INTRODUCTION

We spend crores of rupees treating water to drinking water quality when we

use only 10% of it for drinking and cooking, then flush most of the rest down the
toilet or drain. So the growing use of recycled wastewater for irrigation, landscaping,
industry and toilet flushing, is a good way to conserve our fresh water resources.
Recycled water can also be used as drinking water.

The use of recycled water for drinking, however, is less common, largely
because many people are repelled by the thought of water that’s been in our toilets
going to our taps. But a few countries like Singapore, Australia and Namibia, and
certain parts of united states of America are already using recycled water for
drinking, demonstrating that purified wastewater can be safe and clean, and help ease
water shortages.

The term “toilet to tap,” used to drum up opposition to drinking recycled water,
is misleading because recycled water that ends up in drinking water undergoes
extensive and thorough purification. In fact, it has been shown to have fewer
contaminants than existing treated water supplies.

Water is being recycled over and over—no water on earth is truly pristine. We
are drinking recycled water one way or another, whether it comes from downstream
flow or groundwater. Rather we should do it through engineered systems where we
can actively control the process.

Construction and commissioning of new 48 m3 Reverse Osmosis plant as an

extension on 14 MGD STP . The new plant will have intake arrangement from the
existing plant. It uses the existing final water outlet channels. The new 48 m3 RO.
Plant with semi-automated control system has been designed to supply water to
Boosting Pumping Station directly through a newly laid 100 mm diameter pipe line . 

 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
There are a number of technologies used to recycle water, depending on how pure it
needs to be and what it will be used for. Here is how it will be done at the Action
Area - IIB Wastewater Treatment plant in Newtown, Kolkata.

Sewage first goes through advanced primary treatment in which water is

separated from large particles, then enters sedimentation tanks where chemicals are
used to make primary sludge settle to the bottom and scum rise to the top. Once the
water is separated out, 80% of the solids have been removed, and the wastewater is
pumped out to the nearby canal. (Though wastewater is a potentially valuable
resource. From here onwards we are studying the feasibility of recycling waste water
for drinking.)

In secondary treatment, bacteria are added to the wastewater to ingest organic

solids, producing secondary sludge that settles to the bottom. Tertiary treatment filters
the water to remove whatever solids remain, disinfects it with chlorine, and removes
the salt. In Newtown, tertiary-treated water is called “recycled water” and can be used
for irrigation or industry.

Tertiary treated water then undergoes through pretreatment stage where it is

passed through pressurised sand filter ( PSF), Activated Carbon Filter (ACF), Softner
and microfiltration and qualifies for most advanced water technology reverse
osmosis.

Reverse osmosis, applies pressure to water on one side of a membrane

allowing pure water to pass through, eliminates viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and
pharmaceuticals. The water is then disinfected by ultra violet light (UV) and ozone.
Then it may be added to groundwater or surface water reservoirs where it stays for
some time. (This is done mainly to assuage public anxiety about drinking recycled
water.)

M/s. Concord Engineering was appointed as the consultant for preparing DPR
for using the treated water with a second stage purification to use it for drinking
purposes has prepared a Detailed Project Report at a cost of Rs________ crores for
this project.
PROCESS FLOW CHART

WASTE WATER

↓

MULTI GRADE FILTER

↓

SOFTNER

↓

RAW WATER TANK

↓

OZONIZATION

↓

RAW WATER PUMP

↓

PRESSURISED SAND FILTER

↓

ACTIVATED CARBON FILTER

↓

MICRON CARTRIDGE FILTER (5 Micron)

↓

ANTISCALENT DOSING SYSTEM

↓

HIGH PRESSURE PUMP

↓

R.O. MODULE

↓

PH DOSING SYSTEM

↓

OZONIZATION SYSTEM & TANK

↓

SS TRANSFER PUMP

↓

POST MICRON CARTRIDGE FILTER (0.22 Micron)

↓

ULTRA VIOLET STERILIZER UNIT 

↓

QUALITY CHECK

↓

TREATED WATER TANK

↓

SUPPLY PIPE LINE

 SALIENT FEATURE

1. NAME OF SCHEME Sewage to tap and supply to the nearby


residential complex.

2. LOCATION Sewage Treatment Plant


Action Area II-B,

Newtown, Kolkata.

3. POPULATION TO BE COVERED 355 peoples, in 2019.

4. DEMAND OF WATER 48,000 Ltr per day

5. NATURE OF SOURCE Treated sewage water

6. METHOD OF COLLECTION Through pump from STP discharge

7. TREATMENT PROCEDURE Disinfection, Iron Elimination, Removal of order


and Color, reduce hardness, remove fine particle,

followed by RO system and disinfection process.

Finally the purified water stored in a SS Tank and 

blend with Ozone gas.

8. RATE OF SUPPLY 6000 Ltr per hr.

9. OPERATIONAL HOURS 8 Hrs per day

10. DISTRIBUTION PATTERN From final water tank permate is dispensed through

100 mm pipe line.

11. ESTIMATED COST

12. STRATEGY OF O&M To be maintained by PHE

13. TIME OF COMPLETION Three months

14. SIZE OF THE PLANT 9.00 Metre x 6.60 Metre

15. TOTAL POWER REQUIRED 10 KW

MAPS & PICTURES
 WATER TEST REPORT

• The plant is designed on approximate design basis as above. If there will any change in
raw water, Plant performance and out water quality will affect accordingly.
 BASIS OF DESIGN:

Source of Water : Treated Sewage Water

Feed Quantity : 12,000 m3/hr
Permeate quantity : 6,000 m3/hr
Reject Quantity : 6,000 m3/hr

Feed Characteristics:

Ph : 6.50 – 8.50
TDS : < 1000 ppm
Conductivity : < 2000 us/cm
Turbidity : < 25 NTU
Total Hardness (as CaCO3) : < 450 ppm
Chlorides (as cl) : < 200 mg/l
Sulphates (as SO4) : < 4 mg/l
Iron (as Fe) : < 1 mg/l
Salinity : < 2 ppt
Color : Colourless
Total Arsenic : BDL

Outlet Water Quality:

TDS : Less than 100 ppm.

