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WATER TREATMENT
FACILITY PROPOSAL Ende, East Nusa Tengarra, Indonesia
ABSTRACT This report proposes the construction of a water
treatment facility in Ende using a horizontal flow
constructed wetlands system. EU Directives shall
be consulted due to unavailability of Indonesian
Directives relating to water treatment.
Gordon Best- Ende water treatment facility plan MEng Civil Engineering- CL420 Water Engineering
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Figure 1- Increasing Water Quality in Indonesia
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2 5 m g / l , a n d t o t a l s u s p e n d e d s o l i d s ( T S S ) s h o u l d b e n o m o r e t h a n 3 5 m g / l
a f t e r t r e a t m e n t . T h e q u a l i t y o f t h e t r e a t m e n t i s a n o b v i o u s c r i t e r i o n , s o
f a c t o r s s u c h a s t h e l e v e l o f t h e d i s s o l v e d o x y g e n , b a c t e r i a l l e v e l s ,
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b e c o n s i d e r e d w h e n i m p l e m e n t i n g t h i s d e s i g n s t r a t e g y .
T h e c i t y h a s e x t e n s i v e a r e a t o a c c o m m o d a t e t h e f a c i l i t y , w h e t h e r t h e
d e s i g n i s a c e n t r a l i s e d s y s t e m o r d e c e n t r a l i s e d i n s e v e r a l l o c a t i o n s . T h e
c u r r e n t s a n i t a t i o n s y s t e m s e e m s t o b e v e r y b a s i c , i n v o l v i n g r u d i m e n t a r y
h o m e - m a d e t o i l e t s , o r s i m p l y o p e n d e f e c a t i o n . O n l y 4 8 % o f t h e
p o p u l a t i o n o w n s a t o i l e t ( W H O ) . T h i s i s a m a j o r i n d i c a t o r o f t h e l e v e l o f
p o v e r t y i n t h e a r e a , i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e l a c k o f e d u c a t i o n a b o u t t h e
d a n g e r s o f i m p r o p e r s a n i t a t i o n a n d c o n t a m i n a t e d w a t e r . T h e l o c a l s o f t e n
n e e d t o m a k e t h e c h o i c e o f w h e t h e r h a v i n g a t o i l e t i s w o r t h t h e e x p e n s e ,
o r i f t h e m o n e y s h o u l d b e u s e d e l s e w h e r e .
I n o r d e r t o d e s i g n t h e f a c i l i t y t o t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h e c i t y , p o p u l a t i o n
e s t i m a t e s m u s t b e m a d e f o r t h e d e s i g n l i f e o f t h e f a c i l i t y . T h i s w i l l h e l p
t o d e c i d e w h a t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s a r e n e e d e d t o a c c o m m o d a t e w a t e r i n p u t ,
a n d t h e t y p e o f f a c i l i t y t o u s e .
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p e r y e a r o f 2 % ( I n d o n e s i a - 1 . 2 5 % ) . A t t h i s r a t e , E n d e w i l l d o u b l e i t s
p o p u l a t i o n b y 2 0 5 0 , l e a d i n g t o d i f f i c u l t i e s i f t h e w a t e r t r e a t m e n t f a c i l i t y
i s n o t d e s i g n e d t o c o p e w i t h t h i s p o p u l a t i o n s i z e . E n d e h a s a y o u n g
p o p u l a t i o n , w h e r e 3 9 % a r e u n d e r t h e a g e o f 1 5 ( 2 0 1 0 C e n s u s ) , i f l i f e
e x p e c t a n c y i n c r e a s e s d u e t o f u r t h e r e n h a n c e m e n t s i n t h e q u a l i t y o f l i f e ,
t h e n t h e p o p u l a t i o n c o u l d b e e v e n h i g h e r t h a n e x p e c t e d . I f t h i s s h a r p
r i s e o c c u r s , t h e r e m a y b e n e e d t o e x t e n d t h e f a c i l i t y , o r t o c o n s t r u c t a
n e w o n e t o t h e N o r t h o f t h e t o w n , w h e r e r e s i d e n t i a l d e v e l o p m e n t s l o o k
l i k e l y t o o c c u r .
