CTARA Project

Title:

Assessment of Solid and Liquid

Waste management solution
Group Members:
Aman Chaudhary
Mitesh Kumawat

Project Motivation, Background and Goals

In India, a proper waste management system is urgent necessary for the following reasons:
(a) To control different types of pollution, i.e., air pollution, soil pollution, water pollution etc
(b) To stop the spread of infectious diseases
(c) To conserve all our environmental resources, including forest, minerals water etc
(d) To recycling of hazardous wastes for further production
(f) To implement proper wastes management policy, successful and safe disposal of solid and
liquid wastes are very necessary

Some reason why the waste management study is important are listed:

Only 8 Indian cities treat 50% of their sewage

50% population of India defecates in the open

Waste of resources and poses a health problem

Water Pollution Sewage is a major source

No cheap alternative for waste management in rural and semiurban areas

Waste is conveyed through open drains and discharged in to the nearest water bodies
such as river , lakes

Deterioration of existing potable water

India is the second most populous country, which has about 16% of the world population and
2.4% of the land area. Rapid industrialization in the last few decades have led to the depletion
of precious natural resources in India depletes and pollutes resources continuously.
Furthermore, the rapid industrial developments have, also, led to the generation of huge
quantities of hazardous wastes, which have further aggravated the environmental problems in
the country by depleting and polluting natural resources. Therefore, rational and sustainable
utilization of natural resources and its protection from toxic releases is vital for sustainable
socio-economic development.
The problem is not restricted to rivers or industrial towns. Waste management is a problem
that all of us face. No matter how posh an area might be, miserable waste management can be
seen. Public parks and roads are often littered with garbage. The processing of the garbage is

also not given much thought. It is thrown in the dumping grounds without following the rules
required for its management.

Hence the motivation to do the study the solutions which exist for waste management.

Goals:

To understand the psychology of the people whom the solution caters

Study of effectiveness of the waste management solution
o Technological evaluation of upcoming technologies
Study of new design parameters for a Sewage Treatment Plant
Designing a system for a given town/semi urban area

Regions:

Seven Hills Hospital STP

HUL Composter, Andheri
Gowardhan Eco Village
Bhopoli village ashram
Mokhda Taluka

(Finding attached in Field trip report)

Timeline of post midsem:

2nd week March - Gowardhan Eco Village visit

3rd week- Bhopoli and Mokhda Taluka visit + Study of design parameters
4th week till end- Designing a complete STP for a given town

Time spent:
Weekly meeting with guide: 2-3 hours weekly
Field trip visit: One complete day for Seven Hills hospital visit
Book ( Metcalf & Eddy, Government Journal- CPHEEO manual) :Around 20 hours
Finding relevant papers and online search- around 4 hours weekly

TDSL Project Title: Assessment of solid and liquid waste management solution
Semester: Spring
Team members: Aman Chaudhary & Mitesh Kumawat
Guide/coordinator: Prof. Bakul Rao

Visit Report for trip to [LOCATION] on [DATE]

Visit date: January 30, 2016

Location details: Seven Hills Hospital, Andheri
Participants: Aman Chaudhary & Mitesh Kumawat

Agenda :

Meet Mr. Sushil Naik from Naik Enviro

Visit the Sewage Treatment Plant
Understand the technology and functioning of the STP

Trip proceedings:
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Left campus at 1:15 pm took bus to Seven Hills Hospital

Reached site at 2 pm
Met the following stakeholders: Mr.Sushil Naik
Visited location of STP at Seven Hills Hospital

Key Findings (relate back to the Agenda)

The site contained contained 2 plants a sewage treatment plant (capacity200
Cubic metre/day) and an effluent treatment plant (capacity 70 cubic metre/day). The sewage treatment
plant uses the sewage from the housing quarters of the hospital staff. The plant can operate unmanned
through a microprocessor system.
The Process:
At the start of the process, gangrene, sugar, cowdung and urea are added to the reactor
1. Screen:
Raw wastewater passes through a bar screen and is collected in a Raw Sewage tank provided by the
owner and pumped at a steady rate into the system. The screen separates out the solids (majorly non
dissolvable) from the sewage

2. Sewage Tank & pump:

The tank as a collection unit which is connected to 2 submersible pumps. One of the pumps is installed
solely as a backup. The tank in beneath the ground (called a civil setup).
3. RMBR (Rotating Media Bio Reactor)
The wastewater flows through the rotating media bioreactor where organic matter in the wastewater
comes into intimate contact with a very large area of a rotating biofilm residing on synthetic media. The
media has a very high specific surface and hence supports a very high microbial population.
Aeration is achieved by rapid surface renewal of thin films of wastewater. As the film grows in thickness
it sloughs off and a new film takes its place.
Properties:
The rotation speed is 23 rotations per minute.
40% submersion of rotating plastic media in wastewater
Plastic media should have high internal surface area
Process:
It converts organic matter into simpler inorganic compounds through aeration. A biofilm grows on the
plastic media. As the media is rotating, biofilm gently absorbs organic matter (acting as food for it), and
it absorbs air (Oxygen). Over a period of time, the layer thickens and the bottom part of the biofilm gets
starved, hence peels off > a new biofilm layer grows on the media and the process repeats.
Input parameters:
The input parameters for the RMBR are COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand), BOD (Biological Oxygen
Demand), Oil & grease, pH and TSS (Total Suspended Solids).
4. Setting Tank:
The flow to the setting tank is dosed by alum. Alum coagulates the fine solids in later and allows them to
settle. The setting tank allows the biofilm solids to settle to the bottom, which is then referred to as
sludge. Sludge is pumped out periodically and removed manually through trolleys. Dried sludge is used
as manure in gardening. Overflowing mechanism is used to transfer the water to the next system for
filtration.
5. Tertiary Treatment system:
The water passes through 2 filters a dual media filter and the activated carbon filter.
Dual Media filter:
Layer 1 Anthracite
It removes the bulk of the solids
Layer 2 Sand

Polishes the water

Activated Carbon Filter
The activated carbon removes dissolved organic matter
6. Disinfectation:
Option 1 Hypochlorite dosing system (present at the given plant)
Chlorine is a strong disinfectant and kills bacteria
Option 2 Ozonator
It kills microbes, removes residual chlorine and increased dissolved oxygen
7. Treated water storage tanks:
A flow meter provides a direct reading of the flowrate.
Tanks with exhaust, fresh air fans and aeration fountains
Treated Water usage:
The water output from the treatment plant is used for flushing and gardening. It is not potable water as
it still contains residual micro organisms. The water output has to be used with approximately 8 hours
otherwise microbe activity increases exponentially and leads to precipitation.

Stakeholder meeting details:

List details of all stakeholder meetings and add details to Stakeholder Google Sheet
Name

Role

Who introduced
you

Contact No.

Sushil Naik

Plant Head

Raj Desai

8108038392

Tentative agenda for next trip:

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Study of ecovillage (Govardhan Village)

Any other observations // interesting incidents // lessons from the field:

-

Unlike expectations, the STP was clear of any foul smell

Brief note on
what you
discussed
Plant functioning

Photos with captions:

Submersible pump system

Rotating Media BioReactor

Sludge

Hypochlorite