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VAT Reg. No.
126040


Our Ref : PC168- RFA1/ATU

September 4
th
, 2013

The Manager,
New Services Department
WATER AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY
Valsayn
ST. JOSEPH

Dear Madam,

RE: CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF PROPOSED WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

Water Services and Systems Management Limited (WSSM) has been invited to submit a proposal for the
Supply, Installation and Maintenance of a suitable Packaged Wastewater Management System to service
a proposed Primary School to be constructed in Central Trinidad. The projects Engineering Design team
has requested your Consideration for Approval for the proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant.

For this project, WSSM intend to utilize an Extended Aeration Aerobic Treatment system by AERO-TECH.
This process diffuses air into the wastewater using a patented aeration pump which requires less power,
has no noise, no odor, requires little maintenance, and significantly surpasses not only all NSF 40
requirements, but also exceeds our Environmental Management Authoritys Water Pollution Rules,
Second Schedule (rule 8) Permissible Levels for the discharge of Effluent into Inland Surface Waters.

We have attached detailed technical data for your review and information for the consideration of this
plant. Should you require and additional information I will avail myself at your convenience.

Thanking you in advance.

Respectfully,
WATER SERVICES AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT LTD




MANAGING DIRECTOR
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TECHNICAL DATA AND INFO FOR PROPOSED WWTP

The proposed elementary school will have a total population of 230 persons, but the school will be
developed in 2 phases, Phase 1 will have a population of 115 persons (students and staff). Phase 2 of the
project will be implemented some 3 years later.

We propose:
Primary Treatment
A full capacity Double Compartment Septic Tank at project start-up to handle the
wastewater.
Secondary Treatment
2 No. Extended Aeration AERO-TECH Units (AT-750) in series, each with a capacity of
2840 lit/day
Tertiary Treatment
1 No. UV Disinfection system with a capability of 375 lit/hr.

We have attached a Design Basis calculation (see Table 1) for your perusal

Design Basis
Elementary School
CALCULATIONS

Phase 1 population 115 persons


Phase 2 population 115 persons


TOTAL POPULATION 230 persons


Wastewater Flow 48 lit/person/day Guidelines - Table 3.1 - No. 3.4

TOTAL WASTEWATER FLOW (TWF) 11040 lit/day


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Required Septic Tank Capacity (TWF x 1.5)
16560 lit

16.56 m
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Double Compartment Septic Tank

Length 5 m

Width 2.5 m

Liquid Depth 1.5 m

Proposed Septic Tank Capacity 18.75 m
3


Proposed ST > Required ST 13%


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Phase 1 population 115 persons

Wastewater Flow 48 lit/person/day

PHASE 1 WASTEWATER FLOW 5520 lit/day

Extended Aeration Unit (AT-750) 2840 lit/day

Amt of units in series 2 no.

TOTAL DAILY TREATMENT CAPACITY 5680 lit/day

Treatment capacity > Wastewater Flow 3%


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Hours of School operation 16 hrs.

PHASE 1 WASTEWATER FLOW
5520 lit/day

345 lit/hr.

UV Disinfection system capability 375 lit/hr.

Disinfecting capability>Wastewater Flow 9%


Table 1
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The AERO-TECH design & technology creates an efficient economical wastewater system that achieves
the highest degree of treatment for any application, residential, commercial or institutional. No other
system can diffuse air as efficiently or is capable of achieving the water purity levels as AERO-TECH
Wastewater Management System.

BENEFITS
Treatment--NSF Standard 40 results:
o Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD
5
) - 5 mg/L (98% reduction)
o Total Suspended Soils (TSS) - 6 mg/L (97% reduction)
o Dissolved Oxygen at least (DO) - 4 mg/L
o De-nitrification: - 49%
No Noise
No Odor
No filters, diffuser stones, or compressors
Highly effective on Fats, Oils, & Grease (FOG)
Expanded for future growth

SUMMARY OF TREATMENT PLANT EQUIPMENT

Scope & Operation
AERO-TECH has been involved in hundreds of commercial and residential wastewater systems, providing
education, design assistance, equipment, installation oversight, and operational support throughout the
Caribbean. This has allowed AERO-TECH to recognize the importance of a long-term relationship between
the technology provider and the entity responsible for the successful management and operation of the
wastewater infrastructure. To address this need, AERO-TECHs systems department includes a division
with individuals dedicated to asset management and support, this divisions responsibility is to work with
collection and treatment system operators and owners to keep the systems working efficiently and cost-
effectively.

