Sewage Treatment and Disposal

Economical Way-out
AWWT
New Action Plan

Dinkar Saxena & Rajeev Parwar

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AWWT
New Action Plan .

Development of self sustainable wastewater

treatment & disposal system for remote &
unsewered locations for small habitats.
Must comply all norms of E P Act yet energy
efficient economical solution to wastewater
discharge system.
When ground water levels are decreasing rapidly
why to waste any drop of WATER need of hour.

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A step For Sustainable Solution
Water
It's vital for all of
us. We depend on its
good quality-and
quantity-for drinking,
recreation, use in
industry and growing
crops. It also is vital
to sustaining the
natural systems on
and under the
earth's surface .

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 Ground water is for ever...!
A beautiful Day
Dream!
Ground Realty is
Ground water is
receding By every
passing year.
Declining Rate of
Ground Water in some
Parts of Agra as
monitored by
Piezometer
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An Alarming Negative Trend

In 1985 Water Table in Kalma Nagar

Area was 50 fts
In 2004 water Table in same area is
Nearly 225 ft.
A whooping decline on Average of 9
Ft. per year.

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Yes Need of Hour is

WATERSHED
MANAGEMENT

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 Action taken for

Minimization of wastewater by training and awareness.

Zero discharge sewage treatment systems.
Water recycling.
Zero discharge Industries.
Drip irrigation.
Prevention of over drafting the ground water
Sustain development and preservation of
Natural Water Resources
Increase in catchments area as much as possible for
Water Harvesting
Flood Management
..are Components of Watershed Management.
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METHODOLOGY FOR TREATMENT

Separation of rainwater runoff from sewage gray water.

Anaerobic digester based sewage treatment plant for
wastewater.
Disposal of treated wastewater on cropland for irrigation.
Draining of rainwater runoff in to low-lying cropland fields.
Plugging all points of water escape on outer periphery of jail,
by contour bunds..
Making an exit plan for draining excessive rainfall, to nearby
Municipal drain.

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 FAMILIES + CAFETERIA WASTE

Grey water = Night Soil rainwater

Bathroom
+kitchen Transportation to treatment
+washing etc plant (sewage lines + drains)

Floating
Grit chamber Bar screens material
Equalization
tank with
HRT of 6Hrs. grit
RWH

UASB Polishing pond

Reactor 12 hrs HRT Sub surface soaking
39 ft trenches with sand piling
hydraulic if required and
depth Evapotranspiration system
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 Paved and un paved area

Collection drain

Grit chamber Trash racks

Cropland

Schematic diagram of Rain Water Treatment and

disposal (Harvesting process).
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Generation
points
of sewage

Collection of
sewage

Up flow
anaerobic Aeration tank Treated water to
digester / trickling filter cropland

Flow sheet of wastewater treatment and disposal process

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 Attached growth media

BOD
removal
95 ~ 99
%
Pump 1.5
KL / Hr

Generation of wastewater
BOD 300 mgl, 50 Kld +3 3

Storage for treated

water
O level
- 3INCHES ATTACHED GROWTH BIO TOWER

Hrt 5 hrs
BOD
removal 70%

Collection &
settling pit 5 Kl
Attached
SCHEMATIC OF ENERGY
growth media EFFICIENT
ATTACHED GROWTH Sewage treatment system (STP)
ANAEROBIC DIGESTER

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Landscaping as tertiary treatment

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Cost of Treatment
Anaerobic Process shell out energy in terms of
Methane.
Secondary or polishing Stage uses natural
oxidation which brings out cost of chemical energy
requirement.
Average of Construction for Eco systems are
nearly Rs. 5.00 per Lt. Per day.
Running Cost is as low as Rs. 0.10 per capita load.
FOR MORE INFO...
Manual on sewerage and sewage treatment ( Second Edition)
( CPHEEO) Ministry of Urban Development, The Govt. Of India.
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 Anaerobic
Waste Water Treatment
(AWWT)
General Introduction
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Sustainable Environmental Concepts

