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WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANTS, DESIGN
CONSIDERATIONS, AND
CASE STUDIES.
Objective of lecture
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In big and small cities the waste water from the
bathroom and the kitchen discharges directly to the
trench which discharges to water bodies.
Oily petroleum refinery wastewater
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Definition of Design
Design requires the integration of engineering,
basic and mathematical sciences. A designer
works under constraints, taking into account
economic, health and safety, social and
environmental factors, codes of practice and
applicable laws.
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Basic considerations
1. Initial and design years
2. Service area
3. Site selection
4. Design population
5. Regulatory control and effluent
limitation
6. Characteristics of wastewater
7. Degree of treatment
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Basic considerations (Cont.)
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3. Site selection
Careful consideration based on land-use & development
patterns, also social, environmental, engineering
constraints.
Some basic principles must be considered:
Location at low elevation to allow gravity flow
Site isolated from built-up areas such as
residential/commercial. Aesthetic consideration (odour,
sight)
Buffer zone
Site to dispose process end products, eg. effluent,
screening, grit, sludge, ash.
Flood protection
Accessibility by transportation.
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4. Design population
Volume of wastewater generated in community depends on
population (PE Population Equivalent ), and per capita
or head contribution of wastewater
Sources of wastewater can be:
Residential, commercial, industrial, institutional &
storm water (if system leaks or combined sewer)
Forecasting population growth, use data supplied by
Statistics Dept.
DWF (dry weather flow)
WWF (wet weather flow) allow 3 X DWF. Important in
sizing up flow conduits/ channels, settling tanks, pumps.
Design flow and organic or mass loading:
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MS1228:1991 TABLE1: Equivalent population (EP)
No. Type of Premise/ Establishment Population equivalent (recommended)
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5. Regulatory control and effluent limitations
Wastewater in the WWTP must be treated to the highest
standard and comply with any existing federal regulation,
Refer TABLE
SEWAGE: Standard A discharge to controlled watercourses,
eg. River intake for water supply (Most strict)
Standard B discharge to any other inland watercourses eg.
Sea, sewers, drains (Less strict)
Impt. regulated parameters: BOD5, COD, SS, NH3, P.
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6. Characteristics of wastewaters
Varies according to flow conditions and chemical
constituents: Hourly, daily, monthly variations
Depend on water usage pattern within community,
industrial, commercial contributions.
Industries may operate 1-shift (8-hr duration), 2-shift or
3-shift depend on demand on production
Wet weather conditions, influence of infiltration/inflow
entering collection pipes
Condition of sewer: age, cracks, defective joints,
manholes, illegal drain connection, high groundwater level
Historic flow & quality data useful
Parameters:
Q(min, av.,max) dry & wet weather;
BOD5, SS,pH, TDS, TN,P, metals
Determine water quality according to APHA Standard
Methods, 20th. Edition, 1998
Extent of treatment depend on what pollutants present and
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7. Degree of treatment
Based on raw influent wastewater characteristic
and final treated effluent quality from the plant
Compliant to Effluent Discharge Standard
For land irrigation of treated effluent, must
satisfy health regulations concerning types of
crops
Other beneficial use of effluent such as
recreation, industrial and municipal.
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TABLE. Water/Waste Characteristics and
Effluent Discharge Standard Compliance
Note
POME Palm oil mill effluent
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8. Treatment process selection
Utilize a series physical-chemical-biological (PCB) unit
processes to achieve a final desired effluent quality (may
include additional nutrients/microbial removal)
Factors to take into account:
Raw wastewater flow and composition
Effluent limitations & regulatory compliance
Space/ land constraint
Sludge disposal options Energy
Process control & automation
Plant economics
Certain difficult (non-standard) wastewater may
necessitates lab or pilot plant trials to obtain basic
treatabilitiy and kinetics data.
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Lab/ pilot treatability trial
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9. Design methods
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Design methods (Conti.)
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Design methods (Conti.)
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Operating & Loading Criteria
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10. Equipment selection
Building to house WWTP normally involve civil &
structural (CS)design
Equipments and materials used must be specified
according to mechanical & electrical (M&E)
requirements including installation, start-up and
power-down.
Provision of proper maintenance schedule, O&M
manual ( beside the original process design),
scientific & manufacturer technical literature for
consultation at all time
Provision of sufficient costing in case spare parts
and backup equipments needed.
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11. Plant layout
At early planning & design stages, must consider
existing conditions at proposed WWTP site.
Factors to consider:
Topography
Available land area
Nearness to developed areas
Buffer zoning
Access roads
Flood conditions
Future expansion requirement
Available head
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Example of plant layout &
vicinity to residential area
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12. Energy and resource requirements
Energy requirement in WWTP can be high.
Major use is electricity or fuels to operate all
electrical/ mechanical equipments.
Overall project planning and design must
consider energy conservation (or total energy
reduction)
Anaerobic digestion of sludge is a net energy
producer since methane (CH4) gas is
generated.
Recycle of treated water for secondary process
use within plant.
Stabilized digested sludge as a cheap soil
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13. Plant economics
Carry out analysis to search for cost effective
solution to the construction, operation &
maintenance (O&M). Include aspects of plant
operator training.
Minimize total costs of all resources over whole
duration of plant life
Resources costs include:
Capital (land and WWTP construction)
O&M (salary & training of staff) and
replacement of parts, consumables
Social & environmental
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Aerobic vs anaerobic treatment costs
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14. Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA)
Evaluate all impacts coming from the
construction of WWTP.
