Training Program on

Wastewater Treatment Plant

Operational Management.

Rushanth Chandrabose
Technical Director
Industrial Solutions Lanka (pvt) Ltd
What is Wastewater? What it Contain ?
Any water that has been affected by human use.

Wastewater is "used water from any combination of domestic, industrial,

commercial or agricultural activities, surface runoff or stormwater, and
any sewer inflow or sewer infiltration".

Wastewater can contain physical, chemical

and biological pollutants.
Characteristics of Wastewater.
Local Regulation in Sri Lanka
Inland Analysis parameters Unit Concentration

5-days Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) mg O2/l 30

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) mg O2/l 250

Total Suspended Solid (TSS) mg / l 50

Fats, oil and grease mg/ l 10

pH - 6 – 8.5

Irrigation purpose
Analysis parameters Unit Concentration

5-days Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) mg O2/l 250

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) mg O2/l 400

Total Suspended Solid (TSS) mg / l 2100

Fats, oil and grease mg/ l 10

pH - 5.5 – 9
Wastewater Treatment
Process used to remove contaminants from wastewater or sewage and
convert it into an effluent that can be returned to the water cycle with
minimum impact on the environment, or directly reused.

The treatment process takes place in a wastewater treatment plant

(WWTP), often referred to as a Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF)
or a sewage treatment plant.
Treatment Methods
Treatment Methods
Treatment Methods
Example for Biological Treatment Process.
Example for Chemical Treatment Process.
Levels of Wastewater Treatment
• Preliminary
• Primary
• Advanced Primary
• Secondary
• Secondary With Nutrient Removal
• Tertiary
• Advanced
• Thermal System ??
Levels of Wastewater Treatment
CEA Regulation on Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Areas to be focused
• Wastewater quality
• Source Emission
• Noise
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