Domestic Septage Characteristics and Co-Treatment Impacts on Albireh Wastewater Treatment Plant Efficiency

Dirasat: Engineering Sciences, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 187-198, 2006

11 Pages Posted: 15 Sep 2010 Last revised: 20 Sep 2010

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Rashed M.Y. Al-Sa'ed

Birzeit University - Institute of Environmental and Water Studies

Taghreed M. Hithnawi

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: September 14, 2006

Abstract

This paper presents and discusses the potential impacts of domestic septage on Albireh Wastewater Treatment Plant (AWWTP). Using ANAwin, a German software package for sewage works design, the results obtained from septage lab analysis were utilized to simulate the impacts of daily loads on the oxidation ditch design parameters (sludge age, biosolids production rate, specific oxygen uptake rate), treatment efficiency and annual running costs. The septage received at AWWTP revealed a heterogeneous origin, with a variable volume (115176 m3/d) and reached an average daily volume of 153 m'. The results of the investigation lead to a specific septage generation rate in Albireh city of about 1.2 m3 per capita per annum. The ANAwin software package confirmed the negative impacts of septage cotreatment on AWWTP unit operations design and deterioration of its eflluent quality. However, further investigations are needed to find other septage disposal options and simulation tools to sustain domestic septage management and to protect both public health and environmental resources.

Keywords: Albireh wastewater treatment plant, impact assessment, operational design parameters, oxidation ditch, septage quality, septage cotreatment, treatment efficiency

Suggested Citation

Al-Sa'ed, Rashed M.Y. and Hithnawi, Taghreed M., Domestic Septage Characteristics and Co-Treatment Impacts on Albireh Wastewater Treatment Plant Efficiency (September 14, 2006). Dirasat: Engineering Sciences, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 187-198, 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1676716

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