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s i m i l a r i t i e s c a n b e m a d e w i t h a p r o j e c t c o m p l e t e d i n K o h P h i P h i ,
T h a i l a n d ( C O W I ) . L i k e E n d e , i s i t b a s e d o n a t r o p i c a l m o u n t a i n o u s i s l a n d
s t r u g g l i n g w i t h s o c i a l i s s u e s s u c h a s p o v e r t y a n d w a t e r s h o r t a g e s , w i t h
b o t h c i t i e s r e q u i r i n g f a c i l i t i e s f o r p o p u l a t i o n s w i t h v e r y b a s i c s a n i t a t i o n
f a c i l i t i e s .
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t h e e x i s t i n g K o P h i P h i f a c i l i t y . T h e s o c i a l a c c e p t a n c e t o t h e p r o j e c t m a y
n o t b e a s w e l c o m i n g , o r t h e c o n d i t i o n s o f t h e i s l a n d m a y n o t p e r m i t i t .
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g e o g r a p h i c a l l y s i m i l a r t o I n d o n e s i a ) , a n d f u n c t i o n e d e f f i c i e n t l y , s o f a i r l y
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i n E n d e . T h e s c o p e o f t h e p r o j e c t i s r e a l i s t i c , s i n c e t h e f a c i l i t y i n
T h a i l a n d f u n c t i o n e d f o r t h e l o c a l p o p u l a t i o n o f 4 0 0 0 . T h i s m e a n s t h e
E n d e f a c i l i t y c o u l d b e a d j u s t e d t o b e s t s u i t t h e p o p u l a t i o n s i z e o f 6 0 , 0 0 0 .
T h e f a c i l i t y i n T h a i l a n d w a s 6 0 0 0 m 2 , a n d s o a l o c a t i o n b a s e d o n t h i s
d a t a h a s b e e n s e l e c t e d i n E n d e , a d d i n g i n t h e r e q u i r e m e n t f o r a
g r e y w a t e r t r e a t m e n t f a c i l i t y i n a d d i t i o n t o b l a c k w a t e r .
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d e v e l o p m e n t s a r e l e s s l i k e l y t h a n o n t h e N o r t h d u e t o t h e m o u n t a i n o u s
r e g i o n n o t p e r m i t t i n g a n y f u r t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l r e s i d e n t i a l o r c o m m e r c i a l
d e v e l o p m e n t s . I t i s c l o s e e n o u g h t o t h e c i t y t o a l l o w f o r a s a n i t a t i o n
p i p e l i n e s y s t e m t o b e f e a s i b l e , b u t f a r e n o u g h a w a y t o a v o i d a n y
d r a m a t i c d r o p i n r e s i d e n t i a l h o u s i n g v a l u e i n n e i g h b o u r i n g a r e a s ( a s i s
n o r m a l l y s e e n w i t h t r e a t m e n t f a c i l i t y s c h e m e s ) . T o t h e N o r t h i s t h e
a i r p o r t , b u t t h e s i t e h a s a s u f f i c i e n t b u f f e r d i s t a n c e u n d e r E U d i r e c t o r y
c o n d i t i o n s . T h e s i t e h a s t h e a d v a n t a g e o f b e i n g s i t u a t e d n e x t t o a n
e x i s t i n g w a s t e s o r t i n g f a c i l i t y . T h i s m e a n s t h a t t h e a r e a i s a b r o w n f i e l d
s i t e , r e p r e s e n t i n g t h a t t h e a r e a i s a l r e a d y a p p r o v e d f o r w a s t e t r e a t m e n t
w o r k s . I n a d d i t i o n , a p a r t n e r s h i p c a n b e d e v e l o p e d w i t h t h i s o t h e r
f a c i l i t y , w h e r e o r g a n i c w a s t e f r o m t h e w a s t e f a c i l i t y c a n b e i m p l e m e n t e d
i n t o t h e w a t e r t r e a t m e n t p r o c e s s . V i c e v e r s a , a n y l a r g e r w a s t e p r o d u c t s
s u c h a s p l a s t i c o r g l a s s w h i c h a r e f i l t e r e d o u t i n t h e p r i m a r y s t a g e o f
t r e a t m e n t c a n b e s e n t t o t h e w a s t e f a c i l i t y . T h e p l a n t s g r o w n i n t h e
s y s t e m c a n b e r e c y c l e d w h e n r e q u i r e d f o r b i o g a s u s e , f e r t i g a t i o n , o r f o r
c o m p o s t i n g i n a g r i c u l t u r e .
