Wastewater Treatment

Wastewater Treatment

Occurs at designed plants that accept municipal sewage from homes, business, and industrial sites Raw sewage is delivered to the plant through a network of pipes Treated water is discharged into the surface water environment or used for another purpose Divided into three categories; primary, secondary, and advanced treatment

Sewage Treatment Process

Sewage Treatment Process Secondary Treatment

Screens

Rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.

Raw sewage
Grit Chamber Air Activated Sludge Final Sedimentation Tank

Sludge Sedimentation Tank

Aeration Tank

Disinfection

Primary Treatment
Digester Landfill/mine reclamation Sludge drying beds

Sewage Treatment Process

Primary Treatment removes 30% -40% of the pollutant volume in the form of suspended solids and organic matter Screen removal of large floating material Grit Chamber removal and disposal of sand, small stones and grit Primary Sedimentation Tank particulate matter settles out to form the sludge Secondary Treatment - removes 90% of the pollutant Aeration tank the waste water is pumped with air Final Sedimentation Tank the sludge settles out Digester the sludge from the primary and secondary sedimentation tanks are where it is treated with an anaerobic bacteria

Sustainable Water Use Sustainable water use the use of water resources by people that allow our society to develop and flourish into an indefinite future without degrading the various components of the hydrologic cycle Criteria

Develop water resources in sufficient volumes to maintain human health and well-being Provide sufficient water resources to guarantee the health and maintenance of the ecosystem Ensure the minimum standards of water quality for the various users of water resources Promote the use of water-efficient technology and practice Gradually eliminate water pricing policies that subsidize the inefficient use of water

Sustainable Water Use

Water Conservation the careful use and protection of water resources and involves both the quantity of water used and its quality Water Management Wastewater Renovation and Conservation Cycle
Three Major Steps: Return of treated wastewater to crops via sprinkler or other irrigation system Renovation or natural purification by slow percolation of the wastewater through the soil, to eventually recharge the groundwater resource with clean water Reuse of the water by pumping it out of the ground for municipal, industrial, institutional, or agricultural purposes

Water Reuse the use of the wastewater following some sort of treatment

Existing Philippine Laws

DAO

34 - Revised Water Usage & Classification / Water Quality Criteria

DAO

35 - Revised Effluent Regulations of

1990

Water Classification
Fresh

Surface Waters (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, etc.) Class AA - Public Water Supply Class I - uninhabited and protected watersheds, requires only approved disinfection in order to meet the National Standards for Drinking Water (NSDW)

Class A - Public Water Supply Class II - sources of water supply that requires only complete treatment (coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, & disinfection) in order to meet the NSDW standards Class B - Public Water Supply Class III - for primary recreation such as bathing, swimming, skin diving, etc. (particularly those designated for tourism purposes)

Class C *Fishery Water - for the propagation & growth of fish & aquatic resources *Recreational Water Class II - boatings, etc. * Industrial Water Supply Class I -for manufacturing processes after treatment
Class D * for agriculture, irrigation, livestock watering, etc. * Industrial Water Supply Class II - cooling, etc *other inland waters

 Coastal

& Marine Waters

Class SA - water suitable for propagation, survival & harvesting of shellfish for commercial purposes - tourist zones & national marine parks & reserves - corral reef parks & reserves

Class SB * Recreational Water Class I - areas regularly used for bathing, swimming, skin diving, etc. * Fishery Water Class I - spawning areas for bangus & other similar species

Class SC * Recreational Water Class II - boating, etc. * Fishery Water Class II - commercial & sustainance fishing * Marshy &/or mangrove areas declared as fish & wildlife sanctuaries
CLASS SD * Industrial Water Supply Class II - cooling, etc. - other coastal & marine waters