Advanced Treatment Systems for Lagoons

Marc W. Salmi, P.E.

Environmental Dynamics International

May 10, 2016

Michigan Lagoon Seminar

Agenda

• Lagoons: History and Background

• EPA Ammonia Criteria

• Lagoon Upgrades for Nitrification

• Case Study: Miner, MO

• Final Thought

Lagoon Solutions

Lagoon Solutions

Lagoon Solutions

Lagoon Solutions - Basic

PM QZ

CM PM/QZ

Complete Mix Lagoon System

Partial Mix Lagoon System

Lagoon Solutions - Basic

Complete Mix Lagoon

Partial Mix Lagoon

EPA Ammonia Criteria

EPA Ammonia Criteria

EPA Ammonia Criteria

EPA Ammonia Criteria

EPA Ammonia Criteria

EPA Ammonia Criteria

EPA Ammonia Criteria

Lagoon Technologies

for Nitrification

• Post-Lagoon Polishing

• In-Lagoon Polishing

• Activated Sludge Lagoons

• IDEAL Process

Lagoon Technologies

for Nitrification

• Post-Lagoon Polishing

Lagoon Technologies

for Nitrification

• Post-Lagoon Polishing

Lagoon Technologies

for Nitrification

Complete Mix or

Partial Mix Cell

Partial Mix Cell with

Quiescent Zone

Ammonia Polishing Reactor

• Post-Lagoon Polishing

Lagoon Technologies

for Nitrification

• Post-Lagoon Polishing

• In-Lagoon Polishing

Lagoon Technologies

for Nitrification

• Post-Lagoon Polishing

• In-Lagoon Polishing

Lagoon Technologies

for Nitrification

Complete Mix or

Partial Mix Cell

Partial Mix Cell with Polishing Modules and

Quiescent Zone

• Post-Lagoon Polishing

• In-Lagoon Polishing

Lagoon Technologies

for Nitrification

• Post-Lagoon Polishing

• In-Lagoon Polishing

• Activated Sludge Lagoons

Lagoon Technologies

for Nitrification

Internal Clarifier (IC) External Clarifier (EC)

Lagoon Solutions - Advanced

• Post-Lagoon Polishing

• In-Lagoon Polishing

• Activated Sludge Lagoons

Lagoon Technologies

for Nitrification

Internal Settler (IS)

Lagoon Solutions - Advanced

EDI Lagoon Solutions - Advanced

• Applying design expertise to advanced biological processes for 35+ years

– Activated sludge and extended aeration plants

– Over 3,500 installations world-wide

Botina, Paraguay Millbury, MA

EDI Lagoon Solutions - Advanced

• 25 Years of Sequencing Batch Reactor Systems

– Over 300 international installations

Greater Noida, India – 72 MGD Zywiec, Poland – 27 MGD

EDI Lagoon Solutions - Advanced

• Integrated Fixed-Film System (IFAS) Innovation and Lagoon Installation

– 50+ domestic MBBR installations

BioReef™ Media BioCurtain (Installed)

Lagoon Solutions - Advanced

• Intermittently Decanted Extended Aeration Lagoon (IDEAL) – An advanced upgrade for lagoon-based treatment

processes • Especially nutrient (ammonia, nitrogen, phosphorous)

removal

– Achieves stable treatment even at near-freezing water temperatures

– Incorporates proven technologies across 40 years of EDI wastewater treatment experience

Intermittently Decanted Extended Aeration Lagoon (IDEAL)

Lagoon Solutions - Advanced

Intermittently Decanted Extended Aeration Lagoon (IDEAL)

EDI Lagoon Solutions - Advanced

IDEAL Miner, MO

Case Study

IDEAL Miner, MO Case Study

IDEAL Component Specifics

IDEAL Miner, MO Case Study

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IDEAL Miner, MO Case Study

IDEAL Miner, MO Case Study

IDEAL Miner, MO Case Study

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IDEAL Miner, MO Case Study

Process Data Summary (2013-2014 Winter) b/f Warm Up

Constituent Influent (mg/L) Effluent (mg/L)

BOD 220 +/- 60 4.5 +/- 1.2

TSS 96 +/- 38 5.3 +/- 1.7

Ammonia-N 27 +/- 5 0.05 +/- 0

TKN 32 +/- 3 0.5 +/- 0.01

Nitrate-N 0.06 +/- 0.07 11 +/- 4

Nitrite-N 0.13 +/- 0.21 0.22 +/- 0.25

Total Nitrogen 32 +/- 3 11 +/- 3

Bioreactor Characteristics

Flow (MGD) 0.22 +/- 0.03

Temperature (°C) 5.5 avg (10 max, 2.3 min)

MLSS (mg/L) 1300 +/- 300

F:M Ratio 0.045

IDEAL Miner, MO Case Study

Process Data Summary (2013-2014 Winter) a/ Warm Up

Constituent Influent (mg/L) Effluent (mg/L)

BOD 280 +/- 80 13 +/- 6

TSS 77 +/- 23 26 +/- 9

Ammonia-N 31 +/- 4 0.05 +/- 0

TKN 43 +/- 10 2.7 +/- 1.2

Nitrate-N 0.05 +/- 0.07 11 +/- 4

Nitrite-N 0.13 +/- 0.19 0.98 +/- 0.93

Total Nitrogen 44 +/- 10 14 +/- 4

Bioreactor Characteristics

Flow (MGD) 0.18 +/- 0.02

Temperature (°C) 11 avg (16 max, 4.4 min)

MLSS (mg/L) 1300 +/- 300

F:M Ratio 0.045

IDEAL Miner, MO Case Study

Process Data Summary (2013-2014 Winter) b/f Warm Up

Constituent Influent

(lb/day)

Effluent

(lb/day)

Removal (%)

BOD 400 10 98

TSS 180 9.8 95

Ammonia-N 49 0 >99

TKN 59 1 98

Total Nitrogen 59 21 65

Process Data Summary (2013-2014 Winter) a/ Warm Up

BOD 420 20 95

TSS 120 40 66

Ammonia-N 47 0 >99

TKN 65 4 94

Total Nitrogen 65 22 67

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