T h i s s y s t e m i s i d e a l t o t h e l o c a t i o n s u g g e s t e d , s i n c e t h e u n d u l a t i n g
t e r r a i n p e r m i t s h o r i z o n t a l a n d v e r t i c a l g r o u n d f l o w d u e t o g r a v i t y , a n d
s a t i s f i e s a l l f a c t o r s o f s u s t a i n a b i l i t y a n d c o s t m i n i m i s a t i o n . T h e f a c i l i t y
w o u l d b e s i m p l e t o c o n s t r u c t a n d m a i n t a i n , a s w e l l a s h a v i n g t h e b e n e f i t
o f a l l o w i n g l o c a l s t o t a k e c h a r g e . T h i s w o u l d i n c r e a s e s u s t a i n a b i l i t y ,
s i n c e t h e c o m m u n i t y p r i d e o f c o n s t r u c t i n g t h e i r o w n f a c i l i t y w h i c h w o u l d
m o d e r n i s e t h e i r l i f e s t y l e w o u l d l e a d t o b e t t e r u p k e e p a n d o w n e r s h i p .
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s e p t i c t a n k p r i m a r y t r e a t m e n t ( F i g u r e 4 ) f o r b l a c k w a t e r , a n d a s e p a r a t e
c o n s t r u c t e d w e t l a n d s s y s t e m f o r g r e y w a t e r , m o s t l y s u r f a c e r u n o f f
c o l l e c t e d f r o m s t o r m d r a i n s o r i n f i l t r a t i o n t r e n c h e s .
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s o l a r p o w e r t h r o u g h a c o a r s e s c r e e n i n g s y s t e m ( 6 - 1 5 0 m m ) a t a f l o w s p e e d
o f 0 . 0 4 m / s . A c o a r s e s c r e e n o f 0 . 1 9 m 2 i s r e q u i r e d t o e n s u r e f l o w i s
s l o w e d e n o u g h t o p e r m i t c l e a n i n g b y h a n d , w h i l e s t i l l e n a b l i n g B O D a n d
T S S r e m o v a l o f 2 0 % e a c h ( s e n s i t i v i t y a n a l y s i s i n A p p e n d i x 5 ) . F i n e s c r e e n i n g
w o u l d a c t a s a d d i t i o n a l p r e l i m i n a r y t r e a t m e n t t o r e d u c e B O D a n d T S S ,
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p r o c e s s e s , a l b e i t a t a l a t e r s t a g e o f t r e a t m e n t .
T h e b l a c k w a t e r i s t r a n s p o r t e d i n t o a c o n c r e t e s e p t i c t a n k ( 4 0 0 m 3 -
5 m x 8 m x 1 0 m ) , w i t h a r e t e n t i o n t i m e o f 2 4 h o u r s . T h i s w a s c a l c u l a t e d
u n d e r t h e a s s u m p t i o n t h a t i n a l e s s s o c i a b l y a n d f i n a n c i a l l y d e v e l o p e d
a r e a s u c h a s E n d e , o n l y 2 0 l i t r e s / 0 . 2 m 3 i s r e q u i r e d p e r p e r s o n p e r d a y
t o p r o v i d e a w o r k i n g w a s t e w a t e r d i s p o s a l s y s t e m , s o t h r e e s e p t i c t a n k s
o f 4 0 0 m 3 e a c h w o u l d b e a d e q u a t e t o s t o r e t h e b l a c k w a t e r e f f l u e n t . T h e s e
t a n k s p r o m o t e p r i m a r y w a s t e w a t e r t r e a t m e n t t h r o u g h t h e a n a e r o b i c
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Figure 4- Proposed Facility Layout
Greywater Treatment Facility
Blackwater Treatment Facility
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g r a d u a l l y b r e a k d o w n t h e w a s t e p r o d u c t s . T h e s e s e p t i c t a n k s ( s e e F i g u r e
5 ) w o u l d r e q u i r e s l u d g e r e m o v a l o n y e a r l y r e g u l a r b a s i s , w h i c h w o u l d b e
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w o r k f o r c e f o r f e r t i l i s i n g o r b i o g a s p u r p o s e s . T h e s e p t i c t a n k s u s e d i n
t h e f a c i l i t y a r e f i t t e d w i t h o d o u r c o n t r o l l i n g f i l t e r s t o e n s u r e m i n i m a l
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d i s t r i b u t e d e v e n l y t o t h e t h r e e b l a c k w a t e r t r e a t m e n t c e l l s .
