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AN ALTERNATIVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
FOR
EXISTING TEMPORARY UNIMAS CAMPUS
FRANKIE JUNGAN
Tesis Dikemukakan Kepada Fakulti Kejuruteraan Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Sebagai Memenuhi Sebahagian Daripada Syarat Penganugerahan Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan
Dengan Kepujian (Kejuruteraan Awam) 2000
Tesis (Ijazah Pertama)
T esis Dikemukakan Kepada Fakulti Kejuruteraan Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Sebagai Memenuhi Sebahagian Daripada Syarat Penganugerahan Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan Dengan Kepujian (Kejuruteraan Awam) 2000
ACKN()WLEDGEMENT
IN THE NAME OF LORD JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR MOST MERCIFUL MOST GRACIOUS
The author wishes to thanks Dr Law Puong Ling for his assistance and
supervision of this project Mr Christopher Adrian Managing Director of TCS
Consultant and Tuan Haji Abdul Rashid bin Mahmood Director Department of
Development and Estate Management for their information regarding of cost estimation
Thanks are also extended to my family and friends for their encouragement and support
toward the end of this project To dearest Cecilia Jidah Gura thank you for your support
And also not forgot thank you also extended to my housemate Ronnie the Prince Nassim
Colline John anak Apai Jues the Lundu Langkau Sifu Harry anak Umpau and Fred
taiPailaq
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CONTENTS
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251 Effect of Eutrophication 9 26 Water Quality Ectnament 10 27 Water Pollution 10 28 Size of Wastewater Treatment Plants 11 29 Types ofPackage Plants 11 210 Extended Aeration Package Plants 12
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34 Defmitions 14 35 Program Organization 16 36 The Small Unit Treatment Process 18 37 System with Package Treatment Plants (Pre-Engineered) 19 38 Process Flow Diagram 19
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CHAPTER 4 - ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION 21 41 Result 21
411 Input Data 21 412 Output Data 24
CHAPTER 5 - DISCUSSION 37 51 Design Summary 37
511 Preliminary Unit Process 37 5111 Bar Screen 37
512 Secondary Unit Process 40 513 Chemical Unit Process 41 514 Sludge Disposal 42
52 Cost Summary 43
CHAPTER 6 - CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION bull 44 61 Conclusion 44 62 Recommendation 45
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APPENDIX A - CHA~CTERISTICS OF UNIMAS WASTEWATER bullbullbullbull 50
APPENDIX B - PHYSICAL QUALITY OF WASTEWATER bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 52
APPENDIX C - CHEMICAL QUALITY OF WASTEWATER bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 53
APPENDIX D - GENE~L VIEW OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESS IN
AE~TION (ACTIVATED SLUDGE) TREATMENT bullbull 55
APPENDIX E - UNIMAS OXIDATION PONDS bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 0000 bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 0 560 bullbullbull
APPENDIX F - TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF AN EXTENDED AE~TION
PACKAGE PLANTS 57
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INDEX OF FIGURES Figure Page
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method 3
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal succession 9
Figure 51 Mechanical Cleaned Bar Screen type chain operated 38
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INDEX OF TABLES
Table 11 Computation table for total design flow 2
Table 51 Summary of Cost 43
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ABSTRACT
This dissertation describes the design of an alternative wastewater treatment system by
Activated Sludge Process and subsequently recommends the suitable treatment schemes
which will minimize the overall impact on the environment and by the same token
minimize the cost of the selected solution
The existing campus main sources of wastewater are generated from
i)
ii)
iii)
Commercial such as food court and cafeteria
Institutional such as administrative offices and student dormitories and
Residential such as staff and lecturer quarters
The current method to treat the wastewater generated by UNIMAS is by
Oxidation pond which is ineffective and insufficient to meet the current wastewater
quality In this thesis the study is to propose a new wastewater treatment plant that is
Activated sludge process in replacement of oxidation ponds In this thesis small
wastewater treatment plants will be built and the plants will employ Extended Aeration
Activated sludge Process to treat the wastewater more effectively as compare to oxidation
ponds The design study will be aided by environmental engineering software CAPDET
(Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment
System) which is capable of estimating the cost of construction and the size of
wastewater treatment plants
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ABSTRAK
Tesis iill memperihalkan kajian rekabentuk sistem rawatan air kumbahan pilihan iaitu
Activated Sludge Process serta mencadangkan skim ataupun aliran rawatan yang
sesuai dimana ianya mampu mengurangkan impak ke atas alam persekitaran serta
meminima kos bagi pilihan penyelesaian tersebut
Punca air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh kampus UNIMAS sementara iill adalah datang
daripada
a) Komersial seperti medan makan serta kafeteria
b) Institusi seperti pejabat pentadbiran dan asrama pelajar serta
c) Kediaman seperti kuaters pensyarah dan staf UNIMAS
Sistem yang sedia ada untuk merawat air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh UNIMAS
adalah sistem kolam pengoksidaan Sistem iill didapati tidak lagi berkesan serta tidak
lagi bersesuaian dengan kualiti air kumbahan pada masa kini Oleh yang demikian di
dalam tesis ini kajian yang dijalankan adalah untuk mencadangkan pembinaan loji
rawatan air kumbahan yang bam dimana ianya mengaplikasikan sistem Activated
Sludge Process bagi menggantikan sistem kolam pengoksidaan Hasil daripada kajian
ini sebuah loji rawatan air kumbahan kecil akan dibina dan ianya menggunakan kaedah
Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Process bagi merawat air kumbahan dengan lebih gt
cekap dan berkesan Rekabentuk kajian iill akan menggunakan peri sian komputer iaitu
CAPDET ( Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater
Treatment) dimana perisian ini mampu untuk mengganggar kos pembinaan serta dapat
menentukan saiz loji rawatan air kumbahan
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTERl I N 1~R0 I) lJCl~ I ()N
Almost every country in the world is facing environmental crisis The use of
natural resources without limit development and technology policy which given more
priority to the profit making the weak of environmental law regarding pollution control
and non-strictly government body in generate law which already establish are the factor
contributing to this disaster Pollution can be defined as any direct or non-direct changes
to physical chemical and biological properties of environmental which hazardous the
health and the safety of living things
Nowadays among the problems which keep arise in discussion everywhere are
water pollution because water is one of important elements to human beings and other
ecosystem and about 70 of earth area are covered by water [Ayop Muhamad Amin
(1995)] Water pollution can be at the sea river lakes and also UNIMAS ponds which
already identified been polluted as in Appendix E
11 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The study evaluates the wastewater generated by the UNlMAS staff and students
UNrMAS has a population of about 3000 peoples and generates approximately 025
Million gallon of wastewater per day as illustrated in Table IIA proposed wastewater
collection system using Gravity Flow Method is shown in figure 11 [Khairuddin Long
(1999)] This study propose an alternative wastewater treatment system in replacement
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
the current wastewater treatment process by Oxidation Ponds deemed as insufficient to
meet the current wastewater quality The research is to study and introduce other
alternative of wastewater treatment process The proposed wastewater treatment system
is an Activated Sludge Process The planning and design of new wastewater treatment
system will be aided with computer software CAPDET
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CAPDET is a wastewater software technology and is stand for Computer Assisted
Procedure for Design and Evaluation oWastewater Treatment System The development
of the CAPDET program is prepared by us Anny Engineering Waterways Experiment
Station Vicksburg Mississippi and it is prepared for Environmental Protection Agency
Washington DC by Dr Marion W Corey and James W Epps both from Mississippi
State University
To proposed new wastewater treatment plant
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A10 Residential
A7 Commercial
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A4 Institutional
P3 InslHutional
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Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
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The software will provide guidance for the selection of wastewater treatment
processes and systems and criteria for the design of wastewater treatment facilities The
CAPDET will evaluate the possible train which match the desired effiuent and it will
estimate the total cost to construct the new wastewater treatment plant
12 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The objectives of this study are
a) to proposed and to design new wastewater treatment system that is Activated
Sludge Process
b) to choose the best treatment scheme which will give the most desired effiuent and
cost effectiveness
13 SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study focuses on an alternative wastewater treatment systems
for the current wastewater treatment system that is Oxidation Pond which is the current
method in treating wastewater in temporary UNIMAS campus The study evaluates the
cost-effectiveness of the better wastewater treatment system that is Activated Sludge
Process In this study the design of activated sludge process employs the assistance of
environmental engineering software CAPDET as main tool in design The design study
is based on the information especially the amount and characteristics of wastewater
generated [Khairuddin b Long 1999] in addition to laboratory analysis for physical
chemical and biological characteristics wastewater
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
14 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Water quality parameters relating to the discharges are dissolved oxygen (DO)
suspended solids bacteria nutrients pH and toxic chemicals including volatile organic
acidlbase neutrals metals and pesticides
Dissolved oxygen is very important to aquatic life because detrimental effects can
occur when DO levels drop below 4 to mgIL depending on the species Suspended solids
affect water column turbidity and ultimately settle to the bottom leading to possible
benthic enrichment toxicity and sediment oxygen demand Coliform bacteria are used
as an indicator of other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin and such provide a measure
of the safety of the water for recreational and other uses Nutrients can lead to
euthrophication and DO depletion The acidity of waters measured by pits pH affects
the chemical and ecological balance of ambient waters Toxic chemicals include a range
of compounds that at different concentrations have detrimental effects on aquatic life
and characterized as acute if they occur after a short exposure (on the order of a few
hours) to the toxic constituent or as chronic if effects require a longer term exposure
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
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22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
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Unbatanced food chain
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shOflHnes
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Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
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Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
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bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
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v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
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consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
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Tesis (Ijazah Pertama)
T esis Dikemukakan Kepada Fakulti Kejuruteraan Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Sebagai Memenuhi Sebahagian Daripada Syarat Penganugerahan Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan Dengan Kepujian (Kejuruteraan Awam) 2000
ACKN()WLEDGEMENT
IN THE NAME OF LORD JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR MOST MERCIFUL MOST GRACIOUS
The author wishes to thanks Dr Law Puong Ling for his assistance and
supervision of this project Mr Christopher Adrian Managing Director of TCS
Consultant and Tuan Haji Abdul Rashid bin Mahmood Director Department of
Development and Estate Management for their information regarding of cost estimation
Thanks are also extended to my family and friends for their encouragement and support
toward the end of this project To dearest Cecilia Jidah Gura thank you for your support
And also not forgot thank you also extended to my housemate Ronnie the Prince Nassim
Colline John anak Apai Jues the Lundu Langkau Sifu Harry anak Umpau and Fred
taiPailaq
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CONTENTS
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ltHAP1r~R 1- IN1rR()J)Ult1rI()~bullbullbullbullbullbullbull 1 1 1 Background of study 1 12 Ojectives of study 4 13 Scope of Study 4 14 Water Quality Parameters 5
ltHAP1r~R 2 - ~I1r~~1rURE REVI~~bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 6 21 Defmition ofWastewater 6 22 Defmition ofActivated Sludge Process 7 23 Wastewater Treatment Objectives 7 24 Current Status of Wastewater Treatment in UNIMAS 7 25 Disadvantages of Stabilization Pond 8
251 Effect of Eutrophication 9 26 Water Quality Ectnament 10 27 Water Pollution 10 28 Size of Wastewater Treatment Plants 11 29 Types ofPackage Plants 11 210 Extended Aeration Package Plants 12
ltH1P1r~R 3 - M~1rH()J)()~()ltiybullbullbullbullbull bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 13 31 Laboratory Experiments 13 32 Wastewater Flow 13 33 Introduction to CAPDET 13
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34 Defmitions 14 35 Program Organization 16 36 The Small Unit Treatment Process 18 37 System with Package Treatment Plants (Pre-Engineered) 19 38 Process Flow Diagram 19
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CHAPTER 4 - ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION 21 41 Result 21
411 Input Data 21 412 Output Data 24
CHAPTER 5 - DISCUSSION 37 51 Design Summary 37
511 Preliminary Unit Process 37 5111 Bar Screen 37
512 Secondary Unit Process 40 513 Chemical Unit Process 41 514 Sludge Disposal 42
52 Cost Summary 43
CHAPTER 6 - CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION bull 44 61 Conclusion 44 62 Recommendation 45
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APPENDIX A - CHA~CTERISTICS OF UNIMAS WASTEWATER bullbullbullbull 50
APPENDIX B - PHYSICAL QUALITY OF WASTEWATER bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 52
APPENDIX C - CHEMICAL QUALITY OF WASTEWATER bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 53
APPENDIX D - GENE~L VIEW OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESS IN
AE~TION (ACTIVATED SLUDGE) TREATMENT bullbull 55
APPENDIX E - UNIMAS OXIDATION PONDS bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 0000 bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 0 560 bullbullbull
APPENDIX F - TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF AN EXTENDED AE~TION
PACKAGE PLANTS 57
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INDEX OF FIGURES Figure Page
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method 3
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal succession 9
Figure 51 Mechanical Cleaned Bar Screen type chain operated 38
