Day 10 Session 1 - UGD or Sewerage System
Day 10 Session 1 - UGD or Sewerage System
Generation
Management
in Urban Waste Water Treatment
Local Bodies
Orientation Program for
Master Trainers of PHED Wastewater Reuse & Recycle
Sewerage Network /
Under Ground
Drainage (UGD)
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Objective:
• Improvement in the environment by removing the
sewage as it originates
• Preventing inundation of low lying areas that may be
otherwise caused by not providing sewers
• Prevention of vector propagation by sewage stagnations
• Avoiding cross connections with freshwater sources by
seepage
What is a Sewer System?
Principles of Transport :-
Gravity
Pressure
Vacuum
Combined Sewers
Design Principle
• Conventional sewers shall be designed for a minimum sewage flow of
100 litres/day or higher
• For the purpose of hydraulic design estimated peak flow factor are
adopted
• Peak factor or the ratio of maximum to average flows depends on
contributory population as follows
• Upto 20,000 – 3.00
• Upto 20,001-50,000 – 2.50
• Upto 50,001-75,000 – 2.25
• Above 75,000 – 2.00
• Flow Velocity:
• Min. velocity at initial peak flow – 0.6m/s
• Min. velocity at ultimate peak flow – 0.8m/s
• Maximum velocity - 3m/s
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Design Principle
• Sewers are designed using Manning’s formula either for gravity flow or for
pumping using sewage pumping stations.
• Manning’s formula
V=1/n X R 2/3 S1/2
Combined Sewers
Design
• Wastewater is transported to a centralised treatment facility by
gravity.
• Depending on topography, sewer pumping stations are necessary.
• Primary sewers are laid beneath roads, at minimal depths of 1.5 to 3
m to avoid damages caused by traffic loads
• It must be designed to maintain “self-cleansing” velocity that no
particles accumulate
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Combined Sewers
Design
• Access manholes are set at regular intervals along the
sewer, at pipe intersections, at changes in pipeline
direction and at drops
• When the required slope cannot be maintained, a
pumping station must be installed
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Combined Sewers
Costs
• The initial cost is high (50 to 80% more than simplified sewer
systems)
• Maintenance costs are high compared to decentralised
systems and consists mainly inspection, unblocking and repair
• Extension of the system can be difficult and costly
Applicability
• Suitable for urban areas with resources to implement,
operate and maintain the system
• Appropriate when a centralised treatment facility is available
• Infiltration may hamper the performance combined sewers
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Separate Sewers
Design Principle
•In contrast to conventional sewer systems, wastewater (e.g. from
households or industries) and stormwater are transported separately.
Separate Sewers
Costs
• Construction costs might be higher than for the combined
sewer system because two separated networks are necessary.
• They must also be maintained and operated separately.
• A replacement of a combined system by a separated system is
very costly.
Health Aspect
Applicability
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