Inie ipaJ er reatrnent

Stages f nunicipal arr treafrrierns

FAtrar
Serosing Aaratio

Primary Irea trnent

1. Sreenírng

the fIratitig
mateTials
2. Aeratinn
arni alirws the ater s fpaS
The process of
rnining wate With
WatT
( j to renove
3. Setime ferrOUS ant angaus
tation
hours in a bíy tank.
ravily, a i they are f the u3piai
innpurities
4. Coagulation removet. Sedir ntatiror rTnNes nly 75%
Fincly divilcd clay silica,
Sedirncntatin. Such impuritics are renoved by oagulati on Tz
In this ncthDd cerain chemicals, called oagulants, ike zlum. :(So tzre aided to
When the 41;/SDs)3 i5 added to water. it gets hydrolysed to forn 2 2elatinOus pripitzt
AO;. The gelatinous precipitate of AllOH): ntraps the finely di. ided and colloidal irmpurities
Setlcs to thc bottom and can be ren0ved
eas1ly.
5. Filtration
It is the process of rermoving bacteria, colour. taste, odour and suspended particles. etc.. by
the water through filter bcds cContaining fine sand, coarsc sand and grael. AIpical sand filter passinz
shown in the following figure.

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