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INDEX OF TABLES
Table 11 Computation table for total design flow 2
Table 51 Summary of Cost 43
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ABSTRACT
This dissertation describes the design of an alternative wastewater treatment system by
Activated Sludge Process and subsequently recommends the suitable treatment schemes
which will minimize the overall impact on the environment and by the same token
minimize the cost of the selected solution
The existing campus main sources of wastewater are generated from
i)
ii)
iii)
Commercial such as food court and cafeteria
Institutional such as administrative offices and student dormitories and
Residential such as staff and lecturer quarters
The current method to treat the wastewater generated by UNIMAS is by
Oxidation pond which is ineffective and insufficient to meet the current wastewater
quality In this thesis the study is to propose a new wastewater treatment plant that is
Activated sludge process in replacement of oxidation ponds In this thesis small
wastewater treatment plants will be built and the plants will employ Extended Aeration
Activated sludge Process to treat the wastewater more effectively as compare to oxidation
ponds The design study will be aided by environmental engineering software CAPDET
(Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment
System) which is capable of estimating the cost of construction and the size of
wastewater treatment plants
vi
ABSTRAK
Tesis iill memperihalkan kajian rekabentuk sistem rawatan air kumbahan pilihan iaitu
Activated Sludge Process serta mencadangkan skim ataupun aliran rawatan yang
sesuai dimana ianya mampu mengurangkan impak ke atas alam persekitaran serta
meminima kos bagi pilihan penyelesaian tersebut
Punca air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh kampus UNIMAS sementara iill adalah datang
daripada
a) Komersial seperti medan makan serta kafeteria
b) Institusi seperti pejabat pentadbiran dan asrama pelajar serta
c) Kediaman seperti kuaters pensyarah dan staf UNIMAS
Sistem yang sedia ada untuk merawat air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh UNIMAS
adalah sistem kolam pengoksidaan Sistem iill didapati tidak lagi berkesan serta tidak
lagi bersesuaian dengan kualiti air kumbahan pada masa kini Oleh yang demikian di
dalam tesis ini kajian yang dijalankan adalah untuk mencadangkan pembinaan loji
rawatan air kumbahan yang bam dimana ianya mengaplikasikan sistem Activated
Sludge Process bagi menggantikan sistem kolam pengoksidaan Hasil daripada kajian
ini sebuah loji rawatan air kumbahan kecil akan dibina dan ianya menggunakan kaedah
Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Process bagi merawat air kumbahan dengan lebih gt
cekap dan berkesan Rekabentuk kajian iill akan menggunakan peri sian komputer iaitu
CAPDET ( Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater
Treatment) dimana perisian ini mampu untuk mengganggar kos pembinaan serta dapat
menentukan saiz loji rawatan air kumbahan
vii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTERl I N 1~R0 I) lJCl~ I ()N
Almost every country in the world is facing environmental crisis The use of
natural resources without limit development and technology policy which given more
priority to the profit making the weak of environmental law regarding pollution control
and non-strictly government body in generate law which already establish are the factor
contributing to this disaster Pollution can be defined as any direct or non-direct changes
to physical chemical and biological properties of environmental which hazardous the
health and the safety of living things
Nowadays among the problems which keep arise in discussion everywhere are
water pollution because water is one of important elements to human beings and other
ecosystem and about 70 of earth area are covered by water [Ayop Muhamad Amin
(1995)] Water pollution can be at the sea river lakes and also UNIMAS ponds which
already identified been polluted as in Appendix E
11 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The study evaluates the wastewater generated by the UNlMAS staff and students
UNrMAS has a population of about 3000 peoples and generates approximately 025
Million gallon of wastewater per day as illustrated in Table IIA proposed wastewater
collection system using Gravity Flow Method is shown in figure 11 [Khairuddin Long
(1999)] This study propose an alternative wastewater treatment system in replacement
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
the current wastewater treatment process by Oxidation Ponds deemed as insufficient to
meet the current wastewater quality The research is to study and introduce other
alternative of wastewater treatment process The proposed wastewater treatment system
is an Activated Sludge Process The planning and design of new wastewater treatment
system will be aided with computer software CAPDET
col 1 col 2 col 3 col 4 coIS col 6 col 7 col 8 cola 00110 col11 col 12 col 13 INSTITUTIONAL COMMERCIAL
Line toca~Pn Sub-area Area Avg Flow Com Ava I Pkina ComPetk Ava Flow ComAvafIPeak FIG Com From 10 hi m11d m~1d Factor m31d mild FmJd
l M1 M2 A~ 13 ~F 6381 4 25524r-7 M2 M3 ~ 154 _ 11511 J~ 48044 r---shy 3 U3 M4 A3 07 2191 13702 4 ~08f------I--- -MS ~
06 -ltC --shy shy4 M4 AoI
-~
135 15052 4 60200 j
I ~-i -shyr---- MS ---= ~-~t 112325 Mil AS laquo 1 2808 JMl ~-
6 M6 I Mmiddot(-rAs-r-O08 2258 2258 18 4(]$4 7 M7 M8 P7 06 11442 137 lSI 2468 - -
a MS M9 AS 5 392 5708 -4 __J~824 10 bullbull110 M11 M
~- 025 168 7386 4 29544
9 U9 M10 -O 081 7386 4 29544
Table 1IComputation table for total design flow [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
2
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CAPDET is a wastewater software technology and is stand for Computer Assisted
Procedure for Design and Evaluation oWastewater Treatment System The development
of the CAPDET program is prepared by us Anny Engineering Waterways Experiment
Station Vicksburg Mississippi and it is prepared for Environmental Protection Agency
Washington DC by Dr Marion W Corey and James W Epps both from Mississippi
State University
To proposed new wastewater treatment plant
N
Commercial 1ll=-4Wgt
4
19 Institutional
A10 Residential
A7 Commercial
AS Institutional
A4 Institutional
P3 InslHutional
M1-M10
~ SewerUne
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
The software will provide guidance for the selection of wastewater treatment
processes and systems and criteria for the design of wastewater treatment facilities The
CAPDET will evaluate the possible train which match the desired effiuent and it will
estimate the total cost to construct the new wastewater treatment plant
12 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The objectives of this study are
a) to proposed and to design new wastewater treatment system that is Activated
Sludge Process
b) to choose the best treatment scheme which will give the most desired effiuent and
cost effectiveness
13 SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study focuses on an alternative wastewater treatment systems
for the current wastewater treatment system that is Oxidation Pond which is the current
method in treating wastewater in temporary UNIMAS campus The study evaluates the
cost-effectiveness of the better wastewater treatment system that is Activated Sludge
Process In this study the design of activated sludge process employs the assistance of
environmental engineering software CAPDET as main tool in design The design study
is based on the information especially the amount and characteristics of wastewater
generated [Khairuddin b Long 1999] in addition to laboratory analysis for physical
chemical and biological characteristics wastewater
4
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
14 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Water quality parameters relating to the discharges are dissolved oxygen (DO)
suspended solids bacteria nutrients pH and toxic chemicals including volatile organic
acidlbase neutrals metals and pesticides
Dissolved oxygen is very important to aquatic life because detrimental effects can
occur when DO levels drop below 4 to mgIL depending on the species Suspended solids
affect water column turbidity and ultimately settle to the bottom leading to possible
benthic enrichment toxicity and sediment oxygen demand Coliform bacteria are used
as an indicator of other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin and such provide a measure
of the safety of the water for recreational and other uses Nutrients can lead to
euthrophication and DO depletion The acidity of waters measured by pits pH affects
the chemical and ecological balance of ambient waters Toxic chemicals include a range
of compounds that at different concentrations have detrimental effects on aquatic life
and characterized as acute if they occur after a short exposure (on the order of a few
hours) to the toxic constituent or as chronic if effects require a longer term exposure
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
6
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22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
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Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
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Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
ACKN()WLEDGEMENT
IN THE NAME OF LORD JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR MOST MERCIFUL MOST GRACIOUS
The author wishes to thanks Dr Law Puong Ling for his assistance and
supervision of this project Mr Christopher Adrian Managing Director of TCS
Consultant and Tuan Haji Abdul Rashid bin Mahmood Director Department of
Development and Estate Management for their information regarding of cost estimation
Thanks are also extended to my family and friends for their encouragement and support
toward the end of this project To dearest Cecilia Jidah Gura thank you for your support
And also not forgot thank you also extended to my housemate Ronnie the Prince Nassim
Colline John anak Apai Jues the Lundu Langkau Sifu Harry anak Umpau and Fred
taiPailaq
I
CONTENTS
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ltHAP1r~R 2 - ~I1r~~1rURE REVI~~bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 6 21 Defmition ofWastewater 6 22 Defmition ofActivated Sludge Process 7 23 Wastewater Treatment Objectives 7 24 Current Status of Wastewater Treatment in UNIMAS 7 25 Disadvantages of Stabilization Pond 8
251 Effect of Eutrophication 9 26 Water Quality Ectnament 10 27 Water Pollution 10 28 Size of Wastewater Treatment Plants 11 29 Types ofPackage Plants 11 210 Extended Aeration Package Plants 12
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34 Defmitions 14 35 Program Organization 16 36 The Small Unit Treatment Process 18 37 System with Package Treatment Plants (Pre-Engineered) 19 38 Process Flow Diagram 19
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CHAPTER 4 - ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION 21 41 Result 21
411 Input Data 21 412 Output Data 24
CHAPTER 5 - DISCUSSION 37 51 Design Summary 37
511 Preliminary Unit Process 37 5111 Bar Screen 37
512 Secondary Unit Process 40 513 Chemical Unit Process 41 514 Sludge Disposal 42
52 Cost Summary 43
CHAPTER 6 - CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION bull 44 61 Conclusion 44 62 Recommendation 45
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APPENDIX A - CHA~CTERISTICS OF UNIMAS WASTEWATER bullbullbullbull 50
APPENDIX B - PHYSICAL QUALITY OF WASTEWATER bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 52
APPENDIX C - CHEMICAL QUALITY OF WASTEWATER bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 53
APPENDIX D - GENE~L VIEW OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESS IN
AE~TION (ACTIVATED SLUDGE) TREATMENT bullbull 55
APPENDIX E - UNIMAS OXIDATION PONDS bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 0000 bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 0 560 bullbullbull
APPENDIX F - TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF AN EXTENDED AE~TION
PACKAGE PLANTS 57
APP~NI)IX G 5~
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INDEX OF FIGURES Figure Page
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method 3
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal succession 9
Figure 51 Mechanical Cleaned Bar Screen type chain operated 38
I
INDEX OF TABLES
Table 11 Computation table for total design flow 2
Table 51 Summary of Cost 43
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ABSTRACT
This dissertation describes the design of an alternative wastewater treatment system by
Activated Sludge Process and subsequently recommends the suitable treatment schemes
which will minimize the overall impact on the environment and by the same token
minimize the cost of the selected solution
The existing campus main sources of wastewater are generated from
i)
ii)
iii)
Commercial such as food court and cafeteria
Institutional such as administrative offices and student dormitories and
Residential such as staff and lecturer quarters
The current method to treat the wastewater generated by UNIMAS is by
Oxidation pond which is ineffective and insufficient to meet the current wastewater
quality In this thesis the study is to propose a new wastewater treatment plant that is
Activated sludge process in replacement of oxidation ponds In this thesis small
wastewater treatment plants will be built and the plants will employ Extended Aeration
Activated sludge Process to treat the wastewater more effectively as compare to oxidation
ponds The design study will be aided by environmental engineering software CAPDET
(Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment
System) which is capable of estimating the cost of construction and the size of
wastewater treatment plants
vi
ABSTRAK
Tesis iill memperihalkan kajian rekabentuk sistem rawatan air kumbahan pilihan iaitu
Activated Sludge Process serta mencadangkan skim ataupun aliran rawatan yang
sesuai dimana ianya mampu mengurangkan impak ke atas alam persekitaran serta
meminima kos bagi pilihan penyelesaian tersebut
Punca air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh kampus UNIMAS sementara iill adalah datang
daripada
a) Komersial seperti medan makan serta kafeteria
b) Institusi seperti pejabat pentadbiran dan asrama pelajar serta
c) Kediaman seperti kuaters pensyarah dan staf UNIMAS
Sistem yang sedia ada untuk merawat air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh UNIMAS
adalah sistem kolam pengoksidaan Sistem iill didapati tidak lagi berkesan serta tidak
lagi bersesuaian dengan kualiti air kumbahan pada masa kini Oleh yang demikian di
dalam tesis ini kajian yang dijalankan adalah untuk mencadangkan pembinaan loji
rawatan air kumbahan yang bam dimana ianya mengaplikasikan sistem Activated
Sludge Process bagi menggantikan sistem kolam pengoksidaan Hasil daripada kajian
ini sebuah loji rawatan air kumbahan kecil akan dibina dan ianya menggunakan kaedah
Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Process bagi merawat air kumbahan dengan lebih gt
cekap dan berkesan Rekabentuk kajian iill akan menggunakan peri sian komputer iaitu
CAPDET ( Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater
Treatment) dimana perisian ini mampu untuk mengganggar kos pembinaan serta dapat
menentukan saiz loji rawatan air kumbahan
vii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTERl I N 1~R0 I) lJCl~ I ()N
Almost every country in the world is facing environmental crisis The use of
natural resources without limit development and technology policy which given more
priority to the profit making the weak of environmental law regarding pollution control
and non-strictly government body in generate law which already establish are the factor
contributing to this disaster Pollution can be defined as any direct or non-direct changes
to physical chemical and biological properties of environmental which hazardous the
health and the safety of living things
Nowadays among the problems which keep arise in discussion everywhere are
water pollution because water is one of important elements to human beings and other
ecosystem and about 70 of earth area are covered by water [Ayop Muhamad Amin
(1995)] Water pollution can be at the sea river lakes and also UNIMAS ponds which
already identified been polluted as in Appendix E