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c e l l s r e q u i r e d t o t r e a t t h e m a x i m u m r a i n f a l l o f 1 0 2 m m i n D e c e m b e r .
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e n t i r e m o n t h l y r a i n f a l l i n D e c e m b e r o f 1 0 2 m m , 1 2 4 c e l l s , t a k i n g u p o v e r
4 2 5 , 2 3 3 m 2 w o u l d b e r e q u i r e d . T h i s i s c l e a r l y n o t f e a s i b l e d u e t o s p a t i a l
r e s t r i c t i o n s , s o a 1 4 0 , 4 2 2 m 2 s e c t i o n o f l a n d ( s e e F i g u r e 6 ) w a s s u g g e s t e d
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q u a n t i t y , w i t h m i n i m u m c o m m u n i t y i n t r u s i o n . T h e s m a l l e r b l a c k w a t e r
t r e a t m e n t f a c i l i t y i s l o c a t e d a d j a c e n t l y , w i t h a s i t e a r e a o f 1 7 , 7 7 5 m 2 .
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a t 4 0 0 m 3 / d a y ( 8 0 0 0 m 3 / d a y t o t a l ) . B O D a n d T S S l e v e l s w i l l b e s u f f i c i e n t l y
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r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h i s r e p o r t .
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s u m m a r y c a n b e f o u n d i n F i g u r e 7 .
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g r a d u a l l y , e v e n t u a l l y r e a c h i n g a p o n d a t t h e b a s e o f t h e s y s t e m , w h e r e
f l o w c a n b e p u m p e d t o a s t o r a g e f a c i l i t y f o r r e c y c l i n g / i r r i g a t i o n
p u r p o s e s . T h i s s h o u l d b e e n c l o s e d t o p r e v e n t m a l a r i a s o u r c e s . T h e
Blackwater
Facility
335.5m x 50m
Greywater
Facility
1185m x 118.5m
Flow Rate Cell Numbers Total Flow
Blackwater 400m3/day 3 1200m3/day
Greywater 400m3/day 20 8000m3/day
Total Output 9200m3/day
Figure 7- Water Treatment Daily Output
Figure 6- Proposed Site Location
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w e t l a n d s a r e a i s r e c o m m e n d e d t o h a v e a m e t h o d o f f l o o d i n g o r d r a i n i n g
t h e s y s t e m f o r m a i n t e n a n c e u s e i n t h e e v e n t o f c l o g g i n g o r l e a k a g e .
T h e b l a c k w a t e r d e s i g n f a c i l i t a t e s p r e l i m i n a r y ( s c r e e n i n g ) , p r i m a r y
( s e p t i c t a n k ) a n d s e c o n d a r y t r e a t m e n t ( w e t l a n d s s y s t e m ) u n d e r E U
D i r e c t o r y c o n d i t i o n s , w h e r e B O D i s r e d u c e d b y a t l e a s t 7 0 - 9 0 % , C O D
r e d u c e d b y 7 5 % , a n d t o t a l s u s p e n d e d s o l i d s a r e r e d u c e d b y 9 0 % . T h e
d e s i g n s h o u l d f a c i l i t a t e t r e a t e d w a t e r c o n d i t i o n s o f T a b l e 1 , A n n e x e 1
f o r d i s c h a r g e r e q u i r e m e n t s i n t h e E U D i r e c t o r y f o r w a t e r t r e a t m e n t ( s e e
A p p e n d i x 1 ) .
E x a c t d i m e n s i o n s t o e n s u r e t h e s y s t e m f l o w s a t 4 0 0 m 3 / d a y f o r e a c h c e l l
i s d e m o n s t r a t e d i n F i g u r e 8 , a s c a l c u l a t e d i n A p p e n d i x 1 1 .
