BOD Performance Correlation at Georgia WWTPs

Twenty-four wastewater treatment facilities in the state of Georgia with a design capacity of 37,850 m 3 /d (10-mgd) or greater were evaluated over a twelve-month period during the 2003 calendar year. The objectives of the study were to determine the effect of influent flow rate on the influent BOD 5 concentration and the effect of influent BOD loading on the effluent BOD 5 concentration. The impact of rainfall volume on influent BOD concentration to each facility was also evaluated.