Wastewater Treatment 1 Water Treatment: Why? zHealthful to drink zClean enough to return to the environment......usually for others downstream to use again!
Wastewater Treatment 2 DRINKING Water Treatment Initial Settling Alum to Coagulate, then settles again Pretreated to remove organics & microbes (Ozonate) Filtered (sand) Distribution System 3-7 Decades old
Wastewater Treatment 3 Why Treat Wastewater? Eutrophication
Downstream
Wastewater Treatment 5 Backyard Treatment Plant Septic Tank
Three Types of WWTmt
Communator
Wastewater Treatment 20 Activated Sludge (aerobic)
1° Clarifyer
Wastewater Treatment 27 Anaerobic digestion!
Wastewater Treatment 33 Its All Downhill