AERO-TECHs Treatment System and its components are designed in a manner that allows for low cost &
effective operation for the life of the system. Unlike other treatment systems available, AERO-TECH uses
little electricity, comparatively, thanks to the use of patented aeration pumps, not compressors.

In addition to low-power consumption, the maintenance requirements for AERO-TECH are minimal,
which further enhances the systems cost-effective operation, especially when compared to other
treatment systems. AERO-TECH Extended Aeration Systems work better and last longer because a
stringent O & M program is designed and implemented from start-up.

Speed of startup & process
The startup capability of Extended Aeration pump is unsurpassable. Since the aeration process begins
immediately, so does treatment. The basic purpose of the activated sludge system is to establish and
maintain a viable population of microorganisms by supplying food (BOD
5
) and the proper environment. In
the proper environment the microorganisms convert the soluble and colloidal material present in the
wastewater into new cells (activated sludge) and end products (CO
2
and water). In actual operation the
activated sludge process is run as a continuous process. Within the system, incoming wastewater is
intimately mixed with the active biological mass and provided with the necessary dissolved oxygen by the
action of the air bubbles released from the aeration pump. This pump is located at the bottom center
and causes a spiraling flow pattern to develop which rolls the chamber contents from the influent to
effluent end. In the chamber, the suspended solids (MLSS) and liquid are separated by gravity. The
separated solids are returned to the aeration compartment as return sludge while the clear water in the
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upper clarifying chamber is then discharged through the surge resistant disposal system to the UV
sterilizing system then finally discharged into the storm drainage system.

Low routine maintenance requirements
Annual routine maintenance includes inspection of effluent for clarity (e.g., turbidity, grease and oily
films, foam, color, etc.) and odor, as well as skimming the clarifier and flushing distribution piping if
necessary. Because the AERO-TECH is highly efficient, minimal sludge removal is required from the
aeration tank. Solids do slowly accumulate in the tank and should partially be removed every 3 years.
The septic tank (primary) tank solids should also be cleaned every 3 years.

Ease of maintenance
Maintenance of AERO-TECH is service friendly and especially suited for management programs, due to:
a. Detailed installation and operation manuals that identify specific service, testing and
troubleshooting techniques
b. Specially engineered pumps that can be visually inspected and easily replaced
c. Controls that monitor and alert service providers directly upon electro-mechanical malfunctions,
as well as water usage and system functioning abnormalities.
Treatment

Typical Influent (Septic Tank Effluent)
Constituent Average
BOD5 230 mg/L
TSS 210 mg/L

The expected effluent quality of the system will be 5 mg/L cBOD and 6mg/L TSS. AERO-TECH is NSF
Standard 40 Certified with these results. Typical ATUs rarely achieve 30 mg/L for either.
The average AERO-TECH Extended Aeration pump only consumes approximately 0.5 CFM of air, the small
CFM of AERO-TECH is one of the many reasons our systems have no odors. Another significant item is the
high Dissolved Oxygen (DO) of AERO-TECH. We average 4.0 mg/L (DO). AERO-TECH output will not
pollute so it is ideal for public waterway discharge.

WATER POLLUTION RULES - SECOND SCHEDULE
(Rule 8) PERMISSIBLE LEVELS
No.
Water Pollutants Receiving Environment
Parameters or Substances
Inland Surface Water
Required Levels or
Conditions
AERO-TECH output
3 Hydrogenion (pH) 6 to 9 6 to 9
4
Five day Biological Oxygen
Demand (BOD5 at 20C)
30 5 mg/L
6 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 50 6 mg/L
12 Total Residual Chlorine (Cl
2
) 1 0.75 mg/L
28 Faecal Coliforms 400 300 mg/L

Expected Effluent AERO-TECH
Constituent Average
cBOD5 5 mg/L
TSS 6 mg/L
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