Urban Sewage Treatment

URBAN SEWAGE TREATMENT (TU DELFT)
0. INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

- Political priority of wastewater: In the video below, His Majesty Willem-
Alexander, King of the Netherlands, explains why wastewater is not given
enough political priority and why human waste should be treated as an
important resource.
 Do you agree with his opinion?
 Is urban wastewater and basic sanitation adequately dealt with by the
politicians in your country?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7tRJ3082i0&feature=youtu.be
- Excursion wastewater treatment plant: In this video, you will get a tour
through the Rotterdam-Dokhaven Sewage Treatment Plant. It has a biological
capacity for the waste of nearly 470,000 people. This unusual underground
sewage treatment plant, in the heart of a residential area, has a city park above
it.
 So, what does the wastewater treatment plant in your neighbourhood look
like? Is it very different from the one in the video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=QyEa5Uc-31Y
1. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OVERVIEW

Learning Objectives
Welcome to module 1"Wastewater treatment plant overview". By the end of this
module you will be able to:
 Outline sewage characteristics
 Determine what should be removed in domestic sewage
 Quantify organic pollutants: COD - BOD
Questions for debate
Go to the forum and discuss what the causes are for the differences in the produced
amount of wastewater and about the different types of sewers among the learners in
this course.
1. What is the quantity of wastewater that your household produces in a single day?
And what are the number of people in your house?
2. Where is your wastewater going? Is it going to a sewer? And where is the rain water
going? Does it end up at the sewage treatment plant in your area?
Reading
Read part 1.1 (page 6 - 8) and 1.4 (17 - 20) of the module Introduction.
Read part 1.2 (page 9 - 11) of the module Introduction.
Read part 1.3 exluding 1.3.2 (page 12 - 17) of the module Introduction.
Read 1.3.2 sections BOD, COD and Comparing BOD and COD (page 13 - 15) of the
module Introduction.
Read part 1.3.2 until BOD (page 12 - 13) of the module Introduction.
2. PRIMARY TREATMENT
Learning Objectives
Welcome to module 2! This module we will introduce you the primary treatment
process. Pre-treatment is dedicated to removing coarse material and sand; these
particles can cause difficulties further along in the treatment process if they are not
removed. You will learn how to:
 Design different types of screens
 Make a design for grit/sand removal
 Design a primary clarifier
But before you start with the learning material we would like you to find out yourself
how grit removal works. Therefore, we would like you to perform a practical
assignment about grit removal in the next section.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4WHsdvR4SU
We would like you to answer the questions below to your fellow colleagues on the
discussion forum, compare, discuss and have fun. And don't forget to upload a picture
of the outcome of your experiment. Look for instructions to upload pictures in Module
0. We're curious!
What kind of sand did you use?
What did you see?
Try also to use different sand particles. You might use gravel.
Reading
Read part 2.1 (page 22 - 24) of the module Primary treatment.
3. BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT
Learning Objectives
Welcome to module 3 of this course, in which you will be guided through biological
treatment. By the end of this module you will be able to:
 Understand the biological treatment process and how this is connected with the
cycles in nature
 Calculate with biological processes
 Work and design with trickling filters
One of the cycles in nature that you will learn about this week is the carbon cycle. The
video below will show you which role you play in the carbon cycle (if you only have
limited time, watch the video from 3:15 minutes onward). In the next section there are
some questions for the debate. Think about them while you are watching the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgWCoJRTwL4
Which organic compounds, in addition to excrement, do you flush through the
sewer? Does this influence the carbon cycle positively or should you throw it away in
your garbage? Why do you think so?
Please share your comments, contributions, and discussion with your colleagues on
the forum If there is already a post, please reply and debate on that post. We are looking
forward to nice discussions!
Reading
Read part 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 (page 41 - 42) of the module Biological / Secondary
treatment.
Read part 3.1 (page 34 - 40) of the module Biological / Secondary treatment.
4. ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS
Learning Objectives
Welcome to module 4 of this course! This module we will introduce you to "the
activated sludge process". By the end you will be able to:
 Draw and make calculations of process units
 Describe different activated sludge systems
 Calculate sludge return flows and dimension secondary clarification
