Design of Wastewater Treatment Solution

for the Colcapirhua Municipal Matadero

University of South Florida
· 2009 International Capstone Design · Madelyn Rubin and Angela Krause

Background Existing Conditions Design Options Conclusion

Water Testing Results: MARK recommends a 5-stage solution:
Project Design Parameters:
In December 2009, MARK traveled to Cochabamba, Matadero • BOD5 & TSS Parameter Units Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3 Sample 4 1.Water conservation practices
Dissolved Solids mg/L 936 9712 808 692
Bolivia to work on an infrastructure development • Flow Settleable Solids mL/L 30.0 34.0 2.0 0.7 2.Prescreening system
project in a local community. While abroad, MARK Suspended Solids mg/L 2570 2269 562 150 3.Reuse of existing chambers
Total Solids mg/L 3524 15354 1372 964
collected data for a project and returned to campus Adjacent land
2-Stage Design Options: Nitrates mg/L NO3 0.5 10.0 0.9 0.3 4.Traditional septic tank as primary treatment
where they completed the design during Spring 2010. 1. Primary treatment
Nitrites mg/L NO2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 5.Facultative pond as secondary treatment
pH -- 6.2 6.6 6.5 7.6
MARK’s project consists of a design for treating the 2. Secondary treatment COD mgO2/L 3009 10003 1601 588
wastewater flow from the Colcapirhua Municipal BOD5 (interpolated from COD) mgO2/L 1505 5002 801 294
Matadero, a cattle slaughterhouse. Soccer Field Water Conservation:
Location Primary Treatment: (L to R) Traditional septic tank, Imhoff septic tank
The Matadero is located in Colcapirhua, about 5 miles
west of Cochabamba, Bolivia. The urban sprawl of the
municipality has expanded into the neighborhood of
the Matadero which was originally located outside of Existing Site Layout:
city limits. Most of the land area on the project site is either already occupied or being
used. The major structures are illustrated in the image here. It was discovered
that an older septic tank was buried south of the Matadero building.

Prescreening:

Secondary Treatment: (L to R) Trickling Filter, Pozo Ciego System,

Facultative Pond, Drain Field, Constructed Wetland

Existing Septic Tank

Matadero building
Vacant building
Water Tower
Office & guard house
Colcapirhua Cochabamba
Storage building Reuse Sedimentation Basin (Chamber 8):
Pump Station

Matadero

Traditional Septic Tank (located on

Matadero site):
Septic tank profile view:

Methods and Procedures

Facultative Pond (located on the
Free Water Surface Sub-Surface Flow soccer field):
While in country, MARK gathered data by:
Surveying Public survey
Soil Sampling Water Testing Remaining feasible solutions & setbacks
Flow Estimating (Mass Balance) • Traditional septic tank for primary treatment
Too high BOD5 & TSS loading; will not fit on property
• Facultative pond for secondary treatment
Too high flow rate; will not fit on property
Operation
MARK recommends three alterations:
The Matadero is a cattle
1. Water conservation practices
slaughterhouse funded and
• The Matadero flow would be reduced by approximately 60% by
operated by the local Colcapirhua
installing shut off nozzles on hoses and aerators on the faucets
municipality. Currently, the waste is
Water Sampling and Testing: 2. Prescreening system
piped through a series of chambers
Sample 1: Large sedimentation chamber • A screen bucket at the trench drain and strainers on the sink drains of
on the Matadero property before it 3 Effluent Options to be researched by others:
Sample 2: Inside slaughterhouse, within pipe network, remove larger solid particles and reduce the TSS.
is pumped and discharged without Return to Pampamayu Canal
Sample 3: Inside pump station 3. Reuse of existing system
treatment into a nearby river. Future integration into domestic wastewater treatment plant
Sample 4: Rio Rocha, downstream raw sewage discharge • The Matadero BOD5 loading would be reduced by approximately 30%
Holding tank