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ON
PERFORMANCE OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Submitted by
SHAIK MASTAN VALI (Y19CE117)
SEWAGE TREATMENT
Sewage treatment (wastewater treatment) is the process of removing contaminants from
wastewater, primarily from household sewage. The process involves Physical, Chemical and
Biological treatments to remove the contaminants and produce treated wastewater that is
safer for the environment. A by-product of sewage treatment is usually a semi-solid waste or
slurry, called sewage sludge. The sludge has to undergo further treatment before being
suitable for disposal or application to land. For most cities, the sewer system will also carry a
portion of industrial effluents to the sewage treatment plant which has usually received pre-
treatment at the factories themselves to reduce the pollutant load.
Sewage can be treated at the place where it is created, which is called a
“decentralized” system or “on-site’ system. Alternatively sewage can be transported by a
network of sewer pipes and pump stations to a municipal treatment plant, which is called a
“centralized” system.
REUSE
In arid countries, treated wastewater is often used in agriculture. For example, n Israel, about
50 percent of agriculture water use is provided through reclaimed sewer water. In order to
meet growing water demand, the sustainable option is recycling and reuse of waste water.
The waste water recycling and reuse concept, is currently gaining recognition in India.
Industrial segment is the forerunner in utilizing treated sewage for its water needs.
Industrial end users procure treated sewage from the municipalities, further treat it
and reuse it for non potable applications such as boiler feed water and cooling towers in a
power plant. For instance, Chennai’s Water Board supplies 45 MLD of treated water to
companies such as Madras refineries and Madras Fertilizer.
Waste water is being treated and recycled within residential compounds for
applications such as landscaping/watering plants. Constructed wetlands fed by waste water
provide both treatment and habitats for flora and fauna. An example of reuse combined with
treatment of sewage is the East Kolkata Wetlands in India. These wetlands contain nutrients
which sustain fish farming and agriculture.
TREATMENT OPTIONS
There are various treatment options available for the treatment of the sewage water. Various
treatment options that are considered for techno-economic evaluation are as under
• Treated waste water usable for gardening purpose or for pisci-culture after a sample
post treatment.
• Methane enriched biogas having high calorific value is converted into a usable energy
resource like heat energy, electricity etc…, and
• Mineralized excess sludge produced in UASB reactor for its usage as manure for
agriculture purpose.
UASB initially was developed for the anaerobic treatment of Industrial waste water with
a moderate to high COD and BOD concentrations. The basic idea is flocculent or granular
sludge developed in the reactor depending on the waste water characteristics and
operational parameters will tend to settle under gravity when applying moderate upward
velocities in the reactor. In this way no separate sedimentation basin is necessary.
Anaerobic bacteria are developed in the reactor and are kept in the biological reaction
compartments for sufficient time. Organic compounds present in the waste water are
absorbed on the sludge particles in the reaction zone during its passage through the
sludge bed. Organic compounds there after get an aerobically biodegraded converting it
into methane-enriched biogas and a small part into the new bacterial mass. Biomass
consists of Methane CH4 , Carbon Dioxide CO2 , Hydrogen H2, Hydrogen Sulfide H2S and
traces of Ammonia NH4 and Nitrogen N2. The biogas can be used as energy source and
for this reason is collected in gas collectors.
A gas, liquid and solids separator (GLSS) is provided below the gas collectors in order to
provide an opportunity to the sludge particles to which biogas bubbles are attached to
lose biogas and settle back into the reaction compartments. In between two gas collector
a settling zone is provided where virtually no gas bubbles are present in the liquid. The
sludge particles carried along with the waste water flow are settled in the settling zone
and slide down into the biological reaction zone. Waste water enters the UASB reactor
from the bottom and travels through the reactor in the upward direction. In order to
ensure sufficient contact between the incoming waste water and the anaerobic bacterial
mass present in the reactor, the waste water is fed uniformly all over the bottom of the
reactor. Further mixing in the reaction zone is achieved by the production of the biogas
travelling in the upward direction, settling velocity of the sludge particles and the density
currents in the sludge mass.
