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Decentralized Wastewater Workshop Greenville, South Carolina. July 30, 2009. Land Disposal of Treated Wastewater Treatment & Disposal Options Overview. Secondary Treatment Treatment Method Options. Tertiary Treatment Treatment Method Options.
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Decentralized Wastewater Workshop Greenville, South Carolina July 30, 2009
Land Disposal of Treated WastewaterTreatment & Disposal Options Overview
Secondary Treatment OptionsOrencoAdVantexRecirculating Packed-Bed Media Filter
Secondary Treatment OptionsAqueonics Multi-Stage Trickling Filter
Secondary Treatment OptionsAquapointBioclere Modified Trickling Filter
Secondary Treatment OptionsExtended-Air Activated Sludge Plant
Individual Lot Conventional Drain FieldSystem Summary • Std. Septic Tank & Stone Drain Tile Field • Drain field requires cleared land w/ < 10% slope. • 3,000 sq ft active drain field + 50% repair area • Approx. Unit Cost = $4,000 - $5,000 per lot.
Individual Lot Drip IrrigationSystem Summary • Std. Septic Tank + Secondary & Tertiary Treatment. • Subsurface drip field requires un-cleared land w/ < 33% slope. • 2,000 sq ft drip field + no repair area. • Approx. Unit Cost = $25,000 - $28,000 per lot. • Requires 110-volt power supply + telephone line. • Requires routine maintenance @ approx. $600/yr.
Individual Lot Drip IrrigationSystem Cost(City of Austin, TX)
Individual Lot Repair SolutionCamden County, NCAdVantex Pre-Treatment & Sand Mound Disposal over Sand Line Trench
Communal Drain FieldSystem Overview • 100-Lot Subdivision, Avg. 3-BR, in Upstate • Primary Treatment • 0.4 GPD/Sq Ft LTAR • Requires 6.9 acres of Active Drain Field plus additional 3.4 acres for 50% Repair Area • HOA Ownership (excluding Collection System) • Permitting by DHEC-Bureau of Environmental Health (up to 50,000 GPD +/-) • Approx. Unit Cost = $5,000 - $6,000 per lot
Communal Drip IrrigationSystem Overview • 100-Lot Subdivision, Avg. 3-BR, in Upstate • Primary & AdVantex Secondary Treatment • 0.2 GPD/Sq Ft LTAR • Requires 4.1 acres of Subsurface Drip Field & No Repair Area • Requires Routine O&M • Requires Utility Ownership • Permitting by DHEC-Bureau of Water • Approx. Unit Cost = $18,000 - $20,000 per lot
Ralph Chandler Middle SchoolSurface-Drip Irrigation SystemDecision Process
School Surface-Drip IrrigationSystem Overview • New Ralph Chandler Middle School at Fork Shoals - Orenco Recirculating Media Filter Treatment - 6-Acre GeoFlow Surface-Drip Irrigation Disposal - 0.1 – 0.2 GPD/Sq Ft LTAR - 250,000 Gal (2 weeks) Treated Effluent Storage - 15,900 GPD Design Flow - 4 Groundwater Monitoring Wells - $1.6 Million Construction Cost - Contract Operator – All Seasons Environmental Laboratories - Orenco Vendor Oversight Operations Contract - AQWA
School Surface-Drip IrrigationEQ Tank, Recirc Pumps, & Treated Effluent Storage
School Surface-Drip IrrigationIrrigation Pumps & Disc Filter
Wrap-Up ….What Makes a DecentralizedSystem Successful? • Suitability of Site & Sustainable Loading Rate. • Proper Application of Treatment & Disposal Methods Selected. • Good Design. • Good Installation. • Good O&M. Thanks for your attention ….