Before you start with the learning material we have first some questions for debate in
the next section.
Enjoy!
What kind of wastewater treatment facilities do you have in your neighborhood; a
natural non-mechanized system or a designed system, such as trickling filters or
activated sludge?
What effluent quality is required, so what type of system is needed to fulfill these
requirements?
Please share your comments, contributions, and discussion with your colleagues on the
forum. As soon as you find in the forum a person who has the same wastewater
treatment facilities as you do, compare and discuss what are the differences in your
context. We are looking forward to nice discussions!
Reading
Read part 3.2.3, 3.2.4 and 3.2.8 (page 42 - 44 and 50 - 52) of the module Biological /
Secondary treatment.
Read part 3.2.5 (page 44 - 45) of the module Biological / Secondary treatment.
Read part 3.2.9 (page 53 - 54) of the module Biological / Secondary treatment.
Read part 3.2.6 and 3.2.7 (page 45 - 50) of the module Biological / Secondary treatment.
5. NITROGEN AND PHOSPHOURUS REMOVAL
Learning Objectives
Welcome to the fifth module of this course, in which you will learn about nitrogen and
phosphorus removal. This module you will learn to:
 Recognize which organism is responsible for which biological process in
activated sludge systems
 Estimate tank sizes and recycle flows for nitrogen and phosphorus removal
In module three you already learned about the carbon cycle and the nitrogen cycle. One
cycle was not yet discussed in the third module: the phosphorus cycle. We would like
you to discuss with each other about the questions in the next section. To get inspired,
please watch the following two movies about the phosphorus problem and a
phosphorus-recycling system in Nepal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUO-34xLYg0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xo4hKEcFeM
 Why do we need to take the phosphorus from the sewage?
 Is there a way to close the phosphorus loop via sewage treatment?
the forum. If there is already a post, please reply and debate on that post. We are looking
forward to nice discussions!
Reading
Read part 4.1 (page 56 - 57) of the module Additional treatment.
Read part 4.2 (page 57 - 59) of the module Additional treatment.
Mark van Loosdrecht & team - Waste-water treatment method - Interview 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=XzIkWEPhH8g
http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/eponet.nsf/0/0B6F90728A8B873EC125
79F3005280FB/$File/vanloosdrecht_en.pdf
Nereda Wastewater treatment - How does it work?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEw44xGG_no
Doctoral Thesis:
Estudio y modelación matemática del cambio metabólico de las bacterias responsables
de la eliminación biológica del fósforo en el tratamiento de aguas residuales.
https://riunet.upv.es/bitstream/handle/10251/62585/ACEVEDO%20-
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6. DIGESTION OF SLUDGE AND SEWAGE
Learning Objectives
Welcome to the sixth and last module of this course, in which you will learn about
sludge treatment. By the end of this module, you will be able to:
 Understand the composition of sludge
 Explain the treatment processes for sludge
 Quantify impact sludge dewatering on total sludge discharge
The last step in the sewage treatment plant is the sludge treatment. We would like you
to discuss with each other about the questions in the next section. To get inspired,
please watch the following movie that is made by the Dutch water authorities on sewer-
mining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT9lVE6wfIc
Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland
https://www.hhdelfland.nl/
Answer the following questions regarding your city and compare this with the your
fellow students.
 What happens to the sludge in your city?
 What kind of benefits can we get from the sludge?
the forum. As soon as you find a person who has the same answers as you do, compare
and discuss what the differences are in your context. Have fun!
Reading
Read part 5.1 (page 62 - 64) of the module Sludge treatment.
Article: Van Lier, J.B., Vashi A., van der Lubbe J. and Heffernan B. (2010). Anaerobic
sewage treatment using UASB reactors: engineering and operational aspects. In: H.H.
Fang (ed.) Environmental Anaerobic technology; Applications and New Developments,
World Scientific, Imperial College Press, London, UK, ISBN 978-1-84816-542-7 Chapter
4, p. 59-89.
https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9781848165434_0004
Driking Water Engineering and Science

https://www.tudelft.nl/onderwijs/opleidingen/masters/ce/msc-civil-
engineering/msc-programme/track-water-management/
https://www.drinking-water-engineering-and-science.net/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=Tb0G_UpQjIs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcpTh5WTB_w

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0. INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

1. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OVERVIEW

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