Effluent Treatment Plant What is an effluent treatment plant (ETP)? An effluent treatment plant is used to clean industrial effluents since most of the waste water produced by industrial factories contain harmful chemicals, metals etc. it prevents them from being added into lakes, rivers and other water mediums. With aggressive treatment it ensures that any contaminant will be removed from the water making the water reusable. Normally ETP is used in industries where there is a chance of extreme water contamination such as in textile, rubber, leather, and chemical. How the waste water is treated depends on the industry How Effluent Treatment Plant in BSH is designed Waste water is mainly produced form the phosphate treatment section. The wastewater is gone through a couple of small tanks to a main collecting tank .the water in this tank is always acidic so we cannot distribute it to the waste water line of the BOI directly. The water is pumped to a filtering tank which has a bottom shaped as a cone. PH+ and flocculater is added through dosing pumps to the water. PH+ adjusts the PH of the waste water while flocculater precipitates the sludge to the bottom of the cone shaped tank .the PH balanced water is then filtered through a sand filter and a carbon filter. Then distributed to the BOI waste water line. The sludge is collected since it is mixed with water the water is evaporated and the solidified waste is disposed accordingly. Benefits of an effluent treatment plant Rids Potential Diseases Wastewater treatment system destroys harmful bacteria and kills harmful organisms. It filters out those contaminants before the wastewater enters the ground. This filtering process prevents diseases from entering water sources or reaching plants and farm animals. Requires little maintenance Modern Effluent Treatment Plant systems require very little maintenance and last much longer than the older models. Depending on usage, a septic tank might need de-sludging every 2 years or so. Water waste is less Purified water can be re used in some industries reducing the new water usage giving financial benefits as well as preserving water.