Hardness : Less than 50 ppm
PH : 6.8 to 7.0
Bacteria Coliform : Nil
Iron as Fe : Less than 0.02 ppm
 TREATMENT SCHEME

1. Ozonization is done in the water tank to kill the Yeast, Mould and other Bacteria.

2. Then with the help of raw water pump we pump that water in MMF (Multi Media Filter). It
removes Iron from water after passing through it only 0.001 ppm Iron remains in water.

3. After that is goes into the softener it reduces the hardness of the water by reducing the
Sodium and Magnesium ions from water.

4. Then it enters the raw water tank or the sedimentation tank.

5. After that is goes into the Pressurised sand filterto remove any suspended particles from
water.

6. This filtered water goes through ACF (Activated Carbon Filter) to remove any Odour and
Colour etc.

7. As the water passes through cartridge filter of 5 micron it qualifies as feed water for RO
System.

8. At this stage this purified water passes through the first stage RO (Reverse Osmosis) Block.
It reduces the TDS (Total Dissolved Solid) from water.

9. After that the water passes through the second stage RO (Reverse Osmosis) Block. It
removes all most all TDS from water.

10. After that this purified water doses with sodium bicarbonate for pH balance.

11. To sterilise, this purified water is passed through UV (Ultra Violet) ray to kill all bacteria.

12. This Purified water stored in a SS Tank and Blend with ozone gas. The gas fills the inter
molecular spaces and increases the life of the purified water.
PLANT LAYOUT:
 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION:

Dosing System:
DOSING PUMP
CHEMICALS: : Electronic Diaphragm Pump

# Chlorination : Sodium Hypochlorite

# Dechlorination : Sodium meta bisulphate
# Antiscalent : Low Ph Chemical
# Ph Enhancer : Sodium bicarbonate
CAPACITY 0 to 10 lit/hr
CHEMICAL TANK HDPE, 50 ltr

Raw water pump:

TYPE : Horizontal, Centrifugal
MAKE : C.R.I
MOC : Cast Iron
HEAD : 25 Meter
DISCHARGE : 12000 Lph
MOTOR : 2.0 HP Three Phase
POWER : 4400 Volts,
NUMBERS : TWO (one standby)

Pressure Vessels:
SIZE : 3672 (4 nos.)
CAPACITY : 12m3/hr.
MOC : FRP
MAKE : Pentair
VALVE : 50 NB Auto
PIPE LINE : 50 NB UPVC
PRESSURE GAUGE : 0 – 10 kg/ cm2
MEDIA
# Oxidation Chamber : MnO2
# Multi Media Filter : Green sand, Treated Sand, Anthracite
# Activated Carbon : IV 900
# Softner : Ion Exchange Resin
Micron Cartridge Filter:
MOC : Stainless Steel
PIPE LINE : 50 NB
LENGTH : 20”
MICRON
#Pre treatment : 5 MICRON
#Post treatment : 0.22 MICRON
CARTRIDGE TYPE
#Pre treatment : Wound
#Post treatment : Pleated
ELEMENT
#Pre treatment : 3 Element
#Post treatment : Single Element

High Pressure Pump:

TYPE : Vertical, Multistage Centrifugal
MAKE : C.R.I
HEAD : 100m
DISCHARGE : 12000 lph
MOTOR : 7.5 HP, Three Phase
MODEL : MVC Series
NUMBERS : TWO (one standby)
Reverse Osmosis System:
MEMBRANE TYPE : Spiral wound
NOS. REQUIRED : Six
MAKE : DOW
MEMBRANE SIZE : 8040
MOC OF HOUSING : Stainless Steel
LENGTH HOUSING : 8080
NOS. REQUIRED : Three
Ozonization:
MOC : Stainless Steel
FEED GAS SUPPLY : Atmospheric Air
NOMINAL OZONE : 10 gm/hr
VOLTAGE : 220 VAC +/- 15%
FREQUENCY : 50 Hz +/- 2%
UV Sterilizer:
TYPE : Fluorescent Tube
WORKING FLOW : 6000 Lph
MAX FLOW : 7500 Lph
MATERIAL : SS316
FREQUENCY : 254 Nano meters
WAVELENGTH : 4.5 Inch
MAKE : Alfaa

Instrumentation And Electrical Components:

 AUTOMATION : Fully Automatic
RO PANNEL : Microprocessor Based
DISPLAY : LCD
ROTAMETER : Inlet, Permate, Concentrate
PRESSURE GAUGE : 100 mm Glycerin Filled (5 Pcs)
LPS : 0.5 to 5.0 Kg/Cm2
HPS : 2 to 25 Kg/Cm2
PIPING & FITTINGS
Till Pretreatment Cartridge : 50 NB UPVC
Wastage line : 50 NB UPVC
Permate line termination point : 50 NB SS 304
SKID : SS 304

Tanks:
RAW WATER : 5000 Ltr, multilayer HDPE
CHEMICAL : 4 Nos, 50 Ltr each HDPE Tanks
OZONE : 500 Ltr SS 304, 0.5mm thickness
PERMATE : 3000 Ltr SS 304, two, 0.5mm thickness