With proper seed material available at the time of Start-up of the UASB reactor, the
microbial population is developed within three months period. Proper care is taken while
designing the UASB reactor to absorb estimated shock loads in terms of hydraulic and
organic contents in the waste water. The reactor is having the following zones
• Gas collection zone
• Clarification zone
• Sludge blanket zone
UASB alone cannot achieve desired results in terms of effluent discharge standards pre
described for BOD and TSS hence a simple post treatment in the form of Facultative type of
Aerated Lagoon is considered after UASB reactors.
• Screening
• Degritting
• Biological Oxidation in multi celled aerated lagoon
2 COARSE SCREEN
The main purpose of the screens is to remove the floating matter of comparatively large size.
If such materials are not removed, they choke up the small pipes or affect seriously the
working of sewage pumps. Thus the main idea of providing screens is to prevent the pumps
and other equipments from the possible damage due to floating matter of sewage. Coarse
screen of 20mm clear opening are provided ahead of the main pumping station to protect the
pumps from mal functioning. These screens are arranged below the ground level and are
mechanically cleaned. Standby facility for the 50% of the flow is provided for the screening
operation
The coarse screens are also known as the racks, it also reduces the organic load to some
extent. This is of rectangular cross sectional area having 6m height and 1m width. The
thickness of the rods are 10mm with a clear opening of 20mm c/c. the coarse screen also
ncludes a conveyor belt which cleans the floating particles from the screen mechanically. The
conveyor belt has dimensions of 6m length and 1m wide with a thickness of 8mm, which
rotates at a speed of 20rps.
4 INLET CHAMBER
An inlet chamber is provided ahead of the fine screens to receive the sewage from the main
pumping station via raising main. The inlet chamber is of 3.4m in length and 2.15m in width
with a depth of 7.5m.
5 FINE SCREENS
Screening is an essential step in sewage treatment to remove large size floating particles like
wooden pieces, rags, plastics, tobacco pouches, etc, which otherwise damages pumps and
interface with the satisfactory operation of various treatment units. Screen channel consists
of interface with the satisfactory operation of various treatment units. Screen channel
consists of bars placed across the channel to trap the floating particles. The spacing of the
bars is kept depending upon the type of the degree of treatment required. The plant consists
of three fine screens (2 working and 1 stand by) which are run through hydraulic system.
These fine screens are generally made of stainless steel and have a perforated opening of
6mm with thickness of the plates being 1mm. the fine screens also consists of a conveyor
similar to coarse screen which conveys the collected particles to other place.
6 DETRITOR TANKS
The purpose of the detritor tank is the same as that of a grit chamber. In fact, a detritor tank
may be considered as a grit chamber having such velocities of flow that an appreciable
amount of organic matter also settles down at its bottom along with the grit particles. The
detritor tank is generally of rectangular shape. The sides of the detritor tanks are vertical and
they are tapered at the bottom to collect the detritus. The screened sewage flows through
detritor tank consisting of mechanical grit removal system. Grit in sewage consists of coarse
particles of sand, ash and clinkers, egg shells and many inert materials in organic in nature.
Grit is a non putrescible substance and has a higher hydraulic subsidence valve than organic
substances.
7 UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET (UASB) REACTOR
The development of the Up flow anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor (UASB) dates back from
early 1970’s. Pre sedimentation, anaerobic waste water and final sedimentation including
sludge stabilization are essentially combined in one reactor making it most attractive high-
rate wastewater treatment opinion. It produces high value by-products viz.
• Treated waste water useable for agriculture and gardening purpose or for pisciculture
after a simple post treatment.
• Methane enriched with high calorific valve is converted into a usable energy resource
like heat energy or electricity etc… and
• Mineralized excess sludge produced in UASB for its usage as manure for agriculture
purpose.
