WATER TREATMENT PLANT KATARGAM

October 20,
2012

VISIT REPORT DOCUMENT

VISIT REPORT

WATER TREATMENT PLANT KATARGAM

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

MASTER OF ENGINEERING

SARVAJANIK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING &

TECHNOLOGY, SURAT
Prepared by: Manoj L. Patel

Subject: Infrastructure and Transportation Planning

WATER TREATMENT PLANT KATARGAM

October 20,
2012

This is a report on water treatment plant at katargam, Surat which we visited on 20th October
2012 timings: 10:15 am to 1:00 pm the person who attended us was Mr. Jigneshbhai Parmar
(SMC Chemist)

Introduction
Services and networks for the health, safety, and convenience of the urban population advanced
further in the last century. The rich developed countries and the poor developing countries
showed distinct paths of progress in finding solutions to these concerns. The state of the art on
these concerns may be broadly defined under a subject title "Networks and Services". Here in
this report we discuss about water supply for Katargam and Kadodara village and their
treatment process and how they disturbed water in different part of the city and what are the
sources and distributed the water according to need of the people of the city Surat population is
about 45 lakhs and area around 326 Sq.km
Purpose of this report is the study related to the infrastructure and transportation planning
subject M.E. (Town and Country planning)

Water treatment processes

The purpose of water treatment is to remove all those impurities, which are objectionable,
either form taste or odour point of view or from public health point of view.
Following are purposes of water treatment:
1. To remove colour, dissolved gas and murkiness of water
2. To remove objectionable tastes of odour
3. To remove the disease-producing micro-organisms so that water is safe for drinking
purposes
4. To remove hardness of water
LINE DIAGRAM SHOWS LAYOUT OF PROCESS CARRIED OUT SIMALTANEOUSLY
1. WATER INTAKE WELL
2. SCREENING
3. CASCADE AERATOR
4. STILLING CHAMBER
5. FLASH MIXTURE
6. COAGULATION AND FLOCCULATION (POLYALLUMINIUM CHLORIDE)
7. SEDIMENTATION
8. LAMELA CLARIFIER
9. FILTER BED
10. UNDERGROUND TANK
11. CHLORINATION STAGE OR DISINFECTION STAGE
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WATER TREATMENT PLANT KATARGAM

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FOLLOWING STEPS ARE CARRIED OUT AT THE KATARGAM WATER TREATMENT PLANT:
We started from the initial point of view to describe widely:

Distribution system
1.
2.
3.
4.

Dead- End System or Tree System:Grid Iron system or Reticulation system:

Circular System or Ring System: Radial System: -

In this plant or in Surat distribution system is radial typed. This is best among all, till today.

Sources or water:
The main source of water is river Tapi passing through the Surat city.

Capacity of Katargam water treatment plant is about 150 MLD. Water treatment plant always
constructed proximity to the water source. Katargam water treatment plant is constructed
besides the Amroli Bridge and connected with the Tapi by water intake well.

For surface waters,

Following treatment processes are generally adopted.
1. Water intake well:
First steps are the pump the water from the water intake well to the inlet point of
aerator. In this plant two water intake well is in working. In this first has 8 motors and
second has 4 motors.

2. Screening:
Removal of any coarse floating objects, weeds, woods, living organism, etc...

3. Cascade aerator:
Aeration is generally of three types. In this plant cascade aerator is used. The inlet water
source is 1524 MLD at Centre of Aerator. Stepped type aerator construction is fully
constructed by using R.C.C. For the purpose by more surface water come in contact with
air and producing of bubble give more o2 to water, which is extremely inevitable for
successful treat of water.

4. Stilling chamber:
This stage concern to slow down the water velocity and force by passed through baffle
walls. As well as in this stage pre-chlorination process would be given to water at the
rate of about 0.5 to 0.8 PPM. This will mostly kill the algae that would otherwise grow
and clog the water filters. Also kills the much of the remaining bacteria.

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5. Flash mixture:
COAGULATION AND FLOCCULATION:
Generally aluminum sulfate or iron sulphate would be used in coagulation and
flocculation process. But at katargam plant POLYALLUMINIUM CHLORIDE is used as latest
stimulator.
Agglomeration (clumping) and sedimentation of solid called as floc or sludge.
For the proper mixing of the coagulants and to make floc with minimum time flash
mixture is used. Flash mixture is also used for mixing of chlorination

6. Sedimentation:
Settle down particle at bottom. This is removed by the opening exit valve. Upper side
water is transfer to the next stage of treatment which is more safe and clean than that
of before.

7. Lamela clarifier:
Long lamela sheets are used in this process that's why it is known as lamela clarifier.

60 minute is the detention period for katargam lamela clarifier.

Exit valve given to the bottom for purpose of clearing the lamela sheets periodically.
Lamela sheets (modulus) lay at the angle of 60
Water inlet is given at the bottom point. Dust and particle clog in to the lamela sheets
and clear water come upper side which passes to the next stage onwards.

8. Filter bed:
Filter bed reduces the bacteriological and viral levels.

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WATER TREATMENT PLANT KATARGAM

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2012

Filtration processes.
1. Rapid sand filter
2. Slow sand filter
In katargam rapid sand filter is used for filtration.
In that 3 layers are used. From the lower level first is gravel, second is small gravel and at
top small sand media is used. (0.45 to 1 m layer of sand)
Rapid sand filter need frequent back wash.
For efficient working of filtration bed periodical Backwash would be inevitable.
We are chance to see backwash. Minimum 30 minutes should need for the completion of
one backwash.
Butter-fly valve is used for the closing and opening inlet.
After blanking of water, pressure air given from the bottom side.
Dust look like smoke come from bottom side go to the exit valve. After that water is filled
up to sand media than inlet is given.
Because there is a chance of direct water damage filter media and erode sand layer.
After completion of filtration, water sends to the storage tank or underground tank for
storage.

9. Underground tank:
To store the water temporary and for
The purpose of storage tank is discharge water to separate elevated tank at different
area.

10. Post chlorination stage or disinfection stage:

To give extra dose to water to eliminate or overcome possibility of post bacteria
availability.
In this plant whole water come from the inlet to the end point passing through using
gravity force.
Also whole plant and all valve made fully automatic using SCADA (supervisory control and
data acquisition)

Whichever power is used in this process or pumping comes from the torrent power
supply.
Every water treatment plant is connected by each other so maximum demand or over
capacity demands also decrease due to looping connection.
We are thanking to our respected madam and sir who arranged the visit and increased
one more experience of us.
Thanking to Mr. Jignesh Parmar who give precious time to make our visit successful.

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