LESSON C1: OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WASTEWATER...
LESSON C1: OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
Table of Contents
LESSON C1: OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
Overview and summary
Operation and Maintenance Manual
Introduction
Permits and Standards
Description of Wastewater Treatment Facilities Operation & Control
Description of Operation & Control of Sludge Handling Facilities
Personnel
Sampling and Analysis
Records and Reporting
Maintenance
Emergency Operations & Response
Safety
Utility
Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
Screening
Screening troubles and remedial actions
Sand accumulation in the screen channel
Solid transport through the screen
Grit removal
Grit removal troubles and remedial actions
Grit transport though the grit chamber
High content of organic material in the collected grit
Sedimentation
Sedimentation troubles and remedial actions
Presence of septic sludge, containing bubble gas, on the water surface
Low settleable solids removal efficiency
Low floatable material removal efficiency
Excessive sedimentation in the clarifier approaching channel
Problems during sludge extraction
Sludge presence in the final effluent (secondary clarifier)
Floating sludge presence in the secondary clarifier
Activated Sludge
Activated Sludge troubles and remedial actions
Sludge Bulking (filamentous microrganisms)
Foaming
Air diffusers clogging
Low DO value in the aeration basin
Anaerobic Treatment
Lagoons
Lagoons troubles and remedial actions
Foul smell emanation due to high organic load
Abnormal mosquitoes growth
References