METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZATION OF A CONVENTIONAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT

摘要

A system for settling solids in a waste water treatment facility, comprising an elongate tank for receiving a waste water influent and discharging a waste water effluent, a first sludge collector disposed in a first chamber in the tank, a second sludge collector disposed in a second chamber in the tank, a first sludge hopper formed in the bottom of the tank adjacent the first sludge collector, a second sludge hopper formed in the bottom of the tank adjacent the second sludge collector, and a plate disposed between the first and second sludge collectors and extending upwards from the bottom between the first and second sludge hoppers to define the first and second chambers. Preferably, a weir is formed in the upper edge of the plate.