11 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The study evaluates the wastewater generated by the UNlMAS staff and students
UNrMAS has a population of about 3000 peoples and generates approximately 025
Million gallon of wastewater per day as illustrated in Table IIA proposed wastewater
collection system using Gravity Flow Method is shown in figure 11 [Khairuddin Long
(1999)] This study propose an alternative wastewater treatment system in replacement
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
the current wastewater treatment process by Oxidation Ponds deemed as insufficient to
meet the current wastewater quality The research is to study and introduce other
alternative of wastewater treatment process The proposed wastewater treatment system
is an Activated Sludge Process The planning and design of new wastewater treatment
system will be aided with computer software CAPDET
col 1 col 2 col 3 col 4 coIS col 6 col 7 col 8 cola 00110 col11 col 12 col 13 INSTITUTIONAL COMMERCIAL
Line toca~Pn Sub-area Area Avg Flow Com Ava I Pkina ComPetk Ava Flow ComAvafIPeak FIG Com From 10 hi m11d m~1d Factor m31d mild FmJd
l M1 M2 A~ 13 ~F 6381 4 25524r-7 M2 M3 ~ 154 _ 11511 J~ 48044 r---shy 3 U3 M4 A3 07 2191 13702 4 ~08f------I--- -MS ~
06 -ltC --shy shy4 M4 AoI
-~
135 15052 4 60200 j
I ~-i -shyr---- MS ---= ~-~t 112325 Mil AS laquo 1 2808 JMl ~-
6 M6 I Mmiddot(-rAs-r-O08 2258 2258 18 4(]$4 7 M7 M8 P7 06 11442 137 lSI 2468 - -
a MS M9 AS 5 392 5708 -4 __J~824 10 bullbull110 M11 M
~- 025 168 7386 4 29544
9 U9 M10 -O 081 7386 4 29544
Table 1IComputation table for total design flow [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
2
middot P
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CAPDET is a wastewater software technology and is stand for Computer Assisted
Procedure for Design and Evaluation oWastewater Treatment System The development
of the CAPDET program is prepared by us Anny Engineering Waterways Experiment
Station Vicksburg Mississippi and it is prepared for Environmental Protection Agency
Washington DC by Dr Marion W Corey and James W Epps both from Mississippi
State University
To proposed new wastewater treatment plant
N
Commercial 1ll=-4Wgt
4
19 Institutional
A10 Residential
A7 Commercial
AS Institutional
A4 Institutional
P3 InslHutional
M1-M10
~ SewerUne
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
The software will provide guidance for the selection of wastewater treatment
processes and systems and criteria for the design of wastewater treatment facilities The
CAPDET will evaluate the possible train which match the desired effiuent and it will
estimate the total cost to construct the new wastewater treatment plant
12 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The objectives of this study are
a) to proposed and to design new wastewater treatment system that is Activated
Sludge Process
b) to choose the best treatment scheme which will give the most desired effiuent and
cost effectiveness
13 SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study focuses on an alternative wastewater treatment systems
for the current wastewater treatment system that is Oxidation Pond which is the current
method in treating wastewater in temporary UNIMAS campus The study evaluates the
cost-effectiveness of the better wastewater treatment system that is Activated Sludge
Process In this study the design of activated sludge process employs the assistance of
environmental engineering software CAPDET as main tool in design The design study
is based on the information especially the amount and characteristics of wastewater
generated [Khairuddin b Long 1999] in addition to laboratory analysis for physical
chemical and biological characteristics wastewater
4
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
14 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Water quality parameters relating to the discharges are dissolved oxygen (DO)
suspended solids bacteria nutrients pH and toxic chemicals including volatile organic
acidlbase neutrals metals and pesticides
Dissolved oxygen is very important to aquatic life because detrimental effects can
occur when DO levels drop below 4 to mgIL depending on the species Suspended solids
affect water column turbidity and ultimately settle to the bottom leading to possible
benthic enrichment toxicity and sediment oxygen demand Coliform bacteria are used
as an indicator of other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin and such provide a measure
of the safety of the water for recreational and other uses Nutrients can lead to
euthrophication and DO depletion The acidity of waters measured by pits pH affects
the chemical and ecological balance of ambient waters Toxic chemicals include a range
of compounds that at different concentrations have detrimental effects on aquatic life
and characterized as acute if they occur after a short exposure (on the order of a few
hours) to the toxic constituent or as chronic if effects require a longer term exposure
5
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
6
bull
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
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Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
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bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
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v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
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When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
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consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
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CONTENTS
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ltHAP1r~R 1- IN1rR()J)Ult1rI()~bullbullbullbullbullbullbull 1 1 1 Background of study 1 12 Ojectives of study 4 13 Scope of Study 4 14 Water Quality Parameters 5
ltHAP1r~R 2 - ~I1r~~1rURE REVI~~bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 6 21 Defmition ofWastewater 6 22 Defmition ofActivated Sludge Process 7 23 Wastewater Treatment Objectives 7 24 Current Status of Wastewater Treatment in UNIMAS 7 25 Disadvantages of Stabilization Pond 8
251 Effect of Eutrophication 9 26 Water Quality Ectnament 10 27 Water Pollution 10 28 Size of Wastewater Treatment Plants 11 29 Types ofPackage Plants 11 210 Extended Aeration Package Plants 12
ltH1P1r~R 3 - M~1rH()J)()~()ltiybullbullbullbullbull bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 13 31 Laboratory Experiments 13 32 Wastewater Flow 13 33 Introduction to CAPDET 13
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34 Defmitions 14 35 Program Organization 16 36 The Small Unit Treatment Process 18 37 System with Package Treatment Plants (Pre-Engineered) 19 38 Process Flow Diagram 19
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CHAPTER 4 - ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION 21 41 Result 21
411 Input Data 21 412 Output Data 24
CHAPTER 5 - DISCUSSION 37 51 Design Summary 37
511 Preliminary Unit Process 37 5111 Bar Screen 37
512 Secondary Unit Process 40 513 Chemical Unit Process 41 514 Sludge Disposal 42
52 Cost Summary 43
CHAPTER 6 - CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION bull 44 61 Conclusion 44 62 Recommendation 45
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APPENDIX A - CHA~CTERISTICS OF UNIMAS WASTEWATER bullbullbullbull 50
APPENDIX B - PHYSICAL QUALITY OF WASTEWATER bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 52
APPENDIX C - CHEMICAL QUALITY OF WASTEWATER bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 53
APPENDIX D - GENE~L VIEW OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESS IN
AE~TION (ACTIVATED SLUDGE) TREATMENT bullbull 55
APPENDIX E - UNIMAS OXIDATION PONDS bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 0000 bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 0 560 bullbullbull
APPENDIX F - TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF AN EXTENDED AE~TION
PACKAGE PLANTS 57
APP~NI)IX G 5~
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INDEX OF FIGURES Figure Page
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method 3
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal succession 9
Figure 51 Mechanical Cleaned Bar Screen type chain operated 38
I
INDEX OF TABLES
Table 11 Computation table for total design flow 2
Table 51 Summary of Cost 43
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ABSTRACT
This dissertation describes the design of an alternative wastewater treatment system by
Activated Sludge Process and subsequently recommends the suitable treatment schemes
which will minimize the overall impact on the environment and by the same token
minimize the cost of the selected solution
The existing campus main sources of wastewater are generated from
i)
ii)
iii)
Commercial such as food court and cafeteria
Institutional such as administrative offices and student dormitories and
Residential such as staff and lecturer quarters
The current method to treat the wastewater generated by UNIMAS is by
Oxidation pond which is ineffective and insufficient to meet the current wastewater
quality In this thesis the study is to propose a new wastewater treatment plant that is
Activated sludge process in replacement of oxidation ponds In this thesis small
wastewater treatment plants will be built and the plants will employ Extended Aeration
Activated sludge Process to treat the wastewater more effectively as compare to oxidation
ponds The design study will be aided by environmental engineering software CAPDET
(Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment
System) which is capable of estimating the cost of construction and the size of
wastewater treatment plants
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ABSTRAK
Tesis iill memperihalkan kajian rekabentuk sistem rawatan air kumbahan pilihan iaitu
Activated Sludge Process serta mencadangkan skim ataupun aliran rawatan yang
sesuai dimana ianya mampu mengurangkan impak ke atas alam persekitaran serta
meminima kos bagi pilihan penyelesaian tersebut
Punca air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh kampus UNIMAS sementara iill adalah datang
daripada
a) Komersial seperti medan makan serta kafeteria
b) Institusi seperti pejabat pentadbiran dan asrama pelajar serta
c) Kediaman seperti kuaters pensyarah dan staf UNIMAS
Sistem yang sedia ada untuk merawat air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh UNIMAS
adalah sistem kolam pengoksidaan Sistem iill didapati tidak lagi berkesan serta tidak
lagi bersesuaian dengan kualiti air kumbahan pada masa kini Oleh yang demikian di
dalam tesis ini kajian yang dijalankan adalah untuk mencadangkan pembinaan loji
rawatan air kumbahan yang bam dimana ianya mengaplikasikan sistem Activated
Sludge Process bagi menggantikan sistem kolam pengoksidaan Hasil daripada kajian
ini sebuah loji rawatan air kumbahan kecil akan dibina dan ianya menggunakan kaedah
Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Process bagi merawat air kumbahan dengan lebih gt
cekap dan berkesan Rekabentuk kajian iill akan menggunakan peri sian komputer iaitu
CAPDET ( Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater
Treatment) dimana perisian ini mampu untuk mengganggar kos pembinaan serta dapat
menentukan saiz loji rawatan air kumbahan
vii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTERl I N 1~R0 I) lJCl~ I ()N
Almost every country in the world is facing environmental crisis The use of
natural resources without limit development and technology policy which given more
priority to the profit making the weak of environmental law regarding pollution control
and non-strictly government body in generate law which already establish are the factor
contributing to this disaster Pollution can be defined as any direct or non-direct changes
to physical chemical and biological properties of environmental which hazardous the
health and the safety of living things
Nowadays among the problems which keep arise in discussion everywhere are
water pollution because water is one of important elements to human beings and other
ecosystem and about 70 of earth area are covered by water [Ayop Muhamad Amin
(1995)] Water pollution can be at the sea river lakes and also UNIMAS ponds which
already identified been polluted as in Appendix E
11 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The study evaluates the wastewater generated by the UNlMAS staff and students
UNrMAS has a population of about 3000 peoples and generates approximately 025
Million gallon of wastewater per day as illustrated in Table IIA proposed wastewater
collection system using Gravity Flow Method is shown in figure 11 [Khairuddin Long
(1999)] This study propose an alternative wastewater treatment system in replacement
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
the current wastewater treatment process by Oxidation Ponds deemed as insufficient to
meet the current wastewater quality The research is to study and introduce other
alternative of wastewater treatment process The proposed wastewater treatment system
is an Activated Sludge Process The planning and design of new wastewater treatment
system will be aided with computer software CAPDET
col 1 col 2 col 3 col 4 coIS col 6 col 7 col 8 cola 00110 col11 col 12 col 13 INSTITUTIONAL COMMERCIAL
Line toca~Pn Sub-area Area Avg Flow Com Ava I Pkina ComPetk Ava Flow ComAvafIPeak FIG Com From 10 hi m11d m~1d Factor m31d mild FmJd
l M1 M2 A~ 13 ~F 6381 4 25524r-7 M2 M3 ~ 154 _ 11511 J~ 48044 r---shy 3 U3 M4 A3 07 2191 13702 4 ~08f------I--- -MS ~
06 -ltC --shy shy4 M4 AoI
-~
135 15052 4 60200 j
I ~-i -shyr---- MS ---= ~-~t 112325 Mil AS laquo 1 2808 JMl ~-
6 M6 I Mmiddot(-rAs-r-O08 2258 2258 18 4(]$4 7 M7 M8 P7 06 11442 137 lSI 2468 - -
a MS M9 AS 5 392 5708 -4 __J~824 10 bullbull110 M11 M
~- 025 168 7386 4 29544
9 U9 M10 -O 081 7386 4 29544
Table 1IComputation table for total design flow [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
2
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CAPDET is a wastewater software technology and is stand for Computer Assisted
Procedure for Design and Evaluation oWastewater Treatment System The development
of the CAPDET program is prepared by us Anny Engineering Waterways Experiment
Station Vicksburg Mississippi and it is prepared for Environmental Protection Agency
Washington DC by Dr Marion W Corey and James W Epps both from Mississippi
State University
To proposed new wastewater treatment plant
N
Commercial 1ll=-4Wgt
4
19 Institutional
A10 Residential
A7 Commercial
AS Institutional
A4 Institutional
P3 InslHutional
M1-M10
~ SewerUne
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
The software will provide guidance for the selection of wastewater treatment
processes and systems and criteria for the design of wastewater treatment facilities The
CAPDET will evaluate the possible train which match the desired effiuent and it will
estimate the total cost to construct the new wastewater treatment plant
12 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The objectives of this study are
a) to proposed and to design new wastewater treatment system that is Activated
Sludge Process
b) to choose the best treatment scheme which will give the most desired effiuent and
cost effectiveness
13 SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study focuses on an alternative wastewater treatment systems
for the current wastewater treatment system that is Oxidation Pond which is the current
method in treating wastewater in temporary UNIMAS campus The study evaluates the
cost-effectiveness of the better wastewater treatment system that is Activated Sludge
Process In this study the design of activated sludge process employs the assistance of
environmental engineering software CAPDET as main tool in design The design study
is based on the information especially the amount and characteristics of wastewater
generated [Khairuddin b Long 1999] in addition to laboratory analysis for physical
chemical and biological characteristics wastewater
4
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
14 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Water quality parameters relating to the discharges are dissolved oxygen (DO)
suspended solids bacteria nutrients pH and toxic chemicals including volatile organic
acidlbase neutrals metals and pesticides
Dissolved oxygen is very important to aquatic life because detrimental effects can
occur when DO levels drop below 4 to mgIL depending on the species Suspended solids
