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TABLE 6-16<br />

OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS--EXTENDED AERATION<br />

Observation<br />

Excessive local<br />

turbulence in<br />

aeration tank<br />

White thick billowy<br />

foam on aeration<br />

tank<br />

Thick scummy dark<br />

tan foam on<br />

aeration tank<br />

Dark brown/black foam<br />

<strong>and</strong> mixed liquor in<br />

aeration tank<br />

Billowing sludge<br />

washout in<br />

clarifier<br />

Clumps of rising<br />

sludge in clarifier<br />

Fine dispersed floe<br />

over weir, turbid<br />

effluent<br />

Cause<br />

Diffuser plugging<br />

Pipe breakage<br />

Excessive aeration<br />

Insufficient MLSS<br />

High MLSS<br />

Anaerobic conditions<br />

Aerator failure<br />

Hydraulic or solids<br />

overload<br />

Bulking sludge<br />

Denitrification<br />

Septic conditions<br />

in clarifier<br />

Turbulence in<br />

aeration tank<br />

Sludge age too<br />

high<br />

154<br />

PACKAGE PLANTS<br />

Remedv<br />

Remove <strong>and</strong> clean<br />

Replace as required<br />

Throttle blower<br />

Avoid wasting solids<br />

Waste solids<br />

Check aeration system,<br />

aeration tank D.O.<br />

Waste sludge; check<br />

flow to unit<br />

See reference (37)<br />

Increase sludge return<br />

rate to decrease<br />

sludge retention time<br />

in clarifier<br />

Increase return rate<br />

Reduce power input<br />

Waste sludge

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