CHAPTER 30

WASTE TREATMENT AND

WASTE DISPOSAL

The principal process wastewater is from the sour water stripper.

The stripped sour water will be recycled to the desalter for make-
up to the extent possible. The excess will go to the wastewater
treatment system as shown in Figure 30–1.

Fig. 30–1 Wastewater Treatment

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Noncontaminated surface areas drain directly to the refinery outfall

through ditches. Oily water drains are routed through API separators.
Separator effluent water will be equalized with stripped sour water and
boiler blowdown in an equalization tank before biotreatment and final
filtration.
Storm water from operating unit deck areas will be accumulated in a
storm water surge pond and gradually pumped into the contaminated water
treatment system as treating capacity is available. During periods of heavy
rainfall, when the capacity of the surge pond is exceeded, overflow storm
water will pass through an overflow-underflow weir arrangement to trap
surface oil before discharge; sanitary sewerage will be drained to a lift
station and then routed through a package treating unit.

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