TERTIARY EFFLUENT FROM A

CONVENTIAL ACTIVATED SLUDGE

PLANT

Tim Toole
Manager Water & Wastewater Operations
Pat LeClair
Assistant Manager Water & Wastewater Operations
Town of Midland
MIDLAND, ONTARIO
TOWN OF MDLAND
MIDLAND HARBOUR
ARIEL VIEW OF MIDLAND
 MIDLAND 1991

•Limited Capacity for Town Expansion

•Pressure from Severn Sound Remedial Action
Committee for improved effluent.
•Digesters leaking and gas system not to
code
•Loss of land fill (no place to dispose of
sludge cake from filter press)
•Little or no Govt. grants available.
 MIDLAND’S SOLUTIONS

•Bring in new Sewage use By-Law

•Accelerate sewer separation program
•Convert sewage to a user pay system.
 Average Daily Flow

14000

12000

10000

8000
M3/Day

FLOW

6000

4000

2000

0
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
YEAR

Average Daily Flow

 MIDLAND’S SOLUTIONS

•Bring in new Sewage use By-Law

•Accelerate sewer separation program
•Convert sewage to a user pay system.
•Optimize plant
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
CENTRE
 MIDLAND’S SOLUTIONS

•Bring in new Sewage use By-Law

•Accelerate sewer separation program
•Convert sewage to a user pay system.
•Optimize plant
•Expand and upgrade plant
HEADWORKS
PRIMARY CLARIFIERS
AERATORS
SECONDARY CLARIFIERS
ALUM
CHLORINATION
PRIMARY DIGESTER (ESD)
SECONDARY DIGESTERS
GAS UTILIZATION
SLUDGE UTILIZATION
STORM EQUALIZATION
SCADA
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
 MIDLAND’S SOLUTIONS

•Bring in new Sewage use By-Law

•Accelerate sewer separation program
•Convert sewage to a user pay system.
•Optimize plant
•Expand and upgrade plant
•Optimize operations
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
OPTIMIZATION
 MIDLAND’S SOLUTIONS

•Bring in new Sewage use By-Law

•Accelerate sewer separation program
•Convert sewage to a user pay system.
•Optimize plant
•Expand and upgrade plant
•Optimize operations
•Solids Inventory & Performance Checks
SOLIDS INVENTORY CONTROL FOR
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
OPTIMIZATION
ONGOING PERFORMANCE
CHECKS
PRESENT PLANT PERFORMANCE

Present C of A Criteria
Effluent BOD – 10 mg/l
Effluent SS – 10 mg/l
Effluent TP – 0.3 mg/l

2004
Average Daily Flow - 8688 m3
Average Effluent BOD – 2.07 mg/l
Average Effluent SS – 2.9 mg/l
Average Effluent TP – 0.15 mg/l
THANK YOU
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