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David Clarke Nutrient Removal Technologies
David Clarke Nutrient Removal Technologies
David Clarke Nutrient Removal Technologies
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SETTING THE STAGE – NUTRIENT
REMOVAL TECHNOLOGIES
December 5, 2017
© 2016 HDR, Inc., all rights reserved.
OVERVIEW
Nutrient Removal Technologies
BOD Removal
& Nitrification
Clarifier
COMBINED BOD & NITRIFICATION & DENITRIFICATION
Anoxic Clarifier
COMBINED BOD & NITRIFICATION & DENITRIFICATION
WITH METHANOL
Anoxic Clarifier
COMBINED BOD & NITRIFICATION & DENITRIFICATION
(LUDZACK ETTINGER)
Anoxic Clarifier
COMBINED BOD & NITRIFICATION & DENITRI-FICATION
(MODIFIED LUDZACK ETTINGER - MLE)
Anoxic Clarifier
MLE PROCESS
Clarifier
Anoxic Aerobic Anoxic Aerobic
RAS
BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL
TYPICAL EFFLUENT FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR
CHEMICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL
Deep mono-
media Filters
(West Basin)
Submerged
Continuous backwash Membranes (West
filter – Ione, CA Basin)
Cloth Media Disk at Sonoma Plants
CHEMICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL
Solids
Processing
BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL ZONED DESIGN
Phoredox (AO)
Effluent
3-stage Phoredox (A2O) TP < 1
OP < 0.5
Johannesburg
Modified Johannesburg
VFA
West Bank
BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL ZONED DESIGN
UCT Effluent
TP < 1
Modified UCT OP < 0.5
VIP (Virginia
Initiative
Process)
BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL MIXED DESIGN
Effluent
SBR
TP < 1
OP < 0.5
Biodenipho
PhoStrip
Trickling Filter
with EBPR
WATER ENVIRONMENT & REUSE FOUNDATION (WE&RF)
NUTRIENT CHALLENGE
Key Findings from 5+ Year International Research Program
WATER ENVIRONMENT & REUSE FOUNDATION
(WE&RF) NUTRIENT CHALLENGE
Objectives
Provide science-based solutions and
recommendations that:
o (1) support utility decisions to use sustainable
wastewater nutrient removal technologies to meet
various receiving water body requirements and
other wastewater treatment goals (e.g., climate
change, sustainability, cost-effectiveness, reliability),
and
o (2) inform regulatory decision making that is moving
toward increasingly higher levels of nitrogen and
Go to KNOWLEDGE AREAS: Nutrients phosphorus removal.
>50 completed and ongoing projects
INDIVIDUAL NUTRIENTS SPECIES ARE KEY TO
CONTROLLING THE TOTAL
Total N
Soluble N Particulate N
Ammonia
NO3 NO2 Sol Org. Particle Organic N
(NH4+NH3)
Total P
Soluble P Particulate P
Reactive P Sol NonReactive P Particulate NonReactive P
pRP
sRP sNRP pNRP
Reactive P Acid Hydrolyzable Organic Acid Hydrolyzable Organic
sAHP sOP pRP pAHP pOP
sRP
NUTRIENT SPECIES BASED ON WRRF PERFORMANCE
8 60
Concentration ,
6 50
Concentration , ug P/L
40
mg N/L
4 30
2 20
10
0
Part N NH4 NOx SON TN 0
SRP SNRP pP TP
Li & Brett (2011) Spokane Regional Wastewater Bio-Availability Study (Final Report) Feb 2011. Univ Washington.
FERRIC PHOSPHATE (FEPO4) PRECIPITANT
SCOTT SMITH, WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY
pH 7-->
← pH 3
FePO4 precipitant
After 4 days.
Hard !!
