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Mission of the Central WWTP Ljubljana - the release of treated wastewater back into nature and on-site preparation of the excess sewage sludge for its final utilization

ZAG, 4.10.2016

Vesna Mislej

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V O D O V O D

K A N A L I Z A C I J A

JP VODOVOD-KANALIZACIJA d.o.o.

According to the data of the Operative program of collection and treatment of the municipal waste waters in the City Municipality of Ljubljana, the achieved connectivity to the sewage system within the concerned agglomeration in the year 2014 was 93,4%.

PUMPING STATION

The public company JP VODOVOD–KANALIZACIJA d.o.o. is legally held responsible for the collection and the treatment of domestic as well as rainwater in the Municipality of Ljubljana and in the six municipalities surrounding it.

Parameter Channel length Public sewer system 1.172 km

• mixed sewer system

477 km

• sewer system for municipal wastewater

363 km

• sewer system for rain wastewater

329 km Capacity of WWTP Ljubljana 360,000 PE Number of Pumping stations 45 The annual quantity of municipal wastewater (2014) 19,066,286 m3 Public sewer system JP VODOVOD-KANALIZACIJA d.o.o. (31. 12. 2014)

• The central sewage system of the capital city

Ljubljana is mostly constructed in a mixed sewer system.

• The location of the CWWTP is between the Sava River and the

Ljubljanica River.

• Ljubljanica is the right affluent of the Sava River, and the

confluence is located approximately 1 km downstream from the CWWTP Ljubljana.

• Sava is the longest river in Slovenia, more than half of the

Slovenian territory belongs to its water catchment/river basin.

• The majority of generated wastewater, approximately 60%, is
• f urban origin, the part of industrial is about 10 %, the rest

being water collected from precipitations or waste storm water. All wastewater is collected in the central sewage system flow to the Central treatment plant of Ljubljana (CWWTPL).

The existing inflow of the waste water to the CWWTPL and the quantity of precipitations

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Average annual inflow to the CWWTPL (m³/d) 90,912 67,883 78,557 82,347 82,998 Annual quantity of precipitations (mm) 1799 1000 1339 1531 1851

The existing CWWTPL was designed for the capacity of 360,000

• PE. The CWWTP Ljubljana is a single-stage mechanic-biological

treatment plant, intended for the selection of the suspended solids, carbon compounds, and for nitrification.

MECHANICAL TREATMENT 1200 to 1400 t screenings per year

MECHANICAL TREATMENT – GRIT TRAP

MECHANICAL TREATMENT – PUMPING STATION and BAR SCREEN

MECHANICAL TREATMENT – FINE SCREEN

MECHANICAL TREATMENT – AERATED TANK FOR SAND, FAT AND OIL REMOVAL

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT – Aeration basin 2,750 m3

39,034 m3

The mechanically treated wastewater flows to the biological stage - into the aeration tanks, where the biological treatment is performed with the micro-

• rganisms.

For their activity the micro-organisms need oxygen, that is, air. The compressed air, produced by the blowers, is supplied for this purpose into the aeration basins with the help of membrane diffusor.

Sewage sludge, which provide the biological treatment of wastewater, is activate sludge. It is a mixture of bacteria and of Protozoa. The main part of sewage sludge consist of bacteria, which also provide the biological treatment of wastewater. Protozoa are defined as single-celled

• rganisms such as ciliates, amoebae and

flagellates and they are mainly microscopic organisms, ranging in size from 10 to 52 micrometers.

2,750 m3 25,200 m3 BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT – Settlement tank The mixture of the treated water and the active sludge from the aeration basins flows out into the settlement tank, where the water is separated from the sludge. The treated water is then collected by the outflow channel into the water course - the Ljubljanica River. The sedimented sludge is partly returned into the aeration basin for the maintenance of the required concentration of the active sludge in the treatment process - the excess, surplus sludge is collected into the process of sludge treatment - sludge line.

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT – LOAD IN VIEW OF BOD5

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT – TREATMENT EFFICIENCY The organic load of input wastewater is easily biologically degraded and satisfactory treatment efficiency is achieved. Review of the existing flow rates and loads at the CWWTPL does not state significant differences in the operation of the treatment plant.

Operation indicators of the CWWTPL

Parameter Unit 2012 2013 2014 Annual quantity of treated waste water 1000 m3/year 28,018 29,568 29,991 Medium daily flow m3/d 76,500 81,596 78,933 Effect of COD % % 95.3 94.8 94.16 Effect of BOD5 % 98.2 97.7 97.73 Ptot effect % 58.7 50.0 47.78 Ntot effect % 63.1 59.1 54.42 Average conc. Inflow NH4-N mg/l 28.8 27.5 26.93 Average conc. Inflow COD mg/l 670 596 499 Average conc. Inflow BOD5 mg/l 362 315 271

• Aver. conc. – inflow Ptot

mg/l 10.1 8.4 7.5

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT – TREATMENT EFFICIENCY The organic load of input wastewater is easily biologically degraded and satisfactory treatment efficiency is achieved. Review of the existing flow rates and loads at the CWWTPL does not state significant differences in the operation of the treatment plant.