affect water column turbidity and ultimately settle to the bottom leading to possible
benthic enrichment toxicity and sediment oxygen demand Coliform bacteria are used
as an indicator of other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin and such provide a measure
of the safety of the water for recreational and other uses Nutrients can lead to
euthrophication and DO depletion The acidity of waters measured by pits pH affects
the chemical and ecological balance of ambient waters Toxic chemicals include a range
of compounds that at different concentrations have detrimental effects on aquatic life
and characterized as acute if they occur after a short exposure (on the order of a few
hours) to the toxic constituent or as chronic if effects require a longer term exposure
5
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
6
bull
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
9
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
po
CHAPTER 4 - ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION 21 41 Result 21
411 Input Data 21 412 Output Data 24
CHAPTER 5 - DISCUSSION 37 51 Design Summary 37
511 Preliminary Unit Process 37 5111 Bar Screen 37
512 Secondary Unit Process 40 513 Chemical Unit Process 41 514 Sludge Disposal 42
52 Cost Summary 43
CHAPTER 6 - CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION bull 44 61 Conclusion 44 62 Recommendation 45
IJIlJ~I()(~J-IIlbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 8
APPENDIX A - CHA~CTERISTICS OF UNIMAS WASTEWATER bullbullbullbull 50
APPENDIX B - PHYSICAL QUALITY OF WASTEWATER bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 52
APPENDIX C - CHEMICAL QUALITY OF WASTEWATER bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 53
APPENDIX D - GENE~L VIEW OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESS IN
AE~TION (ACTIVATED SLUDGE) TREATMENT bullbull 55
APPENDIX E - UNIMAS OXIDATION PONDS bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 0000 bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull 0 560 bullbullbull
APPENDIX F - TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF AN EXTENDED AE~TION
PACKAGE PLANTS 57
APP~NI)IX G 5~
iii
I
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INDEX OF FIGURES Figure Page
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method 3
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal succession 9
Figure 51 Mechanical Cleaned Bar Screen type chain operated 38
I
INDEX OF TABLES
Table 11 Computation table for total design flow 2
Table 51 Summary of Cost 43
I
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ABSTRACT
This dissertation describes the design of an alternative wastewater treatment system by
Activated Sludge Process and subsequently recommends the suitable treatment schemes
which will minimize the overall impact on the environment and by the same token
minimize the cost of the selected solution
The existing campus main sources of wastewater are generated from
i)
ii)
iii)
Commercial such as food court and cafeteria
Institutional such as administrative offices and student dormitories and
Residential such as staff and lecturer quarters
The current method to treat the wastewater generated by UNIMAS is by
Oxidation pond which is ineffective and insufficient to meet the current wastewater
quality In this thesis the study is to propose a new wastewater treatment plant that is
Activated sludge process in replacement of oxidation ponds In this thesis small
wastewater treatment plants will be built and the plants will employ Extended Aeration
Activated sludge Process to treat the wastewater more effectively as compare to oxidation
ponds The design study will be aided by environmental engineering software CAPDET
(Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment
System) which is capable of estimating the cost of construction and the size of
wastewater treatment plants
vi
ABSTRAK
Tesis iill memperihalkan kajian rekabentuk sistem rawatan air kumbahan pilihan iaitu
Activated Sludge Process serta mencadangkan skim ataupun aliran rawatan yang
sesuai dimana ianya mampu mengurangkan impak ke atas alam persekitaran serta
meminima kos bagi pilihan penyelesaian tersebut
Punca air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh kampus UNIMAS sementara iill adalah datang
daripada
a) Komersial seperti medan makan serta kafeteria
b) Institusi seperti pejabat pentadbiran dan asrama pelajar serta
c) Kediaman seperti kuaters pensyarah dan staf UNIMAS
Sistem yang sedia ada untuk merawat air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh UNIMAS
adalah sistem kolam pengoksidaan Sistem iill didapati tidak lagi berkesan serta tidak
lagi bersesuaian dengan kualiti air kumbahan pada masa kini Oleh yang demikian di
dalam tesis ini kajian yang dijalankan adalah untuk mencadangkan pembinaan loji
rawatan air kumbahan yang bam dimana ianya mengaplikasikan sistem Activated
Sludge Process bagi menggantikan sistem kolam pengoksidaan Hasil daripada kajian
ini sebuah loji rawatan air kumbahan kecil akan dibina dan ianya menggunakan kaedah
Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Process bagi merawat air kumbahan dengan lebih gt
cekap dan berkesan Rekabentuk kajian iill akan menggunakan peri sian komputer iaitu
CAPDET ( Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater
Treatment) dimana perisian ini mampu untuk mengganggar kos pembinaan serta dapat
menentukan saiz loji rawatan air kumbahan
vii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTERl I N 1~R0 I) lJCl~ I ()N
Almost every country in the world is facing environmental crisis The use of
natural resources without limit development and technology policy which given more
priority to the profit making the weak of environmental law regarding pollution control
and non-strictly government body in generate law which already establish are the factor
contributing to this disaster Pollution can be defined as any direct or non-direct changes
to physical chemical and biological properties of environmental which hazardous the
health and the safety of living things
Nowadays among the problems which keep arise in discussion everywhere are
water pollution because water is one of important elements to human beings and other
ecosystem and about 70 of earth area are covered by water [Ayop Muhamad Amin
(1995)] Water pollution can be at the sea river lakes and also UNIMAS ponds which
already identified been polluted as in Appendix E
11 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The study evaluates the wastewater generated by the UNlMAS staff and students
UNrMAS has a population of about 3000 peoples and generates approximately 025
Million gallon of wastewater per day as illustrated in Table IIA proposed wastewater
collection system using Gravity Flow Method is shown in figure 11 [Khairuddin Long
(1999)] This study propose an alternative wastewater treatment system in replacement
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
the current wastewater treatment process by Oxidation Ponds deemed as insufficient to
meet the current wastewater quality The research is to study and introduce other
alternative of wastewater treatment process The proposed wastewater treatment system
is an Activated Sludge Process The planning and design of new wastewater treatment
system will be aided with computer software CAPDET
col 1 col 2 col 3 col 4 coIS col 6 col 7 col 8 cola 00110 col11 col 12 col 13 INSTITUTIONAL COMMERCIAL
Line toca~Pn Sub-area Area Avg Flow Com Ava I Pkina ComPetk Ava Flow ComAvafIPeak FIG Com From 10 hi m11d m~1d Factor m31d mild FmJd
l M1 M2 A~ 13 ~F 6381 4 25524r-7 M2 M3 ~ 154 _ 11511 J~ 48044 r---shy 3 U3 M4 A3 07 2191 13702 4 ~08f------I--- -MS ~
06 -ltC --shy shy4 M4 AoI
-~
135 15052 4 60200 j
I ~-i -shyr---- MS ---= ~-~t 112325 Mil AS laquo 1 2808 JMl ~-
6 M6 I Mmiddot(-rAs-r-O08 2258 2258 18 4(]$4 7 M7 M8 P7 06 11442 137 lSI 2468 - -
a MS M9 AS 5 392 5708 -4 __J~824 10 bullbull110 M11 M
~- 025 168 7386 4 29544
9 U9 M10 -O 081 7386 4 29544
Table 1IComputation table for total design flow [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
2
middot P
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CAPDET is a wastewater software technology and is stand for Computer Assisted
Procedure for Design and Evaluation oWastewater Treatment System The development
of the CAPDET program is prepared by us Anny Engineering Waterways Experiment
Station Vicksburg Mississippi and it is prepared for Environmental Protection Agency
Washington DC by Dr Marion W Corey and James W Epps both from Mississippi
State University
To proposed new wastewater treatment plant
N
Commercial 1ll=-4Wgt
4
19 Institutional
A10 Residential
A7 Commercial
AS Institutional
A4 Institutional
P3 InslHutional
M1-M10
~ SewerUne
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
The software will provide guidance for the selection of wastewater treatment
processes and systems and criteria for the design of wastewater treatment facilities The
CAPDET will evaluate the possible train which match the desired effiuent and it will
estimate the total cost to construct the new wastewater treatment plant
12 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The objectives of this study are
a) to proposed and to design new wastewater treatment system that is Activated
Sludge Process
b) to choose the best treatment scheme which will give the most desired effiuent and
cost effectiveness
13 SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study focuses on an alternative wastewater treatment systems
for the current wastewater treatment system that is Oxidation Pond which is the current
method in treating wastewater in temporary UNIMAS campus The study evaluates the
cost-effectiveness of the better wastewater treatment system that is Activated Sludge
Process In this study the design of activated sludge process employs the assistance of
environmental engineering software CAPDET as main tool in design The design study
is based on the information especially the amount and characteristics of wastewater
generated [Khairuddin b Long 1999] in addition to laboratory analysis for physical
chemical and biological characteristics wastewater
4
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
14 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Water quality parameters relating to the discharges are dissolved oxygen (DO)
suspended solids bacteria nutrients pH and toxic chemicals including volatile organic
acidlbase neutrals metals and pesticides
Dissolved oxygen is very important to aquatic life because detrimental effects can
occur when DO levels drop below 4 to mgIL depending on the species Suspended solids
affect water column turbidity and ultimately settle to the bottom leading to possible
benthic enrichment toxicity and sediment oxygen demand Coliform bacteria are used
as an indicator of other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin and such provide a measure
of the safety of the water for recreational and other uses Nutrients can lead to
euthrophication and DO depletion The acidity of waters measured by pits pH affects
the chemical and ecological balance of ambient waters Toxic chemicals include a range
of compounds that at different concentrations have detrimental effects on aquatic life
and characterized as acute if they occur after a short exposure (on the order of a few
hours) to the toxic constituent or as chronic if effects require a longer term exposure
5
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
6
bull
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
9
p
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
-----------------------~~~---p n
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
P it
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
-----------------_____ bull _pii
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
~
INDEX OF FIGURES Figure Page
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method 3
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal succession 9
Figure 51 Mechanical Cleaned Bar Screen type chain operated 38
I
INDEX OF TABLES
Table 11 Computation table for total design flow 2
Table 51 Summary of Cost 43
I
-------~--
ABSTRACT
This dissertation describes the design of an alternative wastewater treatment system by
Activated Sludge Process and subsequently recommends the suitable treatment schemes
which will minimize the overall impact on the environment and by the same token
minimize the cost of the selected solution
The existing campus main sources of wastewater are generated from
i)
ii)
iii)
Commercial such as food court and cafeteria
Institutional such as administrative offices and student dormitories and
Residential such as staff and lecturer quarters
The current method to treat the wastewater generated by UNIMAS is by
Oxidation pond which is ineffective and insufficient to meet the current wastewater
quality In this thesis the study is to propose a new wastewater treatment plant that is
Activated sludge process in replacement of oxidation ponds In this thesis small
wastewater treatment plants will be built and the plants will employ Extended Aeration
Activated sludge Process to treat the wastewater more effectively as compare to oxidation
ponds The design study will be aided by environmental engineering software CAPDET
(Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment
System) which is capable of estimating the cost of construction and the size of
wastewater treatment plants
vi
ABSTRAK
Tesis iill memperihalkan kajian rekabentuk sistem rawatan air kumbahan pilihan iaitu
Activated Sludge Process serta mencadangkan skim ataupun aliran rawatan yang
sesuai dimana ianya mampu mengurangkan impak ke atas alam persekitaran serta
meminima kos bagi pilihan penyelesaian tersebut
Punca air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh kampus UNIMAS sementara iill adalah datang
daripada
a) Komersial seperti medan makan serta kafeteria
b) Institusi seperti pejabat pentadbiran dan asrama pelajar serta
c) Kediaman seperti kuaters pensyarah dan staf UNIMAS
Sistem yang sedia ada untuk merawat air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh UNIMAS
adalah sistem kolam pengoksidaan Sistem iill didapati tidak lagi berkesan serta tidak
lagi bersesuaian dengan kualiti air kumbahan pada masa kini Oleh yang demikian di
dalam tesis ini kajian yang dijalankan adalah untuk mencadangkan pembinaan loji
rawatan air kumbahan yang bam dimana ianya mengaplikasikan sistem Activated
Sludge Process bagi menggantikan sistem kolam pengoksidaan Hasil daripada kajian
ini sebuah loji rawatan air kumbahan kecil akan dibina dan ianya menggunakan kaedah
Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Process bagi merawat air kumbahan dengan lebih gt
cekap dan berkesan Rekabentuk kajian iill akan menggunakan peri sian komputer iaitu
CAPDET ( Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater
Treatment) dimana perisian ini mampu untuk mengganggar kos pembinaan serta dapat
menentukan saiz loji rawatan air kumbahan
vii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTERl I N 1~R0 I) lJCl~ I ()N
Almost every country in the world is facing environmental crisis The use of
natural resources without limit development and technology policy which given more
priority to the profit making the weak of environmental law regarding pollution control
and non-strictly government body in generate law which already establish are the factor
contributing to this disaster Pollution can be defined as any direct or non-direct changes
to physical chemical and biological properties of environmental which hazardous the
health and the safety of living things
Nowadays among the problems which keep arise in discussion everywhere are
water pollution because water is one of important elements to human beings and other
ecosystem and about 70 of earth area are covered by water [Ayop Muhamad Amin
(1995)] Water pollution can be at the sea river lakes and also UNIMAS ponds which
already identified been polluted as in Appendix E
11 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The study evaluates the wastewater generated by the UNlMAS staff and students
UNrMAS has a population of about 3000 peoples and generates approximately 025
Million gallon of wastewater per day as illustrated in Table IIA proposed wastewater
collection system using Gravity Flow Method is shown in figure 11 [Khairuddin Long
(1999)] This study propose an alternative wastewater treatment system in replacement
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
