Wastewater treatment is processing water from household and industrial use to make it safe to reintroduce into the ecosystem. From your drainpipes it it transported through sewage systems to the water treatment plant operator who undergoes a serious of processes before it is recycled or disposed of. In a combined sewage system it can also include storm water runoff.
Wastewater treatment process | Choice Water Solutions
Primary water treatment is used to settle sludge through sedimentation. There are scrapers that drive the settled sludge towards a container for further treatment.
Secondary treatment is to degrade the biological content from sewage that comes from human and food waste as well as soap and detergents. There are several types of secondary treatment systems.
If the wastewater is to be discharged into a fragile ecosystem such as coral reefs, low-flow rivers or estuaries, there is a tertiary Water Operator treatment after Water Testing Services secondary treatment to disinfect the water chemically or physically. If it is satisfactorily purified, it can be used to recharge groundwater or irrigate crops.