Operation indicators of the CWWTPL

Parameter Unit Load of wastewater (2015) Removed amount at WWTP Ljubljana (2015) Released amount into Ljubljanica (2015) t/year t/year t/year COD t O2/L 16.048,9 15.119,102 929,81 BOD t O2/L 8.957,6 8.744,8 212,8 Ntot t N/L 1.138,72 602,9 535,8 Ptot t P/L 221,9 111,2 110,7

The surplus sludge discharge is a very dynamic process. It is discharged from the biological system daily, depending on the desired SRT (7 to 10 days) and the desired concentration of activate biomass (2.5 gL-1 in Sommer – 3.7 gL-1 in Winter) according to the seasonal temperature fluctuations of inlet raw wastewater (22 oC in Sommer - 12 oC in Winter).

Sewage sludge treatment

• The procedure of preparing the biomass, before submitting to the

final treatment of waste, includes:

• gravitational and mechanical pre-thickening of the aerobic

biomass with the addition of cationic polymer up to 6% dryness,

• transformation of aerobic biomass to anaerobic form at the

digestor by stabilisation at mesophilic conditions,

• dehydration of digestate with the centrifuge and addition of

cationic polyelectrolyte with consumption rate of 9.0 kgton-1 digestate (DS) to achieve the dry matter of 21 - 23 %.

• Afterwards, it is transported to the mixer, where it is mixed with the

final granulates. This mixture reaches a moisture content of 57 – 64 % dry matter. In this rheological form it is suitable to be taken for thermal treatment in a convectional rotating drying drum.

• At the inlet that leads into the drying chamber the off gas from the

burner reaches temperature of 480 - 510 oC but it immediately drops down between 90 - 93 oC as soon as it comes in contact with wet sludge mixture. Both these temperatures are important “sets” technological parameters to perform a stable drying procedure and to keep a pellets diameter constant.

Monitoring of the drying process

Parameter Unit 2009 2010 2011

Mass flow, drying drum (drum working hours, hd, project capacity 1050 kg/h) kg DS/hd 860 686 680 Drying hours, hb, for tons DS of pellets hb/ton DS 1.25 1.45 1.39 Drying drum, inlet - temperature, direct contact

• C

486.1 ± 14.4 501.1 ± 10.9 499.4 ± 6.1 Evaporation rate (project capacity 3000 kg H2O/h) kg H2O/h 2,485 ± 145 2,369 ± 160 2,770 ± 273 Drying drum, outlet exhaust gases - temperature

• C

92.9 ± 0.6 94.4 ± 1.1 93.8 ± 0.5 Pellets - dry solid content % 91.9 ± 0.8 91.6 ± 0.5 91.4 ± 0.5

In order to obtain predictable results, the process must be precisely performed. The control of important key parameters of the drying process

• The final product from the treatment of the sewage sludge is a

stabilised, as well as hygienised, non-hazardous waste, coming in the shape of pellets. They are 2 mm - 4 mm in size and have a bulk density of 650 kgm-3 to 700 kgm-3. This makes it possible for the final product derived from the process to be easily and safely handled as well as transported. Pellets have a shape that is suitable to be marketed.

From 2008 onwards, the pellets have been used as an additional alternative solid recovered fuel (SRF) in the Slovenian cement kiln.

At WWTPL, ​extensive analyses of the pelletised biomass have been carried out in order to obtain the necessary information about its composition , characteristics and a statistically supported specification such as SRF. A classification category of waste as a solid alternative fuel has been established according to the standard CEN/TS 15359: NCV 4; Cl 1; Hg 4

PELLETS CHARACTERIZATION

Parameter Method Unit Results Moisture EN 14346 % 8.9 Calorific value, NCV (as received) EN 15400 MJ/kg 13.28 Organic matter (450 °C) EN 13039 %m/mDS 66.9 Loss on ignition (550 °C) TS CEN/TS 15403 67.6 Loss on ignition (900 °C) TS CEN/TS 15403, mod. 71.5 Ash at 900 °C 28.5 Volatile matter (900 °C) EN 15402 53.9 Solid Particles (glass, plastic, metal > 2 mm) Internal method Mineral particles

PELLETS CHARACTERIZATION

PELLETS CHARACTERIZATION

CENTRAL WWTP LJUBLJANA - GOALS Regarding:

• higher treatment requirements
• connecting new consumers
• new insights into the technology of cleaning and
• Development of technological equipment
• ptimal usage of own produced biogas
• low specific electricity consumption
• energy self - sufficiency
• each wastewater treatment plant is "never ending story".
• Time for a new start of projected

IMMEDIATELY AND SUSTAINED

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