Overview
The demand for more efficient packaged wastewater treatment systems continues to increase as industry and private development dischargers wrestle with tightening space requirements, effluent/permit requirements and the need to improve total system costs and operational efficiency.
Streamlined treatment plant designs can incorporate virtually any process flow scheme desired in a single, packaged tank, including activated sludge, IFAS, MBBR, etc. This presentation discusses how to design and operate packaged wastewater treatment plants. Walk through different sample process schemes, receive helpful design tips, and find out how streamlined system designs can help design engineers and end-user dischargers achieve numerous benefits including minimizing precious facility space, eliminating yard piping, and simplifying operation and maintenance.
The presentation will also look at the differences between membrane bioreactors (MBRs), biofilm processes and extended aeration plants, providing tips on how to optimize these designs to achieve superior effluent quality and energy efficiency, including a discussion on the cost and operational implications of utilizing internal airlifts and submerged mechanical pumps.
The presentation will also explain how to achieve the same levels of process flexibility and redundancy as multi-tank designs by looking at examples of how to implement dual aeration zones to keep plants operational while performing regular or periodic diffuser maintenance. The different process zones and sections can also be individually dewatered for maintenance, just like with separate tanks.
Beyond process design, automation and advanced controls for remote monitoring and operation are trending developments for packaged systems. The presentation will discuss ways that "smart tank" designs are emerging to further improve the overall operation of a plant.
Finally, tips will be provided for improving on-site installation processes based on years of experience, which is an important aspect of packaged treatment systems.
Key Takeaways
- Learn how to design and operate streamlined package treatment plants that incorporate virtually any process flow scheme in a single packaged tank
- Find out how streamlined system designs help achieve numerous benefits including minimizing precious facility space, eliminating yard piping, and simplifying O&M
- Learn more about the differences between Membrane Bioreactors (MBRs), biofilm processes and extended aeration plants, with tips on designing these systems optimally
- See "smart tank" designs that provide automation, advanced control and remote monitoring of packaged treatment plants
Speaker
Don Aholt serves as the Vice President of Smith & Loveless Inc.'s Industrial Division. He received both his bachelor's in mechanical engineering and master's in sanitary engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He possesses more than 40 years of professional engineering experience in the wastewater management field, specializing in mechanical and process design of complete wastewater treatment systems for all kinds of wastewater flows.