WASTEWATER TREATMENT

WORKS: PLANT
CONFIGURATION (SMALL)
Wastewater Treatment Plants are where wastewater (water that is no longer suitable for use) are
treated to prevent contamination and destruction of our waterways.. The water in the plant is filtered
and can now be sent back to the lake or ocean.
Water treatment Steps:
1) Screening & Filtering
2) Grit Chamber
3) Primary Sedimentation Tank
4) Aeration Tank
5) Secondary Sedimentation Tank
6) Chlorination Tank

Primary Treatment Secondary Treatment Tertiary Treatment

This includes the filtration tanks
where large objects like debris,
gravel, sand or liquids like fats,
oils and grease from the water.
This includes secondary
sedimentation tank where
biological content of the sewage is
degraded.
This incudes the final treatment of
the effluent. To increase the
quality of water. The effluent
passes through the chlorination
tank