The use of decentralised treatment systems is certainly the way that wastewater treatment seems to be heading. There are a number of advantages as there is no need for the vast infrastructure required for large centralised systems fed by sewers. Of course the most well designed and constructed plants will not produce a high quality final effluent unless the biomass is operating at optimum levels. The use of bioaugmentation is a key part of the whole process. In particular the requirements for high quality final effluent become necessary for wastewater reuse and aquifer recharge.
Published by Ciaran Gillen, Managing Director at BioFuture Ltd.
The use of decentralised treatment systems is certainly the way that wastewater treatment seems to be heading. There are a number of advantages as there is no need for the vast infrastructure required for large centralised systems fed by sewers. Of course the most well designed and constructed plants will not produce a high quality final effluent unless the biomass is operating at optimum levels. The use of bioaugmentation is a key part of the whole process. In particular the requirements for high quality final effluent become necessary for wastewater reuse and aquifer recharge.