T o a n a l y s e t h e e f f i c i e n c y o f t h e p r o p o s a l , t h e b l a c k w a t e r e f f l u e n t B O D
a n d T S S l e v e l s w i l l b e i n v e s t i g a t e d , w i t h b o t h c o n s e r v a t i v e a n d
o p t i m i s t i c e s t i m a t i o n s ( s e e F i g u r e 9 ) b e i n g m a d e r e g a r d i n g t h e r e m o v a l
r a t e / e f f i c i e n c y o f t h e p r i m a r y a n d s e c o n d a r y t r e a t m e n t s t e p s , b y m e a n s
o f r e m o v a l r a t e e s t i m a t e s f r o m t h e D E W A T D S D e s i g n P r i n c i p l e s G u i d e
( 2 0 0 9 ) ( A p p e n d i x 3 a n d 4 ) .
Figure 8- 400m3/day Design Layout (Drawn by Author)
BOD Conservative Estimate (g/m^3) Optimistic Estimate (g/m^3)
Screening /Grit Removal 20% removal 20% removal
Septic Tank 25% removal 50% removal
Wetlands System 75% removal 95% removal
TSS Conservative Estimate (g/m^3) Optimistic Estimate (g/m^3)
Screening /Grit Removal 20% removal 20% removal
Septic Tank 60% removal 80% removal
Wetlands System 80% removal 80% removal
Figure 9- Summary of DEWATDS Removal Rate Estimates
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T h e i n i t i a l d a i l y B O D a n d T S S e s t i m a t e s w e r e t a k e n f r o m t h e C L 4 2 0 :
W a t e r E n g i n e e r i n g 2 - P r o j e c t 2 B r i e f ( F i g u r e 1 0 ) .
M a s s l o a d i n g v a l u e s c a n b e c a l c u l a t e d f o r t h e s e p t i c t a n k u s i n g e q u a t i o n
o n e :
𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 = 𝐶𝑘 𝑥 𝑄𝑘
T h i s c a l c u l a t e s t h e i n i t i a l t o t a l m a s s w h i c h e n t e r s i n t o t h e s y s t e m p e r
u n i t f l o w . A l s o c a l c u l a t e d i s t h e u n i t f l o w t o t a l m a s s o f B O D o r T S S p e r
p e r s o n , w h i c h p e r m i t s c a l c u l a t i o n o f t h e t o t a l c o n t a m i n a n t i n p u t o f t h e
s y s t e m . ( A p p e n d i c e s 7 a n d 9 )
S i n c e t h e s e p t i c t a n k i s u s e d o n a p r o g r e s s i v e b a s i s , a m a s s l o a d i n g
v a l u e i n k i l o g r a m s c a n b e c a l c u l a t e d f o r t h e d a i l y m a s s l o a d i n g o n t h e
t a n k u s i n g e q u a t i o n 2 :
∑𝐶𝑘 𝑥 𝑄𝑘
24
𝑘=1
T h i s e q u a t i o n c a l c u l a t e s t h e d a i l y t o t a l m a s s o f B O D a n d T S S w h i c h
e n t e r s t h e s y s t e m p e r u n i t f l o w , p r o v i d i n g m e a n s t o a n a l y s e t h e
e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f t h e f a c i l i t y t h r o u g h o u t . ( A p p e n d i x 8 a n d 1 0 )
Figure 10- Initial BOD & TSS Daily Values (From CL420 Project 2 Brief)
Figure 11- Daily BOD & TSS Variance
1
2
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T h e d a i l y a v e r a g e B O D o u t p u t w a s c a l c u l a t e d , a s w e l l a s t h e h i g h e s t a n d
l o w e s t v a l u e s p e r d a y f o r e a c h m 3 o f e f f l u e n t . T h e s e v a l u e s h a v e b e e n
e n t e r e d i n t o t h e s y s t e m t o p r o v i d e a g r a p h i c a l d e m o n s t r a t i o n o f B O D a n d
T S S v a r i a n c e t h r o u g h o u t t h e t r e a t m e n t s y s t e m ( F i g u r e s 1 2 a n d 1 3 ) .
I n a d d i t i o n t o a n a l y s i s o f t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n s o f B O D a n d T S S , t o t a l
m a s s e s w e r e r e c o r d e d f o r t h e s y s t e m t o e v a l u a t e e f f i c i e n c y ( F i g u r e s 1 4 a n d
1 5 ) .