the current wastewater treatment process by Oxidation Ponds deemed as insufficient to
meet the current wastewater quality The research is to study and introduce other
alternative of wastewater treatment process The proposed wastewater treatment system
is an Activated Sludge Process The planning and design of new wastewater treatment
system will be aided with computer software CAPDET
col 1 col 2 col 3 col 4 coIS col 6 col 7 col 8 cola 00110 col11 col 12 col 13 INSTITUTIONAL COMMERCIAL
Line toca~Pn Sub-area Area Avg Flow Com Ava I Pkina ComPetk Ava Flow ComAvafIPeak FIG Com From 10 hi m11d m~1d Factor m31d mild FmJd
l M1 M2 A~ 13 ~F 6381 4 25524r-7 M2 M3 ~ 154 _ 11511 J~ 48044 r---shy 3 U3 M4 A3 07 2191 13702 4 ~08f------I--- -MS ~
06 -ltC --shy shy4 M4 AoI
-~
135 15052 4 60200 j
I ~-i -shyr---- MS ---= ~-~t 112325 Mil AS laquo 1 2808 JMl ~-
6 M6 I Mmiddot(-rAs-r-O08 2258 2258 18 4(]$4 7 M7 M8 P7 06 11442 137 lSI 2468 - -
a MS M9 AS 5 392 5708 -4 __J~824 10 bullbull110 M11 M
~- 025 168 7386 4 29544
9 U9 M10 -O 081 7386 4 29544
Table 1IComputation table for total design flow [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
2
middot P
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CAPDET is a wastewater software technology and is stand for Computer Assisted
Procedure for Design and Evaluation oWastewater Treatment System The development
of the CAPDET program is prepared by us Anny Engineering Waterways Experiment
Station Vicksburg Mississippi and it is prepared for Environmental Protection Agency
Washington DC by Dr Marion W Corey and James W Epps both from Mississippi
State University
To proposed new wastewater treatment plant
N
Commercial 1ll=-4Wgt
4
19 Institutional
A10 Residential
A7 Commercial
AS Institutional
A4 Institutional
P3 InslHutional
M1-M10
~ SewerUne
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
The software will provide guidance for the selection of wastewater treatment
processes and systems and criteria for the design of wastewater treatment facilities The
CAPDET will evaluate the possible train which match the desired effiuent and it will
estimate the total cost to construct the new wastewater treatment plant
12 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The objectives of this study are
a) to proposed and to design new wastewater treatment system that is Activated
Sludge Process
b) to choose the best treatment scheme which will give the most desired effiuent and
cost effectiveness
13 SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study focuses on an alternative wastewater treatment systems
for the current wastewater treatment system that is Oxidation Pond which is the current
method in treating wastewater in temporary UNIMAS campus The study evaluates the
cost-effectiveness of the better wastewater treatment system that is Activated Sludge
Process In this study the design of activated sludge process employs the assistance of
environmental engineering software CAPDET as main tool in design The design study
is based on the information especially the amount and characteristics of wastewater
generated [Khairuddin b Long 1999] in addition to laboratory analysis for physical
chemical and biological characteristics wastewater
4
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
14 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Water quality parameters relating to the discharges are dissolved oxygen (DO)
suspended solids bacteria nutrients pH and toxic chemicals including volatile organic
acidlbase neutrals metals and pesticides
Dissolved oxygen is very important to aquatic life because detrimental effects can
occur when DO levels drop below 4 to mgIL depending on the species Suspended solids
affect water column turbidity and ultimately settle to the bottom leading to possible
benthic enrichment toxicity and sediment oxygen demand Coliform bacteria are used
as an indicator of other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin and such provide a measure
of the safety of the water for recreational and other uses Nutrients can lead to
euthrophication and DO depletion The acidity of waters measured by pits pH affects
the chemical and ecological balance of ambient waters Toxic chemicals include a range
of compounds that at different concentrations have detrimental effects on aquatic life
and characterized as acute if they occur after a short exposure (on the order of a few
hours) to the toxic constituent or as chronic if effects require a longer term exposure
5
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
6
bull
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
9
p
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
P it
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
-----------------_____ bull _pii
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
INDEX OF TABLES
Table 11 Computation table for total design flow 2
Table 51 Summary of Cost 43
I
-------~--
ABSTRACT
This dissertation describes the design of an alternative wastewater treatment system by
Activated Sludge Process and subsequently recommends the suitable treatment schemes
which will minimize the overall impact on the environment and by the same token
minimize the cost of the selected solution
The existing campus main sources of wastewater are generated from
i)
ii)
iii)
Commercial such as food court and cafeteria
Institutional such as administrative offices and student dormitories and
Residential such as staff and lecturer quarters
The current method to treat the wastewater generated by UNIMAS is by
Oxidation pond which is ineffective and insufficient to meet the current wastewater
quality In this thesis the study is to propose a new wastewater treatment plant that is
Activated sludge process in replacement of oxidation ponds In this thesis small
wastewater treatment plants will be built and the plants will employ Extended Aeration
Activated sludge Process to treat the wastewater more effectively as compare to oxidation
ponds The design study will be aided by environmental engineering software CAPDET
(Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment
System) which is capable of estimating the cost of construction and the size of
wastewater treatment plants
vi
ABSTRAK
Tesis iill memperihalkan kajian rekabentuk sistem rawatan air kumbahan pilihan iaitu
Activated Sludge Process serta mencadangkan skim ataupun aliran rawatan yang
sesuai dimana ianya mampu mengurangkan impak ke atas alam persekitaran serta
meminima kos bagi pilihan penyelesaian tersebut
Punca air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh kampus UNIMAS sementara iill adalah datang
daripada
a) Komersial seperti medan makan serta kafeteria
b) Institusi seperti pejabat pentadbiran dan asrama pelajar serta
c) Kediaman seperti kuaters pensyarah dan staf UNIMAS
Sistem yang sedia ada untuk merawat air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh UNIMAS
adalah sistem kolam pengoksidaan Sistem iill didapati tidak lagi berkesan serta tidak
lagi bersesuaian dengan kualiti air kumbahan pada masa kini Oleh yang demikian di
dalam tesis ini kajian yang dijalankan adalah untuk mencadangkan pembinaan loji
rawatan air kumbahan yang bam dimana ianya mengaplikasikan sistem Activated
Sludge Process bagi menggantikan sistem kolam pengoksidaan Hasil daripada kajian
ini sebuah loji rawatan air kumbahan kecil akan dibina dan ianya menggunakan kaedah
Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Process bagi merawat air kumbahan dengan lebih gt
cekap dan berkesan Rekabentuk kajian iill akan menggunakan peri sian komputer iaitu
CAPDET ( Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater
Treatment) dimana perisian ini mampu untuk mengganggar kos pembinaan serta dapat
menentukan saiz loji rawatan air kumbahan
vii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTERl I N 1~R0 I) lJCl~ I ()N
Almost every country in the world is facing environmental crisis The use of
natural resources without limit development and technology policy which given more
priority to the profit making the weak of environmental law regarding pollution control
and non-strictly government body in generate law which already establish are the factor
contributing to this disaster Pollution can be defined as any direct or non-direct changes
to physical chemical and biological properties of environmental which hazardous the
health and the safety of living things
Nowadays among the problems which keep arise in discussion everywhere are
water pollution because water is one of important elements to human beings and other
ecosystem and about 70 of earth area are covered by water [Ayop Muhamad Amin
(1995)] Water pollution can be at the sea river lakes and also UNIMAS ponds which
already identified been polluted as in Appendix E
11 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The study evaluates the wastewater generated by the UNlMAS staff and students
UNrMAS has a population of about 3000 peoples and generates approximately 025
Million gallon of wastewater per day as illustrated in Table IIA proposed wastewater
collection system using Gravity Flow Method is shown in figure 11 [Khairuddin Long
(1999)] This study propose an alternative wastewater treatment system in replacement
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
the current wastewater treatment process by Oxidation Ponds deemed as insufficient to
meet the current wastewater quality The research is to study and introduce other
alternative of wastewater treatment process The proposed wastewater treatment system
is an Activated Sludge Process The planning and design of new wastewater treatment
system will be aided with computer software CAPDET
col 1 col 2 col 3 col 4 coIS col 6 col 7 col 8 cola 00110 col11 col 12 col 13 INSTITUTIONAL COMMERCIAL
Line toca~Pn Sub-area Area Avg Flow Com Ava I Pkina ComPetk Ava Flow ComAvafIPeak FIG Com From 10 hi m11d m~1d Factor m31d mild FmJd
l M1 M2 A~ 13 ~F 6381 4 25524r-7 M2 M3 ~ 154 _ 11511 J~ 48044 r---shy 3 U3 M4 A3 07 2191 13702 4 ~08f------I--- -MS ~
06 -ltC --shy shy4 M4 AoI
-~
135 15052 4 60200 j
I ~-i -shyr---- MS ---= ~-~t 112325 Mil AS laquo 1 2808 JMl ~-
6 M6 I Mmiddot(-rAs-r-O08 2258 2258 18 4(]$4 7 M7 M8 P7 06 11442 137 lSI 2468 - -
a MS M9 AS 5 392 5708 -4 __J~824 10 bullbull110 M11 M
~- 025 168 7386 4 29544
9 U9 M10 -O 081 7386 4 29544
Table 1IComputation table for total design flow [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
2
middot P
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CAPDET is a wastewater software technology and is stand for Computer Assisted
Procedure for Design and Evaluation oWastewater Treatment System The development
of the CAPDET program is prepared by us Anny Engineering Waterways Experiment
Station Vicksburg Mississippi and it is prepared for Environmental Protection Agency
Washington DC by Dr Marion W Corey and James W Epps both from Mississippi
State University
To proposed new wastewater treatment plant
N
Commercial 1ll=-4Wgt
4
19 Institutional
A10 Residential
A7 Commercial
AS Institutional
A4 Institutional
P3 InslHutional
M1-M10
~ SewerUne
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
The software will provide guidance for the selection of wastewater treatment
processes and systems and criteria for the design of wastewater treatment facilities The
CAPDET will evaluate the possible train which match the desired effiuent and it will
estimate the total cost to construct the new wastewater treatment plant
12 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The objectives of this study are
a) to proposed and to design new wastewater treatment system that is Activated
Sludge Process
b) to choose the best treatment scheme which will give the most desired effiuent and
cost effectiveness
13 SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study focuses on an alternative wastewater treatment systems
for the current wastewater treatment system that is Oxidation Pond which is the current
method in treating wastewater in temporary UNIMAS campus The study evaluates the
cost-effectiveness of the better wastewater treatment system that is Activated Sludge
Process In this study the design of activated sludge process employs the assistance of
environmental engineering software CAPDET as main tool in design The design study
is based on the information especially the amount and characteristics of wastewater
generated [Khairuddin b Long 1999] in addition to laboratory analysis for physical
chemical and biological characteristics wastewater
4
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
14 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Water quality parameters relating to the discharges are dissolved oxygen (DO)
suspended solids bacteria nutrients pH and toxic chemicals including volatile organic
acidlbase neutrals metals and pesticides
Dissolved oxygen is very important to aquatic life because detrimental effects can
occur when DO levels drop below 4 to mgIL depending on the species Suspended solids
affect water column turbidity and ultimately settle to the bottom leading to possible
benthic enrichment toxicity and sediment oxygen demand Coliform bacteria are used
as an indicator of other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin and such provide a measure
of the safety of the water for recreational and other uses Nutrients can lead to
euthrophication and DO depletion The acidity of waters measured by pits pH affects
the chemical and ecological balance of ambient waters Toxic chemicals include a range
of compounds that at different concentrations have detrimental effects on aquatic life
and characterized as acute if they occur after a short exposure (on the order of a few
hours) to the toxic constituent or as chronic if effects require a longer term exposure
5
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
6
bull
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
-----------------------~~~---p n
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
-----------------_____ bull _pii
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
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ABSTRACT
This dissertation describes the design of an alternative wastewater treatment system by
Activated Sludge Process and subsequently recommends the suitable treatment schemes
which will minimize the overall impact on the environment and by the same token
minimize the cost of the selected solution
The existing campus main sources of wastewater are generated from
i)
ii)
iii)
Commercial such as food court and cafeteria
Institutional such as administrative offices and student dormitories and
Residential such as staff and lecturer quarters
The current method to treat the wastewater generated by UNIMAS is by
Oxidation pond which is ineffective and insufficient to meet the current wastewater
quality In this thesis the study is to propose a new wastewater treatment plant that is
Activated sludge process in replacement of oxidation ponds In this thesis small
wastewater treatment plants will be built and the plants will employ Extended Aeration
Activated sludge Process to treat the wastewater more effectively as compare to oxidation
ponds The design study will be aided by environmental engineering software CAPDET
(Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment
System) which is capable of estimating the cost of construction and the size of
wastewater treatment plants
vi
ABSTRAK
Tesis iill memperihalkan kajian rekabentuk sistem rawatan air kumbahan pilihan iaitu
Activated Sludge Process serta mencadangkan skim ataupun aliran rawatan yang
sesuai dimana ianya mampu mengurangkan impak ke atas alam persekitaran serta
meminima kos bagi pilihan penyelesaian tersebut
Punca air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh kampus UNIMAS sementara iill adalah datang
daripada
a) Komersial seperti medan makan serta kafeteria
b) Institusi seperti pejabat pentadbiran dan asrama pelajar serta
c) Kediaman seperti kuaters pensyarah dan staf UNIMAS
Sistem yang sedia ada untuk merawat air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh UNIMAS
adalah sistem kolam pengoksidaan Sistem iill didapati tidak lagi berkesan serta tidak
lagi bersesuaian dengan kualiti air kumbahan pada masa kini Oleh yang demikian di
dalam tesis ini kajian yang dijalankan adalah untuk mencadangkan pembinaan loji
rawatan air kumbahan yang bam dimana ianya mengaplikasikan sistem Activated
Sludge Process bagi menggantikan sistem kolam pengoksidaan Hasil daripada kajian
ini sebuah loji rawatan air kumbahan kecil akan dibina dan ianya menggunakan kaedah
Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Process bagi merawat air kumbahan dengan lebih gt
cekap dan berkesan Rekabentuk kajian iill akan menggunakan peri sian komputer iaitu
CAPDET ( Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater
Treatment) dimana perisian ini mampu untuk mengganggar kos pembinaan serta dapat
menentukan saiz loji rawatan air kumbahan
vii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTERl I N 1~R0 I) lJCl~ I ()N
Almost every country in the world is facing environmental crisis The use of
natural resources without limit development and technology policy which given more
priority to the profit making the weak of environmental law regarding pollution control
and non-strictly government body in generate law which already establish are the factor
contributing to this disaster Pollution can be defined as any direct or non-direct changes
to physical chemical and biological properties of environmental which hazardous the
health and the safety of living things
Nowadays among the problems which keep arise in discussion everywhere are
water pollution because water is one of important elements to human beings and other
ecosystem and about 70 of earth area are covered by water [Ayop Muhamad Amin
(1995)] Water pollution can be at the sea river lakes and also UNIMAS ponds which
already identified been polluted as in Appendix E
11 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The study evaluates the wastewater generated by the UNlMAS staff and students
UNrMAS has a population of about 3000 peoples and generates approximately 025
Million gallon of wastewater per day as illustrated in Table IIA proposed wastewater
collection system using Gravity Flow Method is shown in figure 11 [Khairuddin Long
(1999)] This study propose an alternative wastewater treatment system in replacement
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
the current wastewater treatment process by Oxidation Ponds deemed as insufficient to
meet the current wastewater quality The research is to study and introduce other
alternative of wastewater treatment process The proposed wastewater treatment system
is an Activated Sludge Process The planning and design of new wastewater treatment
system will be aided with computer software CAPDET
col 1 col 2 col 3 col 4 coIS col 6 col 7 col 8 cola 00110 col11 col 12 col 13 INSTITUTIONAL COMMERCIAL
Line toca~Pn Sub-area Area Avg Flow Com Ava I Pkina ComPetk Ava Flow ComAvafIPeak FIG Com From 10 hi m11d m~1d Factor m31d mild FmJd
l M1 M2 A~ 13 ~F 6381 4 25524r-7 M2 M3 ~ 154 _ 11511 J~ 48044 r---shy 3 U3 M4 A3 07 2191 13702 4 ~08f------I--- -MS ~
06 -ltC --shy shy4 M4 AoI
-~
135 15052 4 60200 j
I ~-i -shyr---- MS ---= ~-~t 112325 Mil AS laquo 1 2808 JMl ~-
6 M6 I Mmiddot(-rAs-r-O08 2258 2258 18 4(]$4 7 M7 M8 P7 06 11442 137 lSI 2468 - -
a MS M9 AS 5 392 5708 -4 __J~824 10 bullbull110 M11 M
~- 025 168 7386 4 29544
9 U9 M10 -O 081 7386 4 29544
Table 1IComputation table for total design flow [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
2
middot P
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CAPDET is a wastewater software technology and is stand for Computer Assisted
Procedure for Design and Evaluation oWastewater Treatment System The development
of the CAPDET program is prepared by us Anny Engineering Waterways Experiment
Station Vicksburg Mississippi and it is prepared for Environmental Protection Agency
Washington DC by Dr Marion W Corey and James W Epps both from Mississippi
State University
To proposed new wastewater treatment plant
N
Commercial 1ll=-4Wgt
4
19 Institutional
A10 Residential
A7 Commercial
AS Institutional
A4 Institutional
P3 InslHutional
M1-M10
~ SewerUne
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
The software will provide guidance for the selection of wastewater treatment
processes and systems and criteria for the design of wastewater treatment facilities The
CAPDET will evaluate the possible train which match the desired effiuent and it will
estimate the total cost to construct the new wastewater treatment plant
12 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The objectives of this study are
a) to proposed and to design new wastewater treatment system that is Activated
Sludge Process
b) to choose the best treatment scheme which will give the most desired effiuent and
cost effectiveness
13 SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study focuses on an alternative wastewater treatment systems
for the current wastewater treatment system that is Oxidation Pond which is the current
method in treating wastewater in temporary UNIMAS campus The study evaluates the
cost-effectiveness of the better wastewater treatment system that is Activated Sludge
Process In this study the design of activated sludge process employs the assistance of
environmental engineering software CAPDET as main tool in design The design study
is based on the information especially the amount and characteristics of wastewater
generated [Khairuddin b Long 1999] in addition to laboratory analysis for physical
chemical and biological characteristics wastewater
4
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
14 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Water quality parameters relating to the discharges are dissolved oxygen (DO)
suspended solids bacteria nutrients pH and toxic chemicals including volatile organic
acidlbase neutrals metals and pesticides
Dissolved oxygen is very important to aquatic life because detrimental effects can
occur when DO levels drop below 4 to mgIL depending on the species Suspended solids
affect water column turbidity and ultimately settle to the bottom leading to possible
benthic enrichment toxicity and sediment oxygen demand Coliform bacteria are used
as an indicator of other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin and such provide a measure
of the safety of the water for recreational and other uses Nutrients can lead to
euthrophication and DO depletion The acidity of waters measured by pits pH affects
the chemical and ecological balance of ambient waters Toxic chemicals include a range
of compounds that at different concentrations have detrimental effects on aquatic life
and characterized as acute if they occur after a short exposure (on the order of a few
hours) to the toxic constituent or as chronic if effects require a longer term exposure
5
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
6
bull
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
9
p
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
-----------------------~~~---p n
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
P it
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
-----------------_____ bull _pii
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
ABSTRAK
Tesis iill memperihalkan kajian rekabentuk sistem rawatan air kumbahan pilihan iaitu
Activated Sludge Process serta mencadangkan skim ataupun aliran rawatan yang
sesuai dimana ianya mampu mengurangkan impak ke atas alam persekitaran serta
meminima kos bagi pilihan penyelesaian tersebut
Punca air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh kampus UNIMAS sementara iill adalah datang
daripada
a) Komersial seperti medan makan serta kafeteria
b) Institusi seperti pejabat pentadbiran dan asrama pelajar serta
c) Kediaman seperti kuaters pensyarah dan staf UNIMAS
Sistem yang sedia ada untuk merawat air kumbahan yang dijanakan oleh UNIMAS
adalah sistem kolam pengoksidaan Sistem iill didapati tidak lagi berkesan serta tidak
lagi bersesuaian dengan kualiti air kumbahan pada masa kini Oleh yang demikian di
dalam tesis ini kajian yang dijalankan adalah untuk mencadangkan pembinaan loji
rawatan air kumbahan yang bam dimana ianya mengaplikasikan sistem Activated
Sludge Process bagi menggantikan sistem kolam pengoksidaan Hasil daripada kajian
ini sebuah loji rawatan air kumbahan kecil akan dibina dan ianya menggunakan kaedah
Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Process bagi merawat air kumbahan dengan lebih gt
cekap dan berkesan Rekabentuk kajian iill akan menggunakan peri sian komputer iaitu
CAPDET ( Computer Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater
Treatment) dimana perisian ini mampu untuk mengganggar kos pembinaan serta dapat
menentukan saiz loji rawatan air kumbahan
vii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTERl I N 1~R0 I) lJCl~ I ()N
Almost every country in the world is facing environmental crisis The use of
natural resources without limit development and technology policy which given more
priority to the profit making the weak of environmental law regarding pollution control
and non-strictly government body in generate law which already establish are the factor
contributing to this disaster Pollution can be defined as any direct or non-direct changes
to physical chemical and biological properties of environmental which hazardous the
health and the safety of living things
Nowadays among the problems which keep arise in discussion everywhere are
water pollution because water is one of important elements to human beings and other
ecosystem and about 70 of earth area are covered by water [Ayop Muhamad Amin
(1995)] Water pollution can be at the sea river lakes and also UNIMAS ponds which
already identified been polluted as in Appendix E
11 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The study evaluates the wastewater generated by the UNlMAS staff and students
UNrMAS has a population of about 3000 peoples and generates approximately 025
Million gallon of wastewater per day as illustrated in Table IIA proposed wastewater
collection system using Gravity Flow Method is shown in figure 11 [Khairuddin Long
(1999)] This study propose an alternative wastewater treatment system in replacement
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
the current wastewater treatment process by Oxidation Ponds deemed as insufficient to
meet the current wastewater quality The research is to study and introduce other
alternative of wastewater treatment process The proposed wastewater treatment system
is an Activated Sludge Process The planning and design of new wastewater treatment
system will be aided with computer software CAPDET
col 1 col 2 col 3 col 4 coIS col 6 col 7 col 8 cola 00110 col11 col 12 col 13 INSTITUTIONAL COMMERCIAL
Line toca~Pn Sub-area Area Avg Flow Com Ava I Pkina ComPetk Ava Flow ComAvafIPeak FIG Com From 10 hi m11d m~1d Factor m31d mild FmJd
l M1 M2 A~ 13 ~F 6381 4 25524r-7 M2 M3 ~ 154 _ 11511 J~ 48044 r---shy 3 U3 M4 A3 07 2191 13702 4 ~08f------I--- -MS ~
06 -ltC --shy shy4 M4 AoI
-~
135 15052 4 60200 j
I ~-i -shyr---- MS ---= ~-~t 112325 Mil AS laquo 1 2808 JMl ~-
6 M6 I Mmiddot(-rAs-r-O08 2258 2258 18 4(]$4 7 M7 M8 P7 06 11442 137 lSI 2468 - -
a MS M9 AS 5 392 5708 -4 __J~824 10 bullbull110 M11 M
~- 025 168 7386 4 29544
9 U9 M10 -O 081 7386 4 29544
Table 1IComputation table for total design flow [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
2
middot P
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CAPDET is a wastewater software technology and is stand for Computer Assisted
Procedure for Design and Evaluation oWastewater Treatment System The development
of the CAPDET program is prepared by us Anny Engineering Waterways Experiment
Station Vicksburg Mississippi and it is prepared for Environmental Protection Agency
Washington DC by Dr Marion W Corey and James W Epps both from Mississippi
State University
To proposed new wastewater treatment plant
N
Commercial 1ll=-4Wgt
4
19 Institutional
A10 Residential
A7 Commercial
AS Institutional
A4 Institutional
P3 InslHutional
M1-M10
~ SewerUne
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
The software will provide guidance for the selection of wastewater treatment
processes and systems and criteria for the design of wastewater treatment facilities The
CAPDET will evaluate the possible train which match the desired effiuent and it will
estimate the total cost to construct the new wastewater treatment plant
12 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The objectives of this study are
a) to proposed and to design new wastewater treatment system that is Activated
Sludge Process
b) to choose the best treatment scheme which will give the most desired effiuent and
cost effectiveness
13 SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study focuses on an alternative wastewater treatment systems
for the current wastewater treatment system that is Oxidation Pond which is the current
method in treating wastewater in temporary UNIMAS campus The study evaluates the
cost-effectiveness of the better wastewater treatment system that is Activated Sludge
Process In this study the design of activated sludge process employs the assistance of
environmental engineering software CAPDET as main tool in design The design study
is based on the information especially the amount and characteristics of wastewater
generated [Khairuddin b Long 1999] in addition to laboratory analysis for physical
chemical and biological characteristics wastewater
4
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
14 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Water quality parameters relating to the discharges are dissolved oxygen (DO)
suspended solids bacteria nutrients pH and toxic chemicals including volatile organic
acidlbase neutrals metals and pesticides
Dissolved oxygen is very important to aquatic life because detrimental effects can
occur when DO levels drop below 4 to mgIL depending on the species Suspended solids
affect water column turbidity and ultimately settle to the bottom leading to possible
benthic enrichment toxicity and sediment oxygen demand Coliform bacteria are used
as an indicator of other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin and such provide a measure
of the safety of the water for recreational and other uses Nutrients can lead to
euthrophication and DO depletion The acidity of waters measured by pits pH affects
the chemical and ecological balance of ambient waters Toxic chemicals include a range
of compounds that at different concentrations have detrimental effects on aquatic life
and characterized as acute if they occur after a short exposure (on the order of a few
hours) to the toxic constituent or as chronic if effects require a longer term exposure
5
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
6
bull
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
9
p
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
-----------------------~~~---p n
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
P it
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
-----------------_____ bull _pii
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTERl I N 1~R0 I) lJCl~ I ()N
Almost every country in the world is facing environmental crisis The use of
natural resources without limit development and technology policy which given more
priority to the profit making the weak of environmental law regarding pollution control
and non-strictly government body in generate law which already establish are the factor
contributing to this disaster Pollution can be defined as any direct or non-direct changes
to physical chemical and biological properties of environmental which hazardous the
health and the safety of living things
Nowadays among the problems which keep arise in discussion everywhere are
water pollution because water is one of important elements to human beings and other
ecosystem and about 70 of earth area are covered by water [Ayop Muhamad Amin
(1995)] Water pollution can be at the sea river lakes and also UNIMAS ponds which
already identified been polluted as in Appendix E
11 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The study evaluates the wastewater generated by the UNlMAS staff and students
UNrMAS has a population of about 3000 peoples and generates approximately 025
Million gallon of wastewater per day as illustrated in Table IIA proposed wastewater
collection system using Gravity Flow Method is shown in figure 11 [Khairuddin Long
(1999)] This study propose an alternative wastewater treatment system in replacement
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
the current wastewater treatment process by Oxidation Ponds deemed as insufficient to
meet the current wastewater quality The research is to study and introduce other
alternative of wastewater treatment process The proposed wastewater treatment system
is an Activated Sludge Process The planning and design of new wastewater treatment