Scott Smith, Wilfrid Laurier University
EFFLUENT NITROGEN SPECIES FOLLOWING
ADVANCED NUTRIENT REMOVAL TREATMENT
Effluent
2.5
DON Conc., mg/L
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
.01 .1 1 5 10 2030 50 7080 90 95 99 99.999.99
Percent
A fundamental understanding of
nutrient species is necessary to
interpret, improve, and eventually
incorporate appropriate technologies in
the design of facilities requiring
removal to very low levels and
understand the impacts on receiving
waters
WASTEWATER AND WATER QUALITY MODELING
TERMINOLOGY FOR NITROGEN SPECIES
Total N (TN)
Ammonia
(NH3) Nitrate Nitrite Soluble Organic N Particulate Organic N
+ Ammonium (NO3) (NO2) (SON) (pON)
(NH4)
Ammonia + Dissolved Dissolved Particulate Particulate
Terminology
Modeling
Soluble Particulate
Soluble Non-reactive P Particulate Non-reactive P
Reactive P Reactive P
(SNRP) (pNRP)
(SRP) (pRP)
Phosphate Particulate
Dissolved Organic
Terminology
Modeling
Las Vegas, NV Clean Water Services, OR Lacy, Olympia, Tumwater Coeur d’Alene, ID
Thurston Co (LOTT), WA
(TP 0.170 mg/l) (TP 0.100 mg/l) (TP 0.050 mg/l)
(TIN 2 mg/l)
1Ignoring Considerations of Variability and Reliability of Wastewater Treatment Performance
Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) “Nutrient Management: Regulatory Approaches to Protect Water Quality, Volume 1 – Review of
Existing Practices,” Project #NUTR1R06i
ADVANCED NUTRIENT REMOVAL PERFORMANCE
Effectiveness of Advanced Treatment for Nutrient
Removal Technology Performance Statistics
o Variability in Treatment Performance
Ideal Median Reliable
o Reliability
o Effluent Speciation
• Bioavailability
Neethling, JB; Stensel, H.D.; Parker, D.S.; Bott, C.B.; Murthy, S.; Pramanik, A.;
Clark, D. (2009) What is the Limit of Technology (LOT)? A Rational and
Quantitative Approach. Proceedings of the WEF Nutrient Removal Conference,
Washington DC, Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, Virginia.
TREATMENT PERFORMANCE VARIABILITY IMPACTS
RELIABILITY
10.00
10 10
“Reliable” Value?
1 “Average” Value? 1
1.00
0.23
mg/L
0.080
0.10
0.1 0.1
-
-
2
Lowest value?
0.001 0.001 0.00
Dec-04 Jul-05 Dec-05 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 0.1% 1% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 99% 99.9%
10.00
1.00
0.23
0.11
mg/L
0.10
0.080 2
0.01
95%
80%
50%
0.00
0.1% 1% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 99% 99.9%
NUTR1R06k Nutrient Management Volume II: Removal Technology Performance & Reliability (Bott and Parker, 2011)
TECHNOLOGY PERFORMANCE STATISTICS (TPS)
Benefits Limitations
Accurate Numerical Depiction of Requires Linkage to Receiving
Treatment
o Detailed Treatment Performance Data Water Quality Criteria
o WERF Nutrient Challenge Key Resource o Allowable Frequency and Duration
Direct Accounting for Effluent
Variability
Statistical Definition of Effluent
Performance Requirements
o Defines Process Design Requirements
in Terms of Average and Reliable
Performance
SUSTAINABILITY
TREATMENT COSTS ESCALATE SUBSTANTIALLY
APPROACHING TECHNOLOGY LIMITS
Estimated Capital Costs for 10 mgd Capacity Estimated O&M Costs for 10 mgd Capacity
(Million $) ($1,000/yr/10 MG Treated)
Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) “Striking the Balance Between Wastewater Treatment Nutrient
Removal and Sustainability” November 2010
1. Secondary Treatment (No nutrient removal)
2. Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) TP 1 mg/L TN 8 mg/L
3. Enhanced Nutrient Removal (ENR) TP 0.1-0.3 mg/L TN 4-8 mg/L
4. Limit of Treatment Technology (LOT) TP <0.1 mg/L TN 3 mg/L
5. Reverse Osmosis (RO) TP <0.01 mg/L TN 1 mg/L
INCREMENTAL GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS
FOR N AND P REMOVAL
Incremental GHG Increase per Additional lb
10,000
3,400
NP Removed (CO2 eq lb/N or P lb)
1,000
338
190
100
18 23
16
10
3
1 0.5
0
To 8 TN
Level 1 to 2 8 – 6 TN
Level 2 to 3 6 – 33TN
Level to 4 3 –4 <2
Level toTN
5
To 1 TP 1 – 0.3 TP 0.3 – 0.1 TP 0.1 – <0.02 TP
Incremental GHG Increase per Change in Treatment Level for N
Incremental GHG Increase per Change in Treatment Level for P
Adapted from Falk et al., 2011. “Striking the Balance Between Nutrient Removal in Wastewater Treatment and Sustainability” WERF Nutrient
Removal Challenge project NUTR1R06n.
