Engineering: Environmental engineering

How a Sewage Treatment Plant Cleans Water

From dirty water to clean water

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  1. How Sewage Plants Work

    Let's follow sewage from our homes as it is cleaned at a treatment plant.

  2. Screen and Grit Chamber

    First, screens remove large debris, and a grit chamber lets sand settle out.

  3. Primary Settling Tank

    In the primary settling tank, the water flows slowly, so fine dirt settles out as sludge.

  4. Aeration Tank

    In the aeration tank, air is blown in, and microbes called activated sludge eat and break down the dirt dissolved in the water.

  5. Final Settling Tank

    In the final settling tank, clumps of microbes sink, leaving clean water on top. Some of the settled sludge is sent back to the aeration tank.

  6. Disinfect and Release

    Finally, the water is disinfected with chlorine or similar, then released into rivers or the sea. The removed sludge is dewatered, then burned or reused.

  7. Remove, Digest, Disinfect

    By removing debris and sludge, letting microbes eat the dirt, and disinfecting it, sewage becomes clean water.

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