Appropriate low-cost technologies

Integrated biological methods
Reuse of valuable compounds
Stimulation of urban agriculture
Development towards zero emission
production

Require:
Bio-methanation of waste (waters)

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Sustainable Environmental Protection

Prevention of waste production

No dilution of high strength wastes
Treatment at the site
Low or no usage of chemicals & fossil fuels for
treatment
Low treatment costs (land, capital &
operational)
High efficiency
Applicable at any scale
Robust and plain technologies
Acceptable for local population / industries

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Resource Conservation

Wastewater treatment for water

recovery
Valorization of (semi) solid residues
production of soil conditioners
Bio-methanation of organic wastes
Recovery of nutrients and elements
from waste streams: N, P, S, heavy metals

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 Criteria for WWT selection
Satisfactory treatment efficiency towards:
COD/BOD,suspended solids, N, P, etc.
Robust technology: high stability towards power cut,
peak loads, toxicants, etc.
Flexible with respect to future amendments
(extensions, improvement)
Simple in operation maintenance and control
Limited number of treatment steps
Absence of disposal problems (e.g. sludge)
No malodour nuisance
Availability of local experience
Designed for (by) product recovery

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Technologies

Bio-technological processes
Anaerobic treatment, core
technology
(Micro) aerobic post treatment
Complementary physico-chemical
processes, If necessary

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WHY ANAEROBIC TREATMENT ?

AEROBIC process has Heat loss

Sludge, 30-60 kg
Influent 100 kg COD + Aeration +(100 kWh) =Effluent,
2-10 kg COD

ANAEROBIC
Sludge, 5 kg
Influent 100 kg COD= Effluent, 10-20 kg COD + Biogas 35
m3 (285 kWh)
Net Energy gain

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 If Used as Pre Treatment

Benefits of Anaerobic (pre -)treatment

Low production of stabilised (!) sludge
Very low nutrient requirements
Little if any energy requirement
Production of biogas
Reduction of green house gas emissions
Very high loading rates (up to 35 kg COD.m-3.day -1)
Plain technology
Relatively simple in operation and maintenance
Anaerobic sludge can be stored unfed campaign
industries
Start up with granular sludge in 1 week

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 Drawbacks of Anaerobic treatment

Anaerobic organisms are quite susceptible for a large

number of compounds
AWWT in principle is a pre-treatment to reduce the
load on Aerobic treatment
Sometimes malodor nuisance may occur
Sometimes little experience available in operation
and design

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Few Completed Projects
District Jail Agra., 1000 + inmates
Vimal Apartments., 54 Flats
Vimal Vatika 230 Residential houses
Bhawna Estate 75 Families
Vinayak Vihar 82 Residential Houses
Dawar Footwear Company 650 Employee
Virola International 1400 Users.

Project Under construction

TDI City. Agra 1150 Houses

TDI Mall Agra 1500 Footfall
Pushpanjali Baikunth, 125 Acres Layout
Pushpanjali Orchid, Agra. 127 Acers
P P Town 350 Housed And cottages
Etc.

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Bhawna Estate
10' [3.05]

5' [1.52]

S.T.P.

KATCHA RASTA

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A Live experience.

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Plant at district Jail Agra
A talk with Superintendent Jail Agra

Mr. S.P. Yadav Crops at Jail Compound

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Team/Resources
Dinkar Saxena,
M. Sc., M.I.E., M.I.P.H.E.,P.G.D.M., C. Eng., Chartered Engineer,
accredited Lead Auditor, SAI (USA),
Environment Auditor (EIMA, U.K.)

Rajeev Parwar
M.E. ( Construction Technology & Management) , M.I.E., M.I.P.H.E.,F.I.V., C. Eng.,
Chartered Engineer

Support staff
Mohd. Tarique. Diploma in Architecture.
Skilled Supervisors
Civil Construction 2
Electrical 1
Plumbing 3
Equipment
Complete Tools for on the spot monitoring Environment Parameter.
Support & Outside Services
Long term Contract With S.G.S. Ltd., Gurgoan, Haryana, For Environment Impact Assessment.

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Thanks for

kind attention.

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