Project: Keadue WWTP Upgrade Works Section: Reed Bed Calculations

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Calculations By:
Ken Geelan

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The existing reed bed located on site is deemed to be in a satisfactory condition

to be used as teritary treatment into the future. The calculations below are used
to estimate the further reduction in B.O.D. and Suspended Solids achievable by the
use of these reed beds. A = Q (ln C0 - ln C1) / K1 Where: A= Q= Co = C1 = K1 =

Area of Reed Beds (m2) Influent Flow Rate (m3/day) Influent Concentration (mg/l)
Final Effluent Concentration (mg/l) BOD Reaction Rate (constant) re-arranged ln C1
= ln C0 - (AK1 / Q) Design Calculations Length = Breadth = Area = Influent Rate =
K1 =

42.5 20 850 371.25

0.1

m m m2 m3/day
(constant)

BOD Initial Concentration WWTP = Final Concentration = from 20 2.77

SS 30 3.17 (mg/l) (mg/l)

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