HAIDERPUR WATER

TREATMENT PLANT
ROHINI

Haiderpur Water Treatment plant

Haiderpur Water Treatment plant is the single
largest plant in Asia with a capacity of 200 MGD.
It is located in Western Delhi on the outer Ring
Road near Prashant Vihar, Rohini Sector 15 on
the bank of Western Jamuna Canal originating
from Tajewala Head Works Haryana.
The plant is about 5km from GTKarnal Bypass
and 4 km from Madhuban Chowk. It has two
independent treatment plants of 100 MGD each.
The treatment flow scheme is same for both. A
common laboratory has been provided in the

Raw water is drawn from two sources,

viz. the Western Jamuna Canal (WJC) and
the Bhakra Storage.
Western Jamuna Canal (WJC): - It
originates from Tajewala Head Works,
upstream Yamuna Nagar and then passes
through Karnal, Munak, Panipat, Khubru,
Kakroi and Bawana to Haiderpur Water
Works.
Bhakra Storage: Delhi Jal Board
receives water from Bhakra Storage
through Bhakra Nangal canal which joins
WJC near Karnal and carries fresh water for

Plant Capacity and Supply Area Coverag

for
Haiderpur Water Treatment Plant is as
Haiderpur Ist 100 MGD:follows->
:
Capacity:
100 MGD

Commissioned: ->
Optimised Production: ->
Raw Water: ->
Pre-chlorination :>
Filter House (2 Nos.):

1973/79
100 MGD
10 pumps of 22 MGD e
40 kg / hr.
each of 50 MGD capacit

Total 40 Nos. rapid sand filters

of size 10.3m X 9.5m X 3m
(2.5 MGD) each

Clariflocculator at Haiderpur Water Treatment

Plant

Clarifloculators (8 Nos.): ->

12.5 MGD

each of
(51.5 m dia X

4m depth)
Backwash Pump :->
centrifugal type

125 HP

Population served:->
Area served:->
Shalimar bagh,

18 Lakh approx.
Pitampura,
Saraswati vihar,

Paschim
vihar, Raja
Garden, Jawala
Heri ,Ramesh
nagar,North
West Delhi.

1. Feed Channel From WJC

Length: 100 ft Width: 12ft6inch

Height 7ft

2. Raw Water Pump House

a. Silt-Chamber

145ft x 20 ft

b. Sump

152ft x 20ft

c. Pump House with ANNEXE

80 x 16

d. Raw water pumps

10 Nos.

e. Capacity

110 kw 22MGD each

f. Raw water main

4 Nos.---1100 mm dia Length100ft

3. Pre-treatment
a. Main inlet sump_ (2 Nos.)

16ft x 16ft

b. Flash mixer------- (8 Nos.)

8ft x 8ft

Detention Period

30 sec

c. Clariflocculators

8 Nos.

Capacity

12.5 MGD

Size

160ft dia SWD 12ft-6inch

66ft inner dia SWD 17 ft 7 inch

Detention Period

Flocculating Chamber - 20 min.

Clarifier - 2.5 hrs.

Surface loading

750 gallons/ sq ft/ day

4. Chemical House
A. Area

500 sq ft

B. Maximum Alum Dose

60 ppm

C. Capacity of Each tank

(11 ft x 11ft x 6 ft) 4 hrs. @ 5%

solution

D. 12 Nos. Tanks

4500 gallons

5. Alum Godown

600 MT each

6. Filtration Plant
Filter House

2 Nos. (348 x 100 ft)

Number of Filters

25 x 2 (26 x 35 ft each)

Capacity of Filters

2 MGD each

Rate of Back Washing

10 gal / sq ft / min

Rate of Air Sourcing

2 cft/min

Working Area of Each Filter

836 sq ft

Rate of Filteration

100 gal / sq ft / hour

Blower in each Plant

3 Nos. (840 cft / min)

Back Washing Pumps

4 Nos. (2800 gal/ min)

7. Filter Sand Media

Fine Sand

1/32 to 1/16 inc = 24 inch

Coarse Sand

1/16 to 1/8 inc = 6 inch

Gravel

1/8 to 1/4 inc = 4 inch

Gravel

1/4 to 1/2 inc = 2 inch

Fine Gravel

1/2 to 1 inc = 2 inch

Coarse gravel

1 to 2 inch = 2 inch

8. Balancing Reservoir
Capacity

2.4 MG each (5 Nos.)

Volume

200 x 200 x 10 ft

Conventional Surface Water Treatment

Raw water
Filtration

Screening
sludge

Alum
Polymers

Coagulation

sludge

Cl2

Disinfection

Flocculation

Storage

Sedimentation

Distribution

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sludge

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Screening
Removes large solids
logs
branches
rags
fish