Figure 12-BOD Levels in System
Figure 14- Total BOD Mass in System Figure 15- Total BOD Mass in System
Figure 13-BOD Levels in System
Out(Conservative-75% removal) Out(Optimistic-95% removal) Out(Conservative-75% removal)Out(Optimistic-95% removal)
41.7 5.56 600.48 80.064
29.1 3.88 419.04 55.872
14.4 1.92 207.36 27.648
BOD (g/m3) BOD Mass (kg)
Graphical Analysis Summary
Highest Daily Value
Average Daily Value
Lowest Daily Value
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T h e c o n s e r v a t i v e e s t i m a t e s s h o w e d a r a n g e o f B O D o u t p u t v a l u e s f r o m
1 4 . 4 - 4 1 . 7 g / m 3 . T h i s r e m a i n s h i g h e r t h a n t h e r e c o m m e n d e d v a l u e o f 2 5
g / m 3 , b u t i s a h i g h l y c o n s e r v a t i v e e s t i m a t e , s i n c e t h e r e m o v a l r a t e
e s t i m a t e s r a n g e h i g h l y ( 2 5 - 5 0 % r e m o v a l ) f o r t h e p r i m a r y t r e a t m e n t
s t a g e . T h e r e f o r e , r e a l i s t i c v a l u e s a r e l i k e l y t o b e m u c h c l o s e r t o t h e 2 5
g / m 3 t h r e s h o l d .
T h e o p t i m i s t i c e s t i m a t e s p o r t r a y a s u c c e s s f u l t r e a t m e n t s y s t e m , w h e r e
B O D o u t p u t v a l u e s r a n g e f r o m 1 . 9 2 - 5 . 6 g / m 3 , s h o w i n g e x c e p t i o n a l l y h i g h
o u t p u t w a t e r q u a l i t y , s i g n i f i c a n t l y l o w e r t h a n t h e E U U r b a n W a s t e w a t e r
D i r e c t o r y t h r e s h o l d o f 2 5 g / m 3 o f B O D .
T o c l a r i f y t h e e x p e c t e d f i n a l v a l u e o f B O D w h i c h w o u l d b e o b t a i n e d a f t e r
t r e a t m e n t , a m e a n v a l u e w a s t a k e n b e t w e e n t h e c o n s e r v a t i v e a n d
o p t i m i s t i c r e d u c t i o n r a t e s p e r s t e p f o r m i n i m u m , a v e r a g e a n d m a x i m u m
d a i l y B O D v a l u e s , p r o d u c i n g a m e a n B O D o u t p u t v a l u e o f 1 6 . 4 9 g / m 3 .
( M e a n v a l u e o f m i n i m u m , a v e r a g e a n d m a x i m u m e f f l u e n t c o n c e n t r a t i o n
a t o u t p u t , c o m b i n e d f r o m c o n s e r v a t i v e a n d o p t i m i s t i c e s t i m a t e s )
T a k i n g i n t o a c c o u n t t h e i n i t i a l m e a n B O D v a l u e o f 1 9 4 g / m 3 , t h e s y s t e m
p e r f o r m s w e l l b y r e d u c i n g B O D v a l u e s b y 9 1 . 5 % .
S i m i l a r l y , T S S c o n c e n t r a t i o n ( F i g u r e s 1 6 a n d 1 7 ) a n d m a s s ( F i g u r e s 1 8 a n d 1 9 )
v a l u e s w e r e c a l c u l a t e d f o r t h e s y s t e m a t e a c h s t a g e , w i t h c o n s e r v a t i v e
a n d o p t i m i s t i c e s t i m a t e s f o r T S S r e d u c t i o n r a t e s f o r t h e h i g h e s t , l o w e s t
a n d a v e r a g e T S S r e c o r d e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y .
Figure 16- TSS Levels in System Figure 17- TSS Levels in System
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C o n s e r v a t i v e e s t i m a t e s f o r r e m o v a l r a t e s p l a c e t h e o u t p u t v a l u e s o f T S S
r a n g i n g f r o m l o w s o f 3 g / m 3 , t o h i g h s o f 1 9 . 8 4 g / m 3 .