Beneficial prevent spread of water-borne
diseases, reduce water pollution , provide jobs
Adverse aesthetic esp. odours, change in
land use pattern within vicinity of WWTP
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15. Design failures
Process failures
- Overdesign (costly & system performance not
necessarily optimum)
- Underdesign (system performance never optimum) &
refurbishment expensive
Structural failures
- Poor estimation of foundation requirements
O & M failures
- Mechanical equipments poorly maintained (aerator/
pumps)
- Electrical power failures
- Plant operator insufficient & poorly trained
- No backup provisions
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Structural failure of waste stabilization
pond embankment collapse
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Structural failure of extended aeration
system failure of aeration tank wall
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Process failure
Ponding problem in trickling filter
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Process failure
Poor settleability due to filamentous
microbial population in ASP
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16. Benchmarking for continual
improvement
Benchmarking process of identifying
& understanding practices from other
organisations to help your organisation
improve its performance, eg. cost,
business processes comparison thus
learning from the best practices
Other business: administration,
management, finance (similar operation)
Wastewater business: sewer operation,
wastewater treatment (dissimilar
operation)
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Development of performance
indicators
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Efficient recovery of materials and energy in
wastewater treatment
The water phase can be used for irrigation, industrial purposes and even
as a possible source for production of drinking water (especially in water
scarce regions).
Toilet paper etc removed by screens was earlier disposed on landfill but is
today often recovered as fuel for incineration.
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Development of
STP & their
management
Evolution of STP in
Malaysia
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Distribution of STP
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Current situation
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Case study 2:
Damansara STP,
employing extended
aeration biological
treatment
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Case study 3:
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Location of JSTP
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JSTP flowchart
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Some facts on JSTP
GENERAL INFORMATION
Project Name Centralised Sewage & Sludge Treatment Plant,
Jelutong (JSTP), Penang Island on Design & Build
Basis
Owner Malaysian Government, MEWC
Implementing Agency Sewerage Services Department
Design & Build Contractor WWE Holding Bhd
Project Management Kumpulan Ikhtisas Projek (M) Bhd
Consultant
Project Objective To build, construct, complete & commission STP of ultimate
capacity 1.2 Million PE (270 000 m3/d) for Greater
Georgetown Catchments (Inclusive of Georgetown, Tanjong
Tokong, Air Hitam, Tanjong Bunga, Jelutong, Gelugor)
Land Size Total 14.7 ha (36.3 acres)
Project Duration 3 years ( 1.12.2004 30.11.2007)
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Current Capacity 800 000 or 180 000 m3/d or 40 MGD (Phase 1 & 2)
Ultimate Capacity 1.2 Million PE or 270 000 m3/d or 60 MGD (Phase 3)
BOD Raw Sewage 250 mg/L concentration; average quantity 45 000 kg/d (Phase1
& 2) and 81 000 kg/d (Phase 3)
SS Raw Sewage 300 mg/L concentration solids entering that either float or in
suspension, colloidal, dispersed, coagulated, flocculated, etc.
Output of Plant Treated effluent water to Standard A Quality at 180 m3/d
Dried sludge, estimated at 40 ton/d (25 % dried solids content)
Biogas, partly flared off & recycled for digester heating (gas
composition 65-70 % CH4, 30 % CO2 & others)
Scope of Construction Geotechnical (piling), C & S, M & E (process instrumentations):
Works Main inlet pump station & preliminary treatment
Biological process treatment (SBR)
Sludge treatment building
Anaerobic sludge digestion & gas mixing equipment (CH 4)
Dried sludge storage building
Buildings for Administration, TNB sub-station, Guard House,
Vehicle depot, Digester equipment buildings & refuse chamber
Reusable energy biogas pilot plant
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Brief Process JSTP include a central final pumping station with
Treatment protective coarse screen, screening wash units, grit
Description removal, O & G removal, hydraulic flow splitter,
biological SBR dispersed growth treatment, waste
sludge management (thickening, stabilization,
dewatering), gravity transport of treated effluent to sea,
final disposal of dried sludge, etc.
SBR system * Four basins in s single module with 100 000 PE per basin
aarangement; 4 hours time cycle comprising FILL, AERATE,
SETTLE & DECANT phases.
Waste Sludge Waste sludge from SBR together with imported/ tankered
Management sludge is thickened to approx. 6 % dry solids (DS) content &
then stabilized before dewatered to achieve 25 % DS at 35 0C
mesophilic digestion where sludge is mixed by digestion gas
recirculation method.
Estimated RM 20 million per year is required to operate & maintain JSTP
Operational Cost and major cost elements:
Electricity 48 %
Chemicals 18 %
Waste sludge disposal 10 %
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Process Description
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JSTP
Pulau Pinang
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Case study 4:
Pantai 2 STP-
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Location Map
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( 320,000 m3/d )
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Case study 5:
PRWW Treatment
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Treatment Techniques of PRWW
Table European Union oil refinery wastewater treatment processes
used in 2005 in 125 refinery locations (CONCAWE, 2011)..
Treatment Number Type of biological treatment Number
None 0 other 1
Before discharge 117 of 125 refineries (94 %) subject their process effluents to biological
treatment
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Figure 2.4 Biological pond in Kertih petroleum refinery (Terengganu)
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Equalization tank
Aeration tank
Clarifier tank
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PFI Company proposal for
Duhok city
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Catchment area with sewer system
Location of WWTP
flow chart wwtp
For the mechanical sludge dewatering, centrifuges are
Sand, oil and fat removal proposed.will beThe achieved in a longitudinal
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of treated sludge
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screenExample area map wwtp
mech. sludge dewatering
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