Water pollution

&
treatment

Name : Zahraa Almatrouk

STOP POLLUTION!!
TO
SAVE LIFE
&
SAVE EARTH

What is Water pollution

Any chemical, physical,
biological change in quality
of water.
That makes water unfit to
use required.

How you know there are pollution

Color change
Change the taste
Appearance of corpuscle odors in
water
Turbidity

Pollution in kuwait
Anjfa beach
Entrained Messila
Entrained Salabia

Entrained Sas

SOURCE OF WATER
POLLUTION
Sewage
Chemical wastes
Radioactive waste
Plastic
Thermal pollution

why use treatment in Kuwait ?

Kuwait is part of a large regional desert
situated at low altitude.
Average diurnal temperature is 33C, but drops as
low as -3C in January. Maximum temperature is
52C.
Yearly rainfall is between 25 mm and 175
mm. Winter also brings fierce dust storms.
The harsh climate and the rapid growth of
demand on fresh water resources due to
increasing urbanization and agricultural projects.
Population increase results in growing volumes

What is treatment ? & Aim of

treatment ?
Treatment is used to make water more acceptable for a
desired end-use.
1-remove contaminants in the water
2- reduce the concentration of contaminants
returning water that has been used back into the natural
environment without adverse ecological impact.
Treatment Solves two problems :
1-Environmental Pollution
2-Water Resource Deficit

kuwait treatment

Sewage treatment plant in

kuwait
Average

Average daily

Capacity after

Design

Construction

Plant

water

flow

expansion

capacity

treatment

M3/day

m3/day

m3/day

m3/day
168,000

169,000

180,000

85,000

1982

1-Riqqa

120,000

125,000

85,000

66,000

1982

2-Jahra

17,000

17,500

27,000

2001

3-Um
alhaiman

280,000

400,000

6,000

2002

4-alwafra

5,000

2009

5-khairan

180,000

2011

6-ALkabd

425,000

2004

7-Sulaibiya
(BOT)

Riqqa (STP)

Sewage treatment
Primary treatment, which is based on physical
operations such as screening, de-gritting and
odour control.
Secondary treatment, which is biological
treatment using activated sludge and performed
in bioreactors (aeration tanks) and classifiers.
Tertiary treatment, which applies physical and
chemical operations such as filtration and
chlorination.
Sludge treatment, which applies physical and
biological treatment operations such as
thickeners and digesters (aerobic).

 re-use of wastewater after treatment in the

following areas:1- Agricultural uses.
2-Reuse in the new land reclamation
3-Use in fish farms.
4-Use in other activities such as planting trees, wooden.

1- Riqqa plant of water reuse for :

Agriculture Beautification areas of Kuwait and highways

Irrigation the areas of the Ministry of Oil Ahmadi area
irrigation the internal station

Policies, laws and regulation

(ARTICLE 58)
Ambient seawater quality must be preserved according to
specifications listed in Appendix (12) of this regulation.
(ARTICLE 59)
Liquid-Effluent discharge into the marine environment should
not exceed levels listed in Appendix (13) of this regulation. In
any case, it is not allowed to discharge treated liquid waste in
the marine environment except at a distance no less than 500
meters from the coast. Liquid effluent should not be discharged
in fishing areas, swimming areas and natural sanctuaries.
(ARTICLE 61)
Treated liquid wastewater must not exceed limits allowed listed
in Appendix (15) of this regulation when used for irrigation.

Conclusion

Suggestion :
Kuwait Fire Service Directorate
Ministry education
When you penetrate the closed system of wastewater for some
factories, to get rid of waste, so i suggest to put warning
system warns about the entry of harmful materials causing
imbalance in the water recycling system and determine the
factorie
The use of treated water for the work of lakes , waterfalls and
water fountain. Air refresh and maintain the shape of the
aesthetic of the place.
Use of treated wastewater for recreational facilities that use a
large amount of water.

Use of treated wastewater to generate electricity (alternative

energy ).

Outlook
If per capita consumption continues in
Kuwait 500 liter of water per today ,will be
exposed to the problem of a lack of Kuwait
water resources so will be use Quartet stage
(for personal uses)
In the case of the production of large
quantities of sewage treatment and do not
use them , the state is forced to spilled in
the Gulf waters, which affects the salinity of
the waters of the Gulf and may cause the
migration of some fish from Kuwait Bay