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Over 75 percent of the nation’s population is served by centralized wastewater collection and treatment systems. The remaining population uses septic or other onsite systems. Approximately 16,000 municipal wastewater treatment facilities are in operation nationwide.
-biological treatment process that removes dissolved organic material from wastewater. The partially treated wastewater from the settling tank flows by gravity into an aeration tank. -liquid mixture (i.e., solids with micro-organisms and water) is sent to the final clarifier.
This chapter briefly discusses the different types of effluents, gives a general scheme of wastewater treatment, and describes the advantages and disadvantages of technologies available.
Wastewater Treatment is one of the most important services a municipality may provide and one of the least visible. This chapter provides an overview of the process of wastewater treatment and provides information appropriate for municipal leaders, the general public and operators. Wastewater 101 How do we collect the wastewater?
Wastewater Basics 101 • Major Focus – What . is . in wastewater and how do we get . it . out – Organic matter, nitrogen, & phosphorus • Minor Focus – Individual and small community wastewater treatment systems • Wastewater basics are universal • Independent of scale
Volume 1 (Wastewater characteristics, treatment and disposal) presents an integrated view of water quality and wastewater treatment, analysing waste- water characteristics (flow and major constituents), the impact of the discharge
Volume 1 (Wastewater characteristics, treatment and disposal) presents an integrated view of water quality and wastewater treatment, analysing waste- water characteristics (flow and major constituents), the impact of the discharge