The effect of extended in-sewer storage on wastewater treatment plant performance.

A project funded by UKWIR is under way in the UK to develop a relatively simple methodology whereby the effects of the introduction of extended in-sewer storage at CSOs on downstream sewerage and treatment can be assessed. Recent legislation (UK and European) has compelled many sewer system operators to introduce systems which increase in-sewer retention times, and also retain more flow and load within sewer networks. The project has reviewed existing knowledge about the interaction between in-sewer flow and treatment plants, together with available models. The study is utilising a "benchmark" of 3 configurations of treatment plant and dynamic simulation using the WRc STOAT software, with minor modifications to ensure that effects on odour generation and nutrient removal processes are adequately modelled. As no existing sewer flow quality model can represent the range of conditions possible in sewer networks, a combined application of the Hydroworks model and a new model developed at Aalborg University is being used for this part of the study.

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