system will be aided with computer software CAPDET
col 1 col 2 col 3 col 4 coIS col 6 col 7 col 8 cola 00110 col11 col 12 col 13 INSTITUTIONAL COMMERCIAL
Line toca~Pn Sub-area Area Avg Flow Com Ava I Pkina ComPetk Ava Flow ComAvafIPeak FIG Com From 10 hi m11d m~1d Factor m31d mild FmJd
l M1 M2 A~ 13 ~F 6381 4 25524r-7 M2 M3 ~ 154 _ 11511 J~ 48044 r---shy 3 U3 M4 A3 07 2191 13702 4 ~08f------I--- -MS ~
06 -ltC --shy shy4 M4 AoI
-~
135 15052 4 60200 j
I ~-i -shyr---- MS ---= ~-~t 112325 Mil AS laquo 1 2808 JMl ~-
6 M6 I Mmiddot(-rAs-r-O08 2258 2258 18 4(]$4 7 M7 M8 P7 06 11442 137 lSI 2468 - -
a MS M9 AS 5 392 5708 -4 __J~824 10 bullbull110 M11 M
~- 025 168 7386 4 29544
9 U9 M10 -O 081 7386 4 29544
Table 1IComputation table for total design flow [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
2
middot P
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CAPDET is a wastewater software technology and is stand for Computer Assisted
Procedure for Design and Evaluation oWastewater Treatment System The development
of the CAPDET program is prepared by us Anny Engineering Waterways Experiment
Station Vicksburg Mississippi and it is prepared for Environmental Protection Agency
Washington DC by Dr Marion W Corey and James W Epps both from Mississippi
State University
To proposed new wastewater treatment plant
N
Commercial 1ll=-4Wgt
4
19 Institutional
A10 Residential
A7 Commercial
AS Institutional
A4 Institutional
P3 InslHutional
M1-M10
~ SewerUne
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
The software will provide guidance for the selection of wastewater treatment
processes and systems and criteria for the design of wastewater treatment facilities The
CAPDET will evaluate the possible train which match the desired effiuent and it will
estimate the total cost to construct the new wastewater treatment plant
12 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The objectives of this study are
a) to proposed and to design new wastewater treatment system that is Activated
Sludge Process
b) to choose the best treatment scheme which will give the most desired effiuent and
cost effectiveness
13 SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study focuses on an alternative wastewater treatment systems
for the current wastewater treatment system that is Oxidation Pond which is the current
method in treating wastewater in temporary UNIMAS campus The study evaluates the
cost-effectiveness of the better wastewater treatment system that is Activated Sludge
Process In this study the design of activated sludge process employs the assistance of
environmental engineering software CAPDET as main tool in design The design study
is based on the information especially the amount and characteristics of wastewater
generated [Khairuddin b Long 1999] in addition to laboratory analysis for physical
chemical and biological characteristics wastewater
4
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
14 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Water quality parameters relating to the discharges are dissolved oxygen (DO)
suspended solids bacteria nutrients pH and toxic chemicals including volatile organic
acidlbase neutrals metals and pesticides
Dissolved oxygen is very important to aquatic life because detrimental effects can
occur when DO levels drop below 4 to mgIL depending on the species Suspended solids
affect water column turbidity and ultimately settle to the bottom leading to possible
benthic enrichment toxicity and sediment oxygen demand Coliform bacteria are used
as an indicator of other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin and such provide a measure
of the safety of the water for recreational and other uses Nutrients can lead to
euthrophication and DO depletion The acidity of waters measured by pits pH affects
the chemical and ecological balance of ambient waters Toxic chemicals include a range
of compounds that at different concentrations have detrimental effects on aquatic life
and characterized as acute if they occur after a short exposure (on the order of a few
hours) to the toxic constituent or as chronic if effects require a longer term exposure
5
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
6
bull
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
9
p
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
-----------------------~~~---p n
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
P it
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
-----------------_____ bull _pii
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
the current wastewater treatment process by Oxidation Ponds deemed as insufficient to
meet the current wastewater quality The research is to study and introduce other
alternative of wastewater treatment process The proposed wastewater treatment system
is an Activated Sludge Process The planning and design of new wastewater treatment
system will be aided with computer software CAPDET
col 1 col 2 col 3 col 4 coIS col 6 col 7 col 8 cola 00110 col11 col 12 col 13 INSTITUTIONAL COMMERCIAL
Line toca~Pn Sub-area Area Avg Flow Com Ava I Pkina ComPetk Ava Flow ComAvafIPeak FIG Com From 10 hi m11d m~1d Factor m31d mild FmJd
l M1 M2 A~ 13 ~F 6381 4 25524r-7 M2 M3 ~ 154 _ 11511 J~ 48044 r---shy 3 U3 M4 A3 07 2191 13702 4 ~08f------I--- -MS ~
06 -ltC --shy shy4 M4 AoI
-~
135 15052 4 60200 j
I ~-i -shyr---- MS ---= ~-~t 112325 Mil AS laquo 1 2808 JMl ~-
6 M6 I Mmiddot(-rAs-r-O08 2258 2258 18 4(]$4 7 M7 M8 P7 06 11442 137 lSI 2468 - -
a MS M9 AS 5 392 5708 -4 __J~824 10 bullbull110 M11 M
~- 025 168 7386 4 29544
9 U9 M10 -O 081 7386 4 29544
Table 1IComputation table for total design flow [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
2
middot P
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CAPDET is a wastewater software technology and is stand for Computer Assisted
Procedure for Design and Evaluation oWastewater Treatment System The development
of the CAPDET program is prepared by us Anny Engineering Waterways Experiment
Station Vicksburg Mississippi and it is prepared for Environmental Protection Agency
Washington DC by Dr Marion W Corey and James W Epps both from Mississippi
State University
To proposed new wastewater treatment plant
N
Commercial 1ll=-4Wgt
4
19 Institutional
A10 Residential
A7 Commercial
AS Institutional
A4 Institutional
P3 InslHutional
M1-M10
~ SewerUne
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
The software will provide guidance for the selection of wastewater treatment
processes and systems and criteria for the design of wastewater treatment facilities The
CAPDET will evaluate the possible train which match the desired effiuent and it will
estimate the total cost to construct the new wastewater treatment plant
12 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The objectives of this study are
a) to proposed and to design new wastewater treatment system that is Activated
Sludge Process
b) to choose the best treatment scheme which will give the most desired effiuent and
cost effectiveness
13 SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study focuses on an alternative wastewater treatment systems
for the current wastewater treatment system that is Oxidation Pond which is the current
method in treating wastewater in temporary UNIMAS campus The study evaluates the
cost-effectiveness of the better wastewater treatment system that is Activated Sludge
Process In this study the design of activated sludge process employs the assistance of
environmental engineering software CAPDET as main tool in design The design study
is based on the information especially the amount and characteristics of wastewater
generated [Khairuddin b Long 1999] in addition to laboratory analysis for physical
chemical and biological characteristics wastewater
4
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
14 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Water quality parameters relating to the discharges are dissolved oxygen (DO)
suspended solids bacteria nutrients pH and toxic chemicals including volatile organic
acidlbase neutrals metals and pesticides
Dissolved oxygen is very important to aquatic life because detrimental effects can
occur when DO levels drop below 4 to mgIL depending on the species Suspended solids
affect water column turbidity and ultimately settle to the bottom leading to possible
benthic enrichment toxicity and sediment oxygen demand Coliform bacteria are used
as an indicator of other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin and such provide a measure
of the safety of the water for recreational and other uses Nutrients can lead to
euthrophication and DO depletion The acidity of waters measured by pits pH affects
the chemical and ecological balance of ambient waters Toxic chemicals include a range
of compounds that at different concentrations have detrimental effects on aquatic life
and characterized as acute if they occur after a short exposure (on the order of a few
hours) to the toxic constituent or as chronic if effects require a longer term exposure
5
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
6
bull
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
9
p
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
-----------------------~~~---p n
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
P it
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
-----------------_____ bull _pii
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
middot P
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CAPDET is a wastewater software technology and is stand for Computer Assisted
Procedure for Design and Evaluation oWastewater Treatment System The development
of the CAPDET program is prepared by us Anny Engineering Waterways Experiment
Station Vicksburg Mississippi and it is prepared for Environmental Protection Agency
Washington DC by Dr Marion W Corey and James W Epps both from Mississippi
State University
To proposed new wastewater treatment plant
N
Commercial 1ll=-4Wgt
4
19 Institutional
A10 Residential
A7 Commercial
AS Institutional
A4 Institutional
P3 InslHutional
M1-M10
~ SewerUne
Figure 11 Sewer Layout by Gravity flow method [Khairuddin b Long 1999]
3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
The software will provide guidance for the selection of wastewater treatment
processes and systems and criteria for the design of wastewater treatment facilities The
CAPDET will evaluate the possible train which match the desired effiuent and it will
estimate the total cost to construct the new wastewater treatment plant
12 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The objectives of this study are
a) to proposed and to design new wastewater treatment system that is Activated
Sludge Process
b) to choose the best treatment scheme which will give the most desired effiuent and
cost effectiveness
13 SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study focuses on an alternative wastewater treatment systems
for the current wastewater treatment system that is Oxidation Pond which is the current
method in treating wastewater in temporary UNIMAS campus The study evaluates the
cost-effectiveness of the better wastewater treatment system that is Activated Sludge
Process In this study the design of activated sludge process employs the assistance of
environmental engineering software CAPDET as main tool in design The design study
is based on the information especially the amount and characteristics of wastewater
generated [Khairuddin b Long 1999] in addition to laboratory analysis for physical
chemical and biological characteristics wastewater
4
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
14 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Water quality parameters relating to the discharges are dissolved oxygen (DO)
suspended solids bacteria nutrients pH and toxic chemicals including volatile organic
acidlbase neutrals metals and pesticides
Dissolved oxygen is very important to aquatic life because detrimental effects can
occur when DO levels drop below 4 to mgIL depending on the species Suspended solids
affect water column turbidity and ultimately settle to the bottom leading to possible
benthic enrichment toxicity and sediment oxygen demand Coliform bacteria are used
as an indicator of other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin and such provide a measure
of the safety of the water for recreational and other uses Nutrients can lead to
euthrophication and DO depletion The acidity of waters measured by pits pH affects
the chemical and ecological balance of ambient waters Toxic chemicals include a range
of compounds that at different concentrations have detrimental effects on aquatic life
and characterized as acute if they occur after a short exposure (on the order of a few
hours) to the toxic constituent or as chronic if effects require a longer term exposure
5
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
6
bull
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
9
p
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
-----------------------~~~---p n
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
P it
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
-----------------_____ bull _pii
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
The software will provide guidance for the selection of wastewater treatment
processes and systems and criteria for the design of wastewater treatment facilities The
CAPDET will evaluate the possible train which match the desired effiuent and it will
estimate the total cost to construct the new wastewater treatment plant
12 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The objectives of this study are
a) to proposed and to design new wastewater treatment system that is Activated
Sludge Process
b) to choose the best treatment scheme which will give the most desired effiuent and
cost effectiveness
13 SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study focuses on an alternative wastewater treatment systems
for the current wastewater treatment system that is Oxidation Pond which is the current
method in treating wastewater in temporary UNIMAS campus The study evaluates the
cost-effectiveness of the better wastewater treatment system that is Activated Sludge
Process In this study the design of activated sludge process employs the assistance of
environmental engineering software CAPDET as main tool in design The design study
is based on the information especially the amount and characteristics of wastewater
generated [Khairuddin b Long 1999] in addition to laboratory analysis for physical
chemical and biological characteristics wastewater
4
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
14 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Water quality parameters relating to the discharges are dissolved oxygen (DO)
suspended solids bacteria nutrients pH and toxic chemicals including volatile organic
acidlbase neutrals metals and pesticides
Dissolved oxygen is very important to aquatic life because detrimental effects can
occur when DO levels drop below 4 to mgIL depending on the species Suspended solids
affect water column turbidity and ultimately settle to the bottom leading to possible
benthic enrichment toxicity and sediment oxygen demand Coliform bacteria are used
as an indicator of other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin and such provide a measure
of the safety of the water for recreational and other uses Nutrients can lead to
euthrophication and DO depletion The acidity of waters measured by pits pH affects
the chemical and ecological balance of ambient waters Toxic chemicals include a range
of compounds that at different concentrations have detrimental effects on aquatic life
and characterized as acute if they occur after a short exposure (on the order of a few
hours) to the toxic constituent or as chronic if effects require a longer term exposure
5
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
6
bull
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
9
p
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
P it
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
-----------------_____ bull _pii
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
14 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Water quality parameters relating to the discharges are dissolved oxygen (DO)
suspended solids bacteria nutrients pH and toxic chemicals including volatile organic
acidlbase neutrals metals and pesticides