O p t i m i s t i c e s t i m a t e s o f r e d u c t i o n r a t e s p l a c e t h e s y s t e m o u t p u t v a l u e s
a t 3 . 2 - 9 . 9 g / m 3 o f T S S , s h o w i n g e x t r e m e l y e f f i c i e n t r e d u c t i o n s o f 9 6 . 8 % .
A l l v a l u e s c a l c u l a t e d d e m o n s t r a t e T S S v a l u e s l e s s t h a n t h e
r e c o m m e n d e d t h r e s h o l d o f 3 5 g / m 3 , i n d i c a t i n g h i g h q u a l i t y o u t p u t .
( M e a n v a l u e o f m i n i m u m , a v e r a g e a n d m a x i m u m e f f l u e n t c o n c e n t r a t i o n
a t o u t p u t , c o m b i n e d f r o m c o n s e r v a t i v e a n d o p t i m i s t i c e s t i m a t e s )
Figure 18 -Total TSS Mass in System
Figure 19- Total TSS Mass in System
Graphical Analysis Summary
Out(Conservative) Out(Optimistic) Out(Conservative) Out(Optimistic)
19.84 9.92 285.696 142.848
6.912 6.912 199.0656 99.5328
3.168 3.168 91.2384 45.6192
TSS(g/m3) TSS Mass (kg)
Highest Daily Value
Average Daily Value
Lowest Daily Value
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C o n c l u s i o n s a n d R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s
T o c o n c l u d e , t h e p r o p o s e d f a c i l i t y s o l v e s t h e i s s u e s i n E n d e r e l a t i n g t o
a l a c k o f s a n i t a t i o n s t r u c t u r e a n d w a t e r s h o r t a g e s . I t p r o v i d e s h i g h l y
s a t i s f a c t o r y p r e l i m i n a r y , p r i m a r y a n d s e c o n d a r y t r e a t m e n t a s s h o w n b y
s i g n i f i c a n t r e d u c t i o n s i n B O D a n d T S S , a s w e l l a s p e r m i t t i n g a d e q u a t e
w a t e r s t o r a g e f o r i r r i g a t i o n i n t h e e v e n t o f w a t e r s h o r t a g e s . I t i s a
s i m p l e , e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y s a f e , a n d s u s t a i n a b l e d e s i g n , w h i c h c a n b e
c o n s t r u c t e d a n d m a i n t a i n e d b y l o c a l s , a s w e l l a s h a v i n g t h e a d d e d
b e n e f i t o f c o s t e f f e c t i v e n e s s . T h e b y - p r o d u c t s o f t r e a t m e n t c a n b e u s e d
e f f e c t i v e l y , l e a d i n g t o a d d e d i n c o m e . T h e s i t e p r o p o s e d i s l o c a t e d i n a n
a d e q u a t e l y s i z e d a r e a a p p r o v e d f o r b r o w n f i e l d u s e , a n d s u p p o r t s a
h o r i z o n t a l a n d v e r t i c a l w e t l a n d s f a c i l i t y a s a r e s u l t o f u n d u l a t i n g t e r r a i n .
T h e l a n d r e q u i r e d i s f e a s i b l e f o r t h e s c a l e o f t h e p r o j e c t , a n d p r o v i d e s
9 2 0 0 m 3 / d a y f o r t h e l o c a l p o p u l a t i o n , i n a d d i t i o n t o c o m p l e t e b l a c k w a t e r
a n d p a r t i a l g r e y w a t e r t r e a t m e n t . T h i s s i z e o f p r o j e c t c o u l d l e a d t o
a d d i t i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s b e i n g c o n s t r u c t e d i n s u p p l e m e n t a r y s i t e s t o e n s u r e
g r e a t e r r a i n f a l l c a p t u r e , a n d i n c r e a s e d a v a i l a b i l i t y t o c l e a n d r i n k i n g
w a t e r f o r t h e e n t i r e c o m m u n i t y o f E n d e .