The UASB process was initially developed for the anaerobic treatment of industrial waste
water with a moderate COD and BOD concentrations. The basic idea is that flocculent or
granular sludge developed in the reactor depending on the waste water characteristics and
operational parameters will tend to settle under gravity when applying moderate upward
velocities in the reactor. In this way no sedimentation basis is necessary. Anaerobic bacteria
are developed in the reactor and are kept in the biological reaction compartment for sufficient
time. Organic compounds present in the waste water are absorbed on the sludge particles in
the reaction zone during its passage through the sludge bed. Organic compounds there after
get an aerobically biodegraded converting it into methane-enriched biogas and a small part
into the new bacterial mass. Biomass consists of Methane CH4 , Carbon Dioxide CO2 ,
Hydrogen H2, Hydrogen Sulfide H2S and traces of Ammonia NH4 and Nitrogen N2. A gas,
liquid and solids separator (GLSS) is provided below the gas collectors in order to provide an
opportunity to the sludge particles to which biogas bubbles are attached to lose biogas and
settle back into the reaction compartments. In between two gas collector a settling zone is
provided where virtually no gas bubbles are present in the liquid. The sludge particles carried
along with the waste water flow are settled in the settling zone and slide down into the
biological reaction zone. Waste water enters the UASB reactor from the bottom and travels
through the reactor in the upward direction. In order to ensure sufficient contact between
the incoming waste water and the anaerobic bacterial mass present in the reactor, the waste
water is fed uniformly all over the bottom of the reactor. Further mixing in the reaction zone
is achieved by the production of the biogas travelling in the upward direction, settling velocity
of the sludge particles and the density currents in the sludge mass.
The plant consists of 4 UASB reactor units which are further provided with 12 feed inlet boxes
in each reactor. This feed inlet boxes are further connected to 12outlet boxes of 90mm
diameter. The gas produced in the UASB is collected in Gas Holders through pipes.
A sludge station is provided for the transfer of sludge. Sludge sump is a concrete tank
adequate to hold sludge wasted from two reactors in a day. Sludge pumps are provided
to pump the sludge form the reactors to the sludge drying beds. The sludge pumping
station is provided with 100% stand-by pumping capacity in case of failure or maintenance
of operating pumps. A 250mm size LDPE sheet is spread over the floor of the drying beds
to prevent the seepage of the filtrate into the ground as ground water table is found at
higher level in this area. A 150mm thick layer of gravel having a size of 30-50mm is spread
over the brick lining which is followed by a 150mm thick layer of gravel having a size of
12-30mm on the top of this layer of gravel a 225mm thick layer of sand having 0.30-
0.75mm size is laid. When wet sludge is spread on the top of the bed major portion of
water drains off in few hours after which drying of sludge commences by evaporation.
The dried sludge is then carried away in trucks for disposal to sanitary landfills for use as
manure on agriculture lands. This filtrate is collected in an open jointed GSW pipe having
200mm diameter. The filtrate that is drained off is disposed off to the sump well of Main
Pumping Station via 200mm diameter GSW gravity pipeline. There are 12 drying beds
installed in the plant for drying of sludge.
9 GAS HOLDER
Three floating type gas holders will be provided floating in a concrete tank with a holding
capacity of six hours of biogas production. It will be provided with inlet, gas outlet, water
drain, pressure and vacuum relief values arrangements.
10 GAS FLARING SYSTEM
A gas flaring system will be provided consisting of the following,
POST-TREATMENT
Design of a proper –treatment system is important for the success of any project involving an
anaerobic step. Post-treatment required is given to various forms to meet effluent discharge
standards. In order to meet the inland water discharge standards of BOD and suspended
solids, polishing of the UASB effluents to further remove the residual BOD & TSS will be
required. The post treatment units will consist of the following units.
2 CHLORINATION SYSTEM
Chlorination system has been given in the design to meet the fecal coli form standards
incase the treated water from the FAL, does not meet the fecal discharge standards.
Chlorination system includes mainly of three units namely chlorine house, mixing tank and
chlorine contact tank. It is done in order to control the odour by the prevention of formation
of hydrogen sulphide that is being produced. It controls the possible fly nuisance due to
sewage, prevents the spread of epidemic.
3 CHLORINE HOUSE
Chlorine house is provided in the plant in order to supply the chlorine to the treated water. It
incorporates vacuum type gaseous chlorinator along with all accessories and required
number of chlorine tonner.
4 CHLORINE MIX TANK
Chlorine mix tank is provided with slow speed mechanical mixer to mix, the chlorine solution
with treated effluent of FAL. From chlorine mix tank water will flow to chorine contact tank.
The quantity of chlorine mixed is 2mg/lit. For 30 MLD of waste water 60 kg of chlorine is
mixed. Chlorine mixing tank has an area of 20.82m2 with a depth of 2.0m.