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DESIGN OF SEPTIC TANK CAPACITY:

Determination of tank capacity
Design
data:
Population
Daytime employees
Resident employees
visitors
Total no of workers

= 206
= 68
= 150
424
=

Design of tank
Per capita daily waste water
(black water) flow for day
= 30 Litres/day/head
Page 8 of
time worker
SLS
745:2004
Per capita daily waste water
Part 2
(black water) flow for resident =### Litres/day/head
worker
Per capita daily waste water
(black water) flow for visitors

= 5

Litres/day/head

Thus,
Total Average daily black
water flow

= (206x30) /
1000
10.33
Factor of safety

= 1.1

Total Average daily flow (Black

water) of septic tank

10 x

0.12

+ (68x50) /
1000

+ (150x5) /
1000

m/day

PROJECT: POLICE STATION - BIYAGAMA

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Per capita daily waste

water (black water) flow

Population

DESIGN UNIT
EPC DIVISION
CENTRAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY BUREAU (CECB)

1.1
m/day

m/day
0.12

m/da
y

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a). The volume required for settling shall be calculated as follows.

V s = ts x Q
Where,

Vs =
Q =
ts =
ts =

Volume required for settling

Average daily flow of waste water
time required for settling
(1.5-0.3logQ)>0.2

(m)
(m/day)
(days)
(days)

Input data:
ts = (1.5-0.3logQ)
= 1.78 > 0.2 days
Q = 0.12 m
V s = ts x Q
= 1.78 x 0.1
=
0.21 m

0.21

b). The volume required for sludge digestion shall be calculated as follows.
Vd = qs x td x p
Where,

Vd = Volume required for sludge digestion

(m)
qs = Volume of fresh sludge per person per day (m/person/day)
m/p/d for black water
= 0.00055
td = Time required for sludge digestion (days)
= 33 days (for an ambient temperature of 20 0 C)
p = Population equivalent
= Q (m/day) / 0.05 (m/person/day) for black water

Input data:
qs = 0.00055
td = 33
p =
Q

m/p/d
days
=

0.05

Vd = qs x td x p
= 0.00055 x 33
= 0.0 m

0.1

2.4

0.05

2
0.0 m

c). The volume required for sludge storage shall be calculated as follows.
Vst = r x p x n
Where,

Vst = Volume required for sludge storage

(m)
n = Desludging interval (>1)
(Years)
r = Volume of digested sludge per person per year (m/p/y)
= 0.022
(m/p/y for black water only)

Input data:
n
r
p

= 2
Years
= 0.022
m/p/y
= 2.4

Vst = r x p x n
= 0.022 x 2.4
=
0.11 m
PROJECT: POLICE STATION - BIYAGAMA

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DESIGN UNIT

2
0.11 m
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d). The volume required for scum storage shall be calculated as 0.5 V st
Required Volume

= V
V
V

= Vs + Vd + 1.5 Vst
= 0.21315 + 0.0 +
=
0.42 m

1.5 x

0.1
1.00 m

seperation of capacties
No of water closets /squatting pans/urinals leads to
septic tank 1

22 nos

No of water closets /squatting pans/urinals leads to

septic tank 2

5 nos

Total

27 nos

Thus, capacity of septic tank 01

33 x
27
27

22
m

since the capacity is higher than 20m3, 02 nos of Septic Tanks require to cover
30.56m3 & let them be 1a and 1b)
No of water closets /squatting pans/urinals leads to
septic tank 1

22 nos

Thus, capacity of septic tank 1a

27.00 x ###
22
13.00 m

Thus, capacity of septic tank 1b

Thus, capacity of septic tank 02

27.00 x ###
22
13.00 m

33 x
5
27
6 m

Selection of tank size:

Septic tank 1a
Volume Required

13.00

Height shall be provided

Area required

= 1.5 m
= Volume Required

13.000

Height
8.67 m

1.5

If width = x, Length 3x
3x

8.67

1.70 m

2.00 m

Therefore selected following dimensions for the tank 1a.

Length -1
=
4.0 m
Length -2
=
2.0 m
Width
=
2.0 m
Height
=
1.5 m
Volume Provided
= 18.00 m
Therefore provided capacity > Required capacity
Septic tank 2a
Volume Required

13.00

Height shall be provided

Area required

= 1.5 m
= Volume Required
Height
=
8.67 m

13.000
1.5

If width = x, Length 3x
3x

8.67

1.70 m

2.00 m

Therefore selected following dimensions for the tank 1b.

Length -1
=
4.0 m
Length -2
=
2.0 m
Width
=
2.0 m
Height
=
1.5 m
Volume Provided
= 18.00 m
Therefore provided capacity > Required capacity

L2

L1

Septic tank 02
Volume Required

6.11

Height shall be provided

Area required

= 1.5 m
= Volume Required
Height
=
4.07 m

If width = x, Length 3x
3x

4.07

1.17 m

1.20 m

Therefore selected following dimensions for the tank 02.

Length -1
=
2.4 m
Length -2
=
1.2 m
Width
=
1.2 m
Height
=
1.5 m
Volume Provided
=
6.48 m
Therefore provided capacity > Required capacity

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TANK-1

TANK-2

3X
SUMMARY
33 m3
ST 1
27 m3

18

ST 1a
m3

ST 2
6 m3

ST 1b
18 m3

PROJECT: POLICE STATION - BIYAGAMA

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DESIGN UNIT
EPC DIVISION
CENTRAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY BUREAU (CECB)

Doc. No.
Designed
Checked
Job Code

D 869

Date
Date
Page

19.07.2012