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GENERAL WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS 18-23<br />

4. Compare the physical characteristics of fresh sewage <strong>and</strong> septic sewage.<br />

5. Distinguish between conventional <strong>and</strong> nonconventional pollutants.<br />

6. State the BOD 5 , suspended solids, <strong>and</strong> fecal coliform concentrations that are often cited<br />

as a definition of secondary treatment.<br />

7. Explain why industries are required to pretreat wastewater before discharging to<br />

municipal sewers.<br />

8. Discuss a design strategy to address the issue of low flow at the start-up of a new<br />

wastewater treatment plant.<br />

9. Discuss the conflicting desirability of locating the wastewater treatment plant at a low<br />

elevation <strong>and</strong> the potential soil <strong>and</strong> groundwater problems in construction at such a site.<br />

With the aid of this text, you should be able to do the following:<br />

18-8<br />

10.<br />

11.<br />

Estimate the wastewater flow from commercial, institutional, <strong>and</strong> recreational facilities<br />

based on characteristic units such as occupancy, seats, guests, beds, <strong>and</strong> so on.<br />

Estimate the wastewater flow reduction that may be obtained by requiring the use of<br />

water saving devices.<br />

12. Estimate the average daily, maximum day, peak hour, <strong>and</strong> minimum flow for domestic<br />

wastewater production.<br />

13. Estimate the infiltration flow rate for a given area with old or new sewers.<br />

14. Estimate the infiltration flow rate for a given length of pipe.<br />

15. Using topographic maps, select likely locations for a wastewater treatment plant.<br />

18-1.<br />

18-2.<br />

PROBLEMS<br />

Estimate the average <strong>and</strong> peak hour wastewater flow rate for Camp Swampy. State<br />

all assumptions. The facility composition is shown below.<br />

a . Camp with central toilet <strong>and</strong> bath facilities—350 campers<br />

b. Staff cottages with private bath, two people per cottage—40 staff members<br />

c. Dining hall serves three meals per day to campers <strong>and</strong> staff<br />

A proposal to build Hotel California is being evaluated to estimate wastewater flow<br />

rates. Two proposals are being considered. Estimate the average <strong>and</strong> peak hour<br />

wastewater flow rate for each proposal. State all assumptions. The owner has asked<br />

two questions:<br />

(1) What is the impact on wastewater flow rate of having a bar with the restaurant?<br />

(2) With respect to wastewater flow, are there any economies of scale?<br />

The proposals are outlined in the table below. Assume an average occupancy of 80%, 1.5<br />

people per room, <strong>and</strong> a maximum occupancy of 100%, 2 people per room.

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