ALGAL PRODUCTION POTENTIAL V. GREENHOUSE GAS
PRODUCTION
25,000 12,500
Algae Production per Treatment Level (lb algae/d)
15,000 7,500
10,000 5,000
5,000 2,500
0 0
Level 1 (No N/P Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
Rem)
Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) “Striking the Balance Between Wastewater Treatment Nutrient Removal and
Sustainability” November 2010
1. Secondary Treatment (No nutrient removal)
2. Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) TP 1 mg/L TN 8 mg/L
3. Enhanced Nutrient Removal (ENR) TP 0.1-0.3 mg/L TN 4-8 mg/L
4. Limit of Treatment Technology (LOT) TP <0.1 mg/L TN 3 mg/L
5. Reverse Osmosis (RO) TP <0.02 mg/L TN 2 mg/L
CONSIDERING SUSTAINABILITY IN THE DESIGN OF LOW
NUTRIENT FACILITIES
NUTR1R06n Striking the Balance
between Nutrient Removal in Wastewater
18,000
N2O Emissions (w/Data Range as Bars)
16,000
CO2 eq mt/yr
14,000
Pumping/ Chemicals Miscellaneous Deep Well Injection
2011)
12,000 Mixing
10,000
Cogeneration
2015).
0
-2,000
Wastewater
Generation
Other products
e.g., bioplastics, Energy
cellulose
Source: WEF/WE&RF Webinar “Creative Solutions for the Recovery of Commodities from Wastewater”, May 25, 2016
STRUVITE - MAP
Magnesium Ammonium
Phosphate
STRUVITE CONTROL APPROACH
From Problems
To Solutions
SIDESTREAM TREATMENT OF SOLIDS DEWATERING RETURNS TO LIQUID
STREAM TREATMENT - ANAMMOX DEAMMONIFICATION
NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS –
ANAMMOX/DEAMMONIFICATION
Organic N
NO3- N2 NH3
Denitrition
NO2-
MAINSTREAM ANAMMOX
Wett et al 2010
GRANULAR ACTIVATED SLUDGE (GRAS)
GRANULAR ACTIVATED SLUDGE (GRAS)
High Pressure
High Temperature
(steam)
30 – 45 minutes
For raw or digested
sludge
THERMAL HYDROLYSIS – SOLIDS RETURN STREAM NUTRIENT
CONCENTRATION AND SPECIATION IMPACTS
Thermo Hydrolysis Process
NEW CHALLENGES
Nutrient Removal, Wet Weather Compliance, etc
NEW CHALLENGES AND
COMPETING DEMANDS
Nutrients
o Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Wet Weather Compliance
o Increasing Storm Frequency and Intensity
Toxics
o Revised Federal Ammonia Criteria
o Human Health Water Quality Criteria
• Recent Rulemaking in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington
• ~100 Compounds
» PCBs, Mercury, Arsenic, Benzo-a-Pyrene, Bisthphlate, etc
Resiliency
o Drought, Sea Level Rise, Seismic, Storms, Flooding,
etc
Asset Management
CLIMATE CHANGE
Impacts in Rainfall Intensities
December 5, 2017
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