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A p p e n d i c e s
Appendix 1- EU Water Directive. Table 1, Annex 1
Appendix 2- BOD Reduction in Wetlands System (Koh Phi Phi)
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Appendix 3- Wastewater Treatment for Pollution Control
Appendix 4-DEWATDS Design Principles
C 0.7 C 0.7
V1 0.4 m/s V1 0.8 m/s
v1 0.3 m/s v1 0.3 m/s
g 9.81 m/s^2 g 9.81 m/s^2
HL1 0.01m HL2 0.04m
RL=4
𝐿 =1
2 )
𝐿 = 𝐿
𝐿
Appendix 5- Sensitivity Analysis- Coarse Screening
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Appendix 6- Average Total Rainfall Runoff Per Day
Max BOD 3336g/m3 per day
Average BOD 2328g/m3 per day
Min BOD 1152g/m3 per day
Max BOD Mass 66.72g per person
Average BOD Mass 46.56g per person
Min BOD Mass 23.04g per person
Total Population BOD Mass Max (Popn 60,000)
Max 4003200 4003.2 kg
Average 2793600 2793.6 kg
Min 1382400 1382.4 kg
Appendix 7-- BOD Mass Calculations
Homes Septic Tank Wetlands System
Mass Out Per Day Mass In Mass Out(Conservative- 25%removal) Mass In (Conservative) Out(Conservative-75% removal)
Highest Daily Value 4003.2 4003.2 3002.4 3002.4 750.6
Average Daily Value 2793.6 2793.6 2095.2 2095.2 523.8
Lowest Daily Value 1382.4 1382.4 1036.8 1036.8 259.2
Homes Septic Tank Wetlands System
Mass Out Per Day Mass In Mass Out (Optimistic-50% removal) Mass In (Optimistic) Out(Optimistic-95% removal)
Highest Daily Value 4003.2 4003.2 2001.6 2001.6 100.08
Average Daily Value 2793.6 2793.6 1396.8 1396.8 69.84
Lowest Daily Value 1382.4 1382.4 691.2 691.2 34.56
Flow Rate 0.02m^3/day/person 1200m^3/day (3septic tanks of 400m^3) 1200m^3/day (3 wetland systems of 400m^3)
Volume 0.02m^3/day/person 1200m^3 (3septic tanks of 400m^3) 1200m^3
Appendix 8- BOD Removal Data
Rainfall (mm) Rainfall per day (mm) Rainfall per day (m)
Jan 69 2.3 0.0023
Feb 82 2.733333333 0.002733333
Mar 89 2.966666667 0.002966667
Apr 52 1.733333333 0.001733333
May 7 0.233333333 0.000233333
Jun 45 1.5 0.0015
Jul 2 0.066666667 6.66667E-05
Aug 0 0 0
Sep 0 0 0
Oct 2 0.066666667 6.66667E-05
Nov 34 1.133333333 0.001133333
Dec 102 3.4 0.0034
Average 0.00134 m/day/m^2
Ende area 15000000m^2 20100 m/day
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Max TSS 3720g/m3 per day
Average TSS 2592g/m3 per day
Min TSS 1188g/m3 per day
Max TSS Mass 74.4g per person
Average TSS Mass 51.84g per person
Min TSS Mass 23.76g per person
Total Population TSS Mass (Popn 60,000)
Max 4464000 4464 kg
Average 3110400 3110.4 kg
Min 1425600 1425.6 kg
Appendix 9- TSS Mass Calculations
Homes Septic Tank Wetlands System
Mass Out Per DayMass In Mass Out(Conservative- 25%removal)Mass In (Conservative) Out(Conservative-75% removal)
Highest Daily Value 4464 4464 3348 3348 837
Average Daily Value 3110.4 3110.4 2332.8 2332.8 583.2
Lowest Daily Value 1425.6 1425.6 1069.2 1069.2 267.3
Homes Septic Tank Wetlands System
Mass Out Per DayMass In Mass Out (Optimistic-50% removal) Mass In (Optimistic) Out(Optimistic-95% removal)
Highest Daily Value 4464 4464 2232 2232 111.6
Average Daily Value 3110.4 3110.4 1555.2 1555.2 77.76
Lowest Daily Value 1425.6 1425.6 712.8 712.8 35.64
Flow Rate 0.02m^3/day/person1200m^3/day(3septic tanks of 400m^3) 1200m^3/day (3 wetland systems of 400m^3)
Volume 0.02m^3/day/person1200m^3 (3septic tanks of 400m^3) 1200m^3
Appendix 10-TSS Mass Removal Data
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Appendix 11-VSB Design- Using Constructed Wetlands Treatment of Municipal Wastewaters Manual
(EPA)
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