Simple process

may incorporate a mechanized trash removal system

Protects pumps and pipes in Water Treatment

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Coagulation
Small particles are not removed

efficiently by sedimentation
because they settle too slowly
they may also pass through
filters
easier to remove if they are
clumped together
Coagulated to form larger
particles, but they don't
because they have a negative
charge
repel each other (like two north
poles of a magnet)
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Incoagulation
we add a chemical such asalum

which produces positive charges

to neutralize the negative
charges on the particles
particles can stick together
forming larger particles
more easily removed
process involves addition of
chemical (e.g. alum)
rapid mixing to dissolve the
chemical
distribute it evenly throughout
water
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Coagulants

Factors for choosing a

coagulant?
Al2(SO4)3
Ferrous Sulfate FeSO4
1. Easily available in all dry
and liquid forms
Ferric Sulfate Fe2(SO4)3
2. Economical
Ferric Chloride FeCl3
3. Effective over wide
Lime Ca(OH)2
range of pH
Aluminum salts are cheaper 4. Produces less sludges
but iron salts are more 5. Less harmful for
environment
effective over wider pH
range
6. Fast
Aluminum Sulfate

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Flocculation

Now the particles have a neutral

charge
can stick together
The water flows into a tank with
paddles that provide slow mixing
bring
the
small
particles
together to form larger particles
calledflocs
Mixing is done quite slowly and
gently in theflocculation step
If the mixing is too fast, the

flocs will break apart into small

particles that are difficult to
remove by sedimentation or
filtration.
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Sedimentation
water flows to a tank called a

sedimentation basin
gravity causes the flocs to settle
to the bottom
Large particles settle more rapidly
than small particles
It would take a very long time for
all particles to settle out and that
would mean we would need a very
large sedimentation basin.
So theclarified water, with most
of the particles removed, moves on
to the filtration step where the
finer particles are removed
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Sedimentation Tank

Aeration
Flocculation

Coagulation
Raw water
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Filtration

The filtration apparatus is a concrete

box which contains sand (which does

the filtering), gravel (which keeps
the sand from getting out) and
underdrain(where the filtered water
exits)
After the filter is operated for a
while, the sand becomes clogged with
particles and must bebackwashed
Flow through the filter is reversed
and the sand and particles are
suspended
The particles are lighter than the
sand, so they rise up and are flushed
from the system. When backwashing
is complete, the sand settles down
onto the gravel, flow is reversed and
the process begins again

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Disinfection
With particles removed, it only

remains to providedisinfection,so
that no pathogens remain in the water
Protozoan pathogens are large in size
and have been removed with other
particles
Bacteria andvirusesare now
destroyed by addition of
adisinfectant
Chlorination
Enough chlorine is added so that some
remains to go out in the
waterdistribution system, protecting
the public once the water leaves the
plant
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Distribution
Pumping of the clean

water produced at the

treatment plant to the
community is
calleddistribution
This can be done
directly or by first
pumping the water
toreservoirsor water
storage tanks
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Water Quality Parameter

PHYSICAL PARAMETERS

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2
3
4
5
6

Appearance
Color
Odor
Taste
Temperature
Turbidity
CHEMICAL PARAMETERS

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8
9
10
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15
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pH
Alkalinity
Hardness as CaCO3
Electrical Conductivity
Sulphate
Calcium
Magnesium
Total Dissolved Solids
Chlorides
Residual Chlorine
Nitrate as NO3Nitrite as NO2BACTERIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS

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Total Coliform Count

Fecal Coliform Count
TOXIC SUBSTANCES

21 Water Treatment PlantsArsenic as As +3/+5

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