Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems HISTORY Disposal of wastewater was always carried out according to the technical level of each individual society. At first it started only with draining the wastewater outside from the dwellings. Together with increasing amount of wastewater and its concentration to one place the necessity for its treatment appeared. During time efficient technologies for treatment of concentrated high amount of wastewater were invented and constructed. When the sources and producers of wastewater are situated close together in one area then concentration of such wastewater together with polluted rain water into one place with its subsequent treatment at this place is the best technical solution. The problems arise when the urbanization activity continues in the way of constructing new large satellite dwellings surrounding tightly the original central cities. These results in deforming the former water management conditions in each individual locality and the problems with treatment of this new wastewater are transferred elsewhere from the place of its origin. DECENTRALIZED SYSTEMS FROM TOPOLWATER DECENTRALIZATION In the above mentioned cases advantages of decentralized wastewater treatment systems become evident. Its principles are based on draining the rain water into the ground so that the underground water table is maintained and the wastewater should be treated and used in environment for irrigation, drained into ground or reused. Both the risk of floods and the risk of surface waters eutrophication is minimized. At the same time a huge savings on investment costs for large transporting sewerage systems are gained – usually more than 25 %. It is wise to use part of these savings for technical improvement of local wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). For functioning decentralized system it is necessary to produce number of small and local WWTP. These have to meet such a technical level so that the treatment efficiency is comparable to central one and at the same time these systems have to be fully automated controlled from one central dispatching and the producer of wastewater has to be offered with the same comfort as in central system. Development and production of WWTP with mentioned characteristics is carried out in TopolWater Company since more than ten years giving thus a considerable jump in technical level compared with competitors. Domestic WWTP TOPAS This model represents industrially produced WWTPs with capacities 4 – 150 PE. Original treatment technology is protected by patent in EU and all developed countries of the world. The plants are produced with in-built automatically backwashed sand filter, eventually with membrane microfiltration module and chemical phosphorous precipitation meeting thus the most stringent treated water requirements. The plants can be equipped with monitoring system and with remote data transfer by GSM to one service centre. MONOBLOK - T Is local WWTP with capacities 150 – 700 PE. It is fully automated WWTP with one SBR reactor technology. FLEXIDIBLOK TOPAS This WWTP is designed for both smaller and bigger dwellings from 500 to 15 000 PE. It is again fully automated system with two SBR reactors in parallel. The WWTP MONOBLOK - T and FLEXIDIBLOK optimize its operation automatically according to real amount of wastewater inflow. All operational data are saved in memory of the computer. TopolWater is currently operating and maintaining number of tens WWTP with these technologies all over Czech Republic by remote data transfer. Advantages are apparent: Wastewater is treated at place of its origin without need for long transportation. Labor costs for operation are minimized – one person at dispatching is able to control number of WWTPs. The risk of non-proper operation is minimized – the dispatcher is skilled technologist. From the point of treated water quality can the WWTPs fulfil any requirements. Nad Rezkovcem 1114 , 286 01 Caslav Czech Republic Phone + Fax : +420 327 313 001 GSM : +420 602 133 781 E-mail : topas@topolwater.com Internet : www.topolwater.com Sale agent in Germany: Faktor 4 Ing. Buro - Ing. Jorg Fankhanel Schafgartenweg 3 , 093 50 LICHTENSTEIN GERMANY Phone: +49 372 047 2843 FAX :+49 403 603 062 565 fankfa@aol.com Sale agent in France: NEVE ENVIRONNEMENT SARL- Mr. Thomas Neve 27 Rue des Griottons, 712 50 CLUNY FRANCE Phone: +33 385 598 230 FAX :+33 385 592 038 commercial@neve.fr The scheme of central remote control of various type of WWTP (TOPAS, MONOBLOK –T and FLEXIDIBLOK )