designed for waste water treatment to reduce the organic content and remove pathogens from waste water. Flow diagrams for the system INTAKE SCREENING . This is the first process where there is removal of solids like plastics and . Screening is carried out by a manual cleaned bar screen preferably automatic. The automatic bar screen is usually protected by a sturdy preliminary bar screen which should also provided by an automatic cleaning system in large facilities. Inflows at magwegwe pond system came from lobengula and magwegwe this flows were screened of condoms, plastics , Grit removal • This is the process used to remove sand ,silt, and grit from water. • Sand is removed in the treatment plants since it reduces the ponds capacities and also increases the maintenance costs. Sand reduces efficiency and cause abrasion damage to the pipework system • The incoming wastewater is lowered to allow the settlement of sand,grit,stones Grit removal Metering this where a measuring instrument is installed for measuring the amount of water that flows into the ponds per hour Distribution box • This is the box where the raw waste water which has been screened is then distributed to the first pond where the anaerobic process occurs Distribution box Anaerobic pond this is the primary treatment stage which reduces the organic load in the waste water The entire depth of the pond is anaerobic . Solids and B.O.D removal occurs by sedimentation and through subsequent anaerobic digestion inside the accumulated sludge The anaerobic bacteria converts organic carbon into methane and removes up to 60%. The effluent from this pond is the transferred to facultative ponds . The first pond at magwegwe .the pond was covered the hole top with slug which promoted the anaerobic process of the pond. This is the first pond where the waste water is first channel to by the distrubtion box. As shown by the flow area there are two ponds but only one was in use which is show on the picture Facultative ponds
• Unlike the anaerobic pond the top layer of facultative
ponds receive oxygen from natural diffusion , wind mixing and algae driven photosynthesis. The lower layer of these ponds are deprived of oxygen and thus become anaerobic therefore meaning settleable solids accumulate and are digested at the bottom of the pond. • The aerobic an d anaerobic organisms work together to achieve B.O.D reductions of up to 75% . This is the second pond at magwegwe Where the facultative stabilization Flow is due gradient of the terrain and waste will flow natural into the pond Maturation Ponds • This is a pond that is usually 0.5m -1.5mdeep which is responsible for pathogens removal. • These ponds can be named according to their process that is Aerobic ponds. • These ponds are usually built in a series to provide a high level of pathogen removal • If used in combination with algae and /or fish harvesting this type of pond is effective at removing the majority of nitrogen and phosphorus from the effluent • Cntd • Maturation ponds are exposed to the sunlight therefore the ultra violet potion of the sunlight directly damages the pathogens • When pathogens are attached to solids they can be removed by settlement • Sludge accumulation is very low in the maturation pond Application and suitability • Ponds are simple to design , build , operation and maintain , which is very important in remote areas and in developing countries where sophisticated equipment and highly skilled labor is not easily available. • The are well suited to tropical and sub tropical countries because of intensity of the sunlight and temperature as they are the key factors in the removal of pathogen processes. Sludge removal • Sludge accumulated needs to be removed only in the interval of several years. Removal is more frequent in anaerobic ponds because of their smaller volume and lower capacity to store the sludge • In facultative ponds removal maybe necessary in intervals of around 15years. • Removal can be done in two basic ways • (a)interrupting the operation of the pond • (b)keeping the pond in operation while disludging • For (a) Removal can be done manually or mechanically using tractors or scrappers • In (b) sludge will be wet will require further drying , sludge removal can be done by suction and pumping using vacuum trucks