National Conference on
Energy & Environment
Optimisation of Design &
Technology for Sewage
Treatment
by
Vinita Dhupkar
21st February, 2014
Water Stress
Sewage Generation & Treatment
Sewage Treatment Technology Options
Overview of Technologies
Technology Comparison & Assessment
Technology Selection
Way Forward
Yesterday
: Water Pollution
Today
: Water Stress
Tomorrow
: Water Scarcity
Growing Population
Increasing Urbanisation
Insufficient Infrastructure
Over Extraction of Ground water
Poor Treatment & Maintenance
Increasing Gap between Demand & Supply
Ref : CPCB Report on Performance Evaluation of
STPs, 2013
Metropolitan
Cities
Class
Class
Cities
Ref : CPCB Report on Performance Evaluation of
STPs, 2013
Cities
II
Option 1 :
Option 2 :
ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS (ASP/ EA)
MOVING BED BIO REACTOR (MBBR) / FIXED
AERATED BIOREACTOR (FAB)
Option 3 :
SEQUENTIAL BATCH REACTOR (SBR)
Option 4 :
MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR)
Option 5 :
UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET
(UASB) REACTOR
Option 6 :
TRICKING FILTER (TF)
AT-SC-CHL
RAW
SEWAGE
RAW SEWAGE
PUMPING
STATION
INLET
CHAMBER
SCREENIN
G
GRIT
GRIT
REMOVAL
CHLORINE
TREATED
WATER
DISINFECTION
AERATION TANK
SECONDARY
CLARIFIER
SLUDGE DRYING BEDS
FILTRATE TO AERATION TANK
PC-AT-SC-CHL
RAW
SEWAGE
RAW SEWAGE
INLET
CHAMBER
SCREENIN
G
GRIT
PRIMARY CLARIFIER
GRIT
REMOVAL
CHLORINE
TREATED
WATER
DISINFECTION
AERATION TANK
SECONDARY
CLARIFIER
SLUDGE THICKNER
SLUDGE DRYING BEDS
FILTRATE TO AT
SLUDGE STABILISATION
MBBR-SC-CHL
RAW
SEWAGE
RAW SEWAGE
INLET
CHAMBER
SCREENIN
G
GRIT
GRIT
REMOVAL
CHLORINE
TREATED
WATER
DISINFECTION
AERATION TANK (MBBR)
SECONDARY
CLARIFIER
SLUDGE DRYING BEDS
FILTRATE TO AERATION TANK
FAB-SC-CHL
RAW
SEWAGE
RAW SEWAGE
INLET
CHAMBER
SCREENIN
G
GRIT
GRIT
REMOVAL
CHLORINE
TREATED
WATER
DISINFECTION
AERATION TANK (FAB)
SECONDARY
CLARIFIER
SLUDGE DRYING BEDS
FILTRATE TO AERATION TANK
DIFFUSERS
SBR-CHL
RAW
SEWAGE
DECANTER
SCREENING
GRIT
INLET
CHAMBER
GRIT REMOVAL
SBR - 1
BLOWER
SBR - 2
BLOWER
RETURN SLUDGE
SURPLUS SLUDGE
CHLORINE
SLUDGE
CENTRIFUGE
(SLUDGE DEWATERING)
PUMP
SLUDGE
SUMP
TREATED
WATER TO
DIPSOSAL
CHLORINE CONTACT TANK
SBR
MBR-CHL
RAW
SEWAGE
RAW SEWAGE
INLET
CHAMBER
SCREENIN
G
GRIT
GRIT
REMOVAL
CHLORINE
TREATED
WATER
DISINFECTION
MBR TANK
SLUDGE DRYING BEDS
FILTRATE TO AERATION TANK
MBR
UASB-AT-SCCHL
ELECTRICI
TY
RAW
SEWAGE
RAW SEWAGE
INLET
CHAMBER
SCREENIN
G
GRIT
GRIT
REMOVAL
UASB
GAS
ENGINE
CHLORINE
TREATED
WATER
DISINFECTION
GAS HOLDER
AERATION TANK / FACULTATIVE LAGOON
SECONDARY
CLARIFIER
SLUDGE THICKNER
SLUDGE DRYING BEDS
FILTRATE TO AT
TF-AT-SC-CHL
RAW
SEWAGE
RAW SEWAGE
INLET
CHAMBER
SCREENIN
G
GRIT
GRIT
REMOVAL
TRICKLING FILTER
CHLORINE
TREATED
WATER
DISINFECTION
AERATION TANK
SECONDARY
CLARIFIER
SLUDGE THICKNER
SLUDGE DRYING BEDS
FILTRATE TO AT
Treated Sewage Parameters
Technology Assessment for Sewage Treatment
Criteria
OP
Quality of Treated Effleunt
Nutrient Removal potential
Low Land Requirement potential
Low Capital Cost potential
Low Power Requirement Potential
Electricity generation potential
Low O & M Skills Potential
ASP
MBBR
UASB TF +
MBR +ASP ASP
SBR
Mediu
m
Very
High
Low
High
Objective
4
Recycle
Reuse
UASB
SBR
Objective
3
Reduce
Operatio
n
Cost
SBR
MBR
MBBR
Objective
2
Reduce
Space
UASB
ASP
MBBR
Objective
1
Reduce
Capital
Cost
SBR
MBR
TECHNOLOGY SELECTION
Technology Options
UP, Delhi
Treatment &
energy
production
Maharashtra
Gujarat
AP, Karnataka
Treatment &
Reuse
Domestic
Wastewater
Technologies
Chennai
Kerala
Treatment &
Recycle /
Reuse
(Desalination)
Recycle / Reuse
Techno-economically viable technologies
Improvement in O&M
Reduction in Operational Cost by Innovations
Stringent Policies & Implementation by Govt.
Promotion of PPP Models
Yesterday
: Water Pollution
Today
: Water Stress
Tomorrow
: Water Scarcity
Day After Tomorrow
: Water War
Do not let the
well dry,
to learn the worth
of Water !
Thank You !
Vinita Dhupkar