Dissolved oxygen is very important to aquatic life because detrimental effects can
occur when DO levels drop below 4 to mgIL depending on the species Suspended solids
affect water column turbidity and ultimately settle to the bottom leading to possible
benthic enrichment toxicity and sediment oxygen demand Coliform bacteria are used
as an indicator of other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin and such provide a measure
of the safety of the water for recreational and other uses Nutrients can lead to
euthrophication and DO depletion The acidity of waters measured by pits pH affects
the chemical and ecological balance of ambient waters Toxic chemicals include a range
of compounds that at different concentrations have detrimental effects on aquatic life
and characterized as acute if they occur after a short exposure (on the order of a few
hours) to the toxic constituent or as chronic if effects require a longer term exposure
5
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
6
bull
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
9
p
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
-----------------------~~~---p n
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
P it
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
-----------------_____ bull _pii
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 LITERAllTRE RElIEW
Selection of a suitable treatment process depends on the nature of the wastewater
and the quality of the effiuent desired according to Paul N CheremisinojJ (1994)
Hazardous components of the wastewater may be either separated or converted to nonshy
hazardous form in order to permit the disposal for the wastewater effiuent Conversion
process can be done in one step or several in series The ultimate goal of wastewater
treatment is the protection of the environment in a manner commensurate with the public
health economic social and political concern according to Metcalf and Eddy Inc
(1991)
21 DEFINITION OF WASTEWATER
Both individual and industry produced liquid and solid wastes The liquid waste
or wastewater is the water supply that has been used Metcalf and Eddy Inc (1991)
found that from standpoint of sources of generation wastewater may be defines as a
combination of the liquid-or water-carried wastes removed from the residences
institutions and commercial and industrial establishments together with such
groundwater surface water and storm water as may be present It typically constitutes a
combination of flows from the kitchen bathroom laundry toilet laboratories food court
and restaurant Commercial and institutional contributes a domestic wastewater
component to sewer system resulting from human sanitary activity
6
bull
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
9
p
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
-----------------------~~~---p n
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
-----------------_____ bull _pii
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
bull
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
22 DEFINITION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Jerry J Ganczarczyk (983) stated that the activated sludge process is a
continuous or semi continuous (fill and draw) aerobic method for biological wastewater
treatment including carbonaceous oxidation and nitrification This process is based on
the aeration of wastewater with flocculating biological growth followed by separation of
the treated wastewater from this growth Part of this growth is then wasted and the
remainder is returned to the system General process of activated sludge process can be
found in Appendix D
23 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of treatment wastewater is in response to the concern for the public
health and the adverse conditions caused by the discharge of wastewater to the
environment In general treatment objectives were concerned with
i) the removal of suspended and floatable material
ii) the treatment of biodegradable organisms and
iii) elimination ofpathogenic organisms
24 CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT UNIMAS
In UNIMAS current method to treat the wastewater is by using stabilization
ponds Stabilization ponds or oxidation ponds are a straight forward method of f~
treatment These ponds rely on the activity of microorganisms in a large body of water
about 1 m deep Particular use is made of microscopic plants The organic matter is
firstly consume by aerobic bacteria and oxygen is supplied from both the atmosphere and
7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
9
p
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
-----------------------~~~---p n
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
P it
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
-----------------_____ bull _pii
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
plants during the day The effluent can be quite low in organic matter but bacteria and
parasite eggs remain a problem
25 DISADVANTAGES OF STABILIZATION POND
As mentioned earlier one of disadvantages of process are even though the
effluent coming and from stabilization have low in organic matter but the bacteria and
parasite eggs are still left in the effluent This could cause public health hazard if the
effluent is returned to the river (receiving body) Therefore this process is not capable of
removing pathogenic organisms Hence the objective number (iii) is not satisfied
Eutrophication is among the problems when oxidation pond is used as a method
of treatment of wastewater Eutrophications is the process whereby lakes or pond
become enriched with nutrients that make the water undesirable for human use both for
water supplies and recreation Eutropic lakes are nutrient rich Plant growth in the
forms of microscopic algae and rooted aquatic weeds produces a water quality
undesirable for body-contact recreation activity such as swimming and canoe according
to Mark J Hammer (1986) Thus the objectives number (i) and (ii) are not
satisfactory Although the effluent is low in soluble BOD5 it is high in total suspended
solids and total BOD5_ High values of total suspended solids and total BOD5 are
attributed to algae growth Thus the major advantages of using this treatment are large
area required odor insect problems groundwater contamination and poor effluent
quality
8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
9
p
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
-----------------------~~~---p n
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
P it
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
-----------------_____ bull _pii
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
251 EFFECT OF EUTROPHICATION
The process of eutrophication is directly related to the aquatic food chain (Figure
2-1 ) Algae use carbon dioxide inorganic nitrogen orthophosphate and trace nutrients
for growth and reproduction These plant serve as food for microscopic animals
(zooplankton) Small fishes feed on zooplankton and large fishes consume small ones
Productivity of the aquatic food chain is keyed to the availability of nitrogen and
phosphorus often in short supply in natural waters The amount of plant growth and
normal balance of the food chain are controlled by the limitation of plant nutrients
-------~~-
Excess ni1togen and phosphorm
Unbatanced food chain
8looms ot hlue~qr
0 1 -
Zooplankton
~
Weed choked
shOflHnes
~ ~ 0
l l l Pea soup Reltluced Odorlt appearance dioso)vd from of wate1 oVgen dlClY
Figure 21 The aquatic food chain unbalanced by eutrophication compared with normal
succession [Mark J Hammer 1986]
9
p
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
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bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
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When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
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consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
p
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Abundant nutrients unbalance the nonnal succession and promote blooms of blue-green
algae that are not easily utilized as food by zooplankton
Thus the water becomes turbid and under extreme condition takes on the
appearance of pea soup Floating masses of algae are windblown to the shore where
they decompose producing malodors Decaying algae also settle to the bottom reducing
dissolved oxygen Shorelines and shallow bays become weed-choked with the prolific
growth of rooted aquatics
26 WATER QUALITY ECTNAMENT
Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar Sekeliling 1974 stated that Larangan melepaskan
minyak atau campuran berminyak dan larangan melepaskan buangan ke dalam perairan
Malaysia meaning It is forbidden to dispose any oil or mixed liquid oil and forbidden
diposing into Malaysian water Inspite of Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 Akta Zon
Economi Ekskusif 1984 also stated the penalti of disposing any hazardous material into
Eclusive Economic Zone
27 WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can be divide into 5 classifications that class I IIA lIB III and
IV This classification is based on Water Quality Index WQI
bull Class I natural clean water which have non-disturbed purity
bull Class IIA clean water which disallowed any recreational activity that can pollute the
water
bull Class lIB clean water which allow recreational activity
10
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
P it
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
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p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
bull Class III is a river lake or pond water that content aquatic life and the water can be
use as drinking water for animal
bull Class IV polluted water which is not suitable for both human and poultry uses but
can be used for plant since water in this class contain nutrient or fertilizer which is
required for plant growth
28 SIZE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Size of treatment plant required depends on the average amount of wastewater
flow As shown in Table 11 the average wastewater flow from UNIMAS temporary
campus is 025 MGD (950 m3d) According to CAPDET manual reference small
wastewater treatment plant should be employed Small size wastewater treatment plants
usually a design for small communities Commercially available prefabricated treatment
plants known as package plants are often used for the treatment of wastewater for
individual properties or small communities Small wastewater treatment plants
commonly for wastewater flow in the range from 0001 to 025 MGD (38 to 950 m3d)
according to Metcalfand Eddy Inc (1991)
29 TYPES OF PACKAGE PLANT
The most common types ofpackage plants are
i) extended aeration
ii) contact stabilization
iii) sequencing batch reactors
iv) rotating biological contactor and
II
P it
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
v) physicalchemical
In this thesis the type of package plants recommended in design is extended aeration
activated sludge process since it is an inexpensive treatment system to meet the needs of
small communities
210 EXTENDED AERATION PACKAGE PLANTS
A typical example of commercially available extended aeration package plants is
shown in Appendix F and Appendix G In general as shown in appendix F primary
clarification is not employed in extended aeration package plants To avoid the
accumulative of solids the aeration system should provide agitation to keep the solids in
suspension To ensure optimum performance under field conditions it is recommended
that the maximum organic loading expressed in terms of food to microorganism ratio
(FlM) be in the range 0005 to 015 lb BOD51b ML VSSd
Another critical area of concern is the design of the secondary settling tank and
related facilities Again because of uncertainties of field operation it is recommended
that the overflow rate at the design peak hourly flow rate be limited to 600 to 800 galft2d
(24 to 32 m 3lm2d) Although air lifted pumps have been used for returning waste sludge
they are undesirable in this application because the rate of return cannot be adjusted
easily or reliably The secondary settling tank should also be equipped with scum
collection facilities and an effective system for the removal of the accumulated scum
12
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 METI1()D()L()(
31 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
First step in designing the wastewater treatment plant is to find the characteristics
ofwastewater Wastewater characterization studies are conducted to detennine
i) Physical characteristics
ii) Chemical characteristics and
iii) Biological characteristics
and the concentration of constituents in the wastewater Description of characteristic of
wastewater is listed in Appendix B and Appendix C The laboratory result can be found
in Appendix A
32 WASTEWATER FLOW
The second step in designing the wastewater treatment plants is to obtain the
average flow of wastewater produced by UNlMAS Average wastewater flow is
obtained from previous thesis by Khairuddin bin Long as illustrated in table 11
33 INTRODUCTION TO CAPDET
The method of design of activated sludge process is by computer software
CAPDET This computer based design procedure can be used to select viable process
trains to meet a given effluent criteria and rank the selected trains according to user
specified criterion (eg annual cost operation and maintenance cost etc)
13
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
_
p ---_ _----------- shy
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
When a treatment scheme is analyzed the influent waste stream is processed
sequentially by each unit process on the liquid line The treatment processes use the
effluent of the previous process for their influent Those processes producing sludge
automatically output the sludge into one of three sludge lines (primary secondary or
chemical) These sludges may be processed separately or they may be mixed together
The sequence of analysis for the processing of a waste stream involves analyzing
all ofthe liquid processes first then processing the secondary sludge line then processing
the chemical sludge line and finally processing the primary sludge line Once the
sequence is finished for a given process train the effiuent may be checked against preset
effluent criteria Those trains not meeting the desired effiuent specifications are
immediately discarded while those meeting the desired effiuent specifications are ranked
in order by least present worth
34 DEFINmONS
Unit Process A unit process is a single unique unit or a group of parallel units of the
same type Examples of unit processes are bar screen comminutors grit chamber
contact stabilization tanks and secondary clarifiers
Treatment Process A treatment process is a sequence of one or more unit processes
which are automatically linked together by CAPDET -pc For example the preliminary
treatment process consists of the unit processes bar screens grit chambers and
comminutors linked together in sequence The contact stabilization treatment process
14
-----------------_____ bull _pii
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15
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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
consists of the contact stabilization unit process and a secondary clarifier The filtmtion
treatment process consists or merely the filtration unit process
Block A block is a treatment process location The user of CAPDET-PC may specify
several alternative treatment processes for each treatment process location or block
Scheme A treatment scheme consists of all the liquid line blocks as well as the blocks
found in the secondary sludge line the chemical sludge line and the primary sludge line
Train A train is similar to a scheme except that each block contains only one treatment
process A scheme may define several possible trains CAPDET -PC will automatically
produce all trains specified in the treatment scheme by selecting all combinations of the
alternatives in the blocks
Two types of output may be obtained The first output lists the cost data for up to
the 100 most cost-effective trains The user may also specify which of these trains (or all
if he chooses) he desires to investigate further The second output gives detailed unit
process design information for all chosen trains Optionally this output may include the
quantities ofmaterials required for construction
15