therefore, in an advanced wastewater treatment, a model-based improvement of WWTP operation becomes more and more essential, and consequently a highly qualified operational staff is needed. Some aspects of the current research studies are presented in this report. The need and the use of an integrated approach to combine existing model components in order to optimize dynamic management of combined sewer systems (CSS) with a benefit for nature are outlined.

Retention soil filters for the treatment of sewage treatment plant effluent and combined sewer overflow

2020 ◽  
Vol 699 ◽  
pp. 134426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea F. Brunsch ◽  
Pedro Zubieta Florez ◽  
Alette A.M. Langenhoff ◽  
Thomas L. ter Laak ◽  
Huub H.M. Rijnaarts
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflow ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Sewer Overflow

DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PROTECTIVE BARRIER RAINWATER-TREATMENT COMPLEX FOR SMALL WATER SUPPLY

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (4S) ◽  
pp. 19-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludmila V BORONINA ◽  
Evgenia S SERPOKRILOV ◽  
Svetlana Z TAZHIEV
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Juvenile Fish ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water System ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Design Flow ◽  
Small Water ◽  
Protective Barrier

Developed by rainwater, sewage treatment plant for small water supply facilities, which ensures fence design flow of water and feed it to the consumer, can protect the water system from penetrating into the trash, plankton, sediment, ice, etc., to protect juvenile fish from entering the drainage.

Introduction of plate settler for combined sewer overflow treatment

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 207-212
Author(s):  
Enao Takayanagi ◽  
Takashi Abe ◽  
Takao Taruya ◽  
Satoshi Fukui
Keyword(s):  
Removal Rate ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Aeration Tank ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflow ◽  
Detention Time ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Under Construction ◽  
Sloping Plate

Osaka City is first in Japan to employ plate settler by means of coping with CSO. Construction of the settler at Ebie Sewage Treatment Plant was commenced in 1991, and will be completed in a few years. Prior to the construction was conducted an experiment of settling treatment using sloping-plate with an existing pre-aeration tank. The detention time in the experiment device was about 10 minutes to attain an average removal rate of 70% for influent SS. This report describes the experiment of the settling treatment using sloping-plates, and outlines the design of plate settler that are currently under construction.

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