BUILDING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE®

WERF/CRTC TESTING INDICATES THAT NO NEW CLARIFIER BASINS

ARE NEEDED TO DOUBLE PLANT’S CAPACITY JIM FITZPATRICK, CHRISTINE ELLENBERGER, KENNY BLANTON: BLACK & VEATCH
BILL HURLEY, SHANE BENNER: ORANGE COUNTY UTILITIES

DSS/FSS TESTING STATE POINT ANALYSIS

160 9

140 8 y = 9.395188e-0.000380x
R2 = 0.990729
7

Solids/Water Interface Height (cm)

120

Interface Settling Velocity (m/hr)

6
100

NORTHWEST 80
5

WATER 60

40
28% ML

100% ML
67% ML

86% TML
3

RECLAMATION
2
50% RAS 90% RAS

57% ML 100% ML
20 1
71% TML 100% TML

FACILITY 0
80% RAS 100% TRAS

0:00 0:02 0:04 0:06 0:08 0:10 0:12 0:14 0:16 0:18 0:20 0:22 0:24 0:26
0
0 2,000 4,000
MLSS (mg/L)
6,000 8,000 10,000

APOPKA, FLORIDA
Elapsed Time (hh:mm)

OBSERVED SOLIDS/WATER INTERFACE HEIGHTS STIRRED MIXED LIQUOR SETTLING TEST OBSERVED SETTLING VELOCITY AS A FUNCTION OF MLSS

FSS TESTING COLLECTING SAMPLE FOR DSSin 10 120 24

9 Vesilind Equation 100

WWTP (SVI)
NWRF (145)
Northwest Cobb (50)
20
8 Northwest Cobb (94)

7
Vs = Voe- kX Northwest Cobb (140)
ICMB Train 1 (79)

where:

Solids Flux (kg/m²/hr)

Solids Flux (kg/m2/hr)

80 ICMB Train 3 (153) 16

Solids Flux (lb/ft²/d)

Rocky River (88)
6 St Peters (80)

Vs = interface settling velocity Rocky River (91)

Settles
Faster
5 60 McDowell (-) 12

4 (m/h or ft/d), Sun City (125)

Daigger (145)

40 8
CLARIFIER NO. 1 AT THE NWRF 3 X = solids concentration (mg/L),
2
Vo = maximum settling velocity 20 4

Thickens
Better
1
(m/h or ft/d), and
• Mixed liquor settling tests were conducted to develop a
ABSTRACT
Phased expansions are planned for the Northwest Water
0 0 0
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 k = sludge-specific settling 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000

plant-specific solids settling flux curve, which was then

MLSS (mg/L) Solids Concentration, (mg/L)

Reclamation Facility to increase the average daily flow

parameter (L/mg).

used in a series of state-point analyses to assess

FITTED VESILIND FLUX CURVE VESILIND FLUX CURVE COMPARISON

capacity from 28 ML/d to 43 ML/d and then to 57 ML/d

(7.5 mgd, 11.25 mgd and 15 mgd, respectively). The overflow and underflow capacities.
70 14 70 14 70 14
April 10/11 2008 Test (SVI = 145) Design Underflow April 10/11 2008 Test (SVI = 145) Design Underflow April 10/11 2008 Test (SVI = 145) Design Underflow

• Peripheral density-current baffles were recommended as

Flux w/o Ekama (SVI=165) State-Point (Peak) Flux w/o Ekama (SVI=165) State-Point (Peak) Flux w/o Ekama (SVI=165) State-Point (Peak)

secondary clarifiers were tested in accordance with

Flux w/ Ekama (SVI=165) State-Point (Design) Flux w/ Ekama (SVI=165) State-Point (Design) Flux w/ Ekama (SVI=165) State-Point (Design)
60 12 60 12 60 12
Peak Overflow Peak Overflow Peak Overflow

a result of the DSS/FSS test results.

Peak Underflow Peak Underflow Peak Underflow

WERF/CRTC protocols to evaluate upgrade alternatives.

Design Overflow Design Overflow Design Overflow
50 10 50 10 50 10

• The state point analyses indicated that the planned

Flux (kg/m /hr)

Flux (kg/m /hr)

Flux (kg/m /hr)

Flux (lb/ft²/d)
Flux (lb/ft²/d)

Flux (lb/ft²/d)
40 8 40 8 40 8

2
2

2
• DSS/FSS tests were conducted to assess the effectiveness upgrades could be accommodated without additional
COLLECTING SAMPLE FOR ESS AND DSSeff
30 6 30 6 30 6

of clarifier flocculation and hydrodynamics. clarifier settling area.

20 4 20 4 20 4

Test 1
20 10 2 10 2 10 2
Test 2
5,500 300
Test 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000
Average

Total Suspended Solids Concentration (mg/L)

90th Percentile

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Solids Concentration (mg/L) Solids Concentration (mg/L) Solids Concentration (mg/L)
10th Percentile
5,000 Daily Average SPA FOR EXISTING FACILITIES AT 28 ML/d (7.5 mgd) AADF SPA FOR 43 ML/d (11.25 mgd) AADF DESIGN SPA FOR 57 ML/d (15 mgd) AADF DESIGN
250 7 per. Mov. Avg. (Daily Average)
15
Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids, mg/L

4,500 30 per. Mov. Avg. (Daily Average)

Linear (Daily Average)
Sludge Volume Index, mL/g

4,000 200

3,500

3,000
150 10
CONCLUSIONS
• The DSS/FSS test results suggested that peripheral density-current baffles should help improve tank hydrodynamics and
effluent quality.
2,500 100
90th Percentile

• Based on the results of the state-point analyses, no additional clarifier settling areas appeared necessary for the initial
2,000 10th Percentile 5
Daily Average 50

planned expansion to 43 ML/d (11.25 mgd) AADF or for the next planned expansion to 57 ML/d (15 mgd) AADF.
1,500 7 per. Mov. Avg. (Daily Average)
30 per. Mov. Avg. (Daily Average)

• Clarifier internals and RAS pumping capacity were recommended to be upgraded to accommodate the higher flow rates.
Linear (Daily Average)
1,000 0

• Aeration basin expansions should be designed to keep the MLSS below 4,500 mg/L for the initial planned expansion
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DSSin FSS ESS DSSeff

to 43 ML/d (11.25 mgd) AADF and below 4,200 mg/L for the next planned expansion to 57 ML/d (15 mgd) AADF.
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HISTORICAL MLSS DATA HISTORICAL SVI DATA DSS/FSS TEST RESULTS

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