Oxidation Ditch Process

Control

Gregory Burnham, Pete Carter

 Outline

 Introduction to the Vashon Plant

 Oxidation
Ditch Process Control for
BOD removal
 Process Control for N removal
Vashon
Sewer
System
Vashon Treatment Plant
 Oxidation Ditch with Selector
 0.26 MGD AWWF
 No Solids Treatment on Site
 SRT: 20-30 Days
 MLSS: 2500-4500 mg/L

Wastewater Treatment Division

Vashon Plant Layout
 Vashon Treatment Plant Schematic

Oxidation Ditch
Secondary
10Q?
Clarifier
UV
Disinfection
2Q
Q
Q
Anoxic Aerobic

Q
Ditch
Layout
 Basic Guide to Steer The Ship.
Captain’s Log
 Seasonally adjust MLSS inventory
based on ditch temperature
 Anticipateseasonal changes so
you are proactive rather than
reactive
 Keep an eye on SVI, spins, MLSS
Captains Log, cont.

 Do not react to a sudden change in

lab results
 It’s
like steering a ship – it takes a
long time to respond
 Give each change three weeks to
take effect
Temperature
Flow
DO Trend
Comparison of Spins and MLSS
Vashon TP BOD Removal
Vashon TP TSS Removal

Wastewater Treatment Division

Oxidation Ditch DOs Aerator 1
On
Oxidation Ditch DOs Aerator 2
On
 mg/L as N

0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70

3/
6/
3 / 10
12
/
3/ 10
18
/
3/ 10
24
/
3/ 10
30
/1
4/ 0
5/
4 / 10
11
/
4/ 10
Influent Total N
Effluent Total N

17
/
4/ 10
23
/
4/ 10
29
/1
5/ 0
5/
5 / 10
11
/
5/ 10
17
/
5/ 10
23
Total N

/
5/ 10
29
/1
6/ 0
4/
6 / 10
10
/
6/ 10
16
/
6/ 10
22
/
6/ 10
28
Vashon Influent and Effluent

/1
7/ 0
4/
10
 mg/L as N

0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
3/
6
3 / /2 0
12 10
3/ /20
18 10
3/ /20
24 10
3/ /20
30 10
/2
4/ 01
5 0
Influent NH4
Effluent NH4
4 / /2 0
11 10
Influent Grab NOx

Influent Organic N
Effluent Grab NOx

4/ /20 Effluent Organic N

17 10
4/ /20
23 10
4/ /20
29 10
/2
5/ 01
5 0
5 / /2 0
11 10
5/ /20
17 10
5/ /20
23 10
5/ /20
29 10
/2
6/ 01
4 0
6 / /2 0
NH3, NOx & Org-N

10 10
6/ /20
16 10
6/ /20
22 10
Vashon Influent and Effluent

6/ /20
28 10
/2
7/ 01
4/ 0
20
10
 mg/L as N

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
3/ 10
7/
3/ 201
14 0
/
3/ 201
21 0
/
3/ 201
28 0
/2
4/ 010
4/
4/ 201
11 0
/
4/ 201
18 0
/
4/ 201
25 0
/2
5/ 010
2/
2
Influent Grab NOx

Effluent Grab NOx

5/ 010
9/
Influent Composite NOx

Effluent Composite NOx

5/ 201
16 0
/
5/ 201
23 0
/
5/ 201
30 0
/2
6/ 010
6/
NOx Sampling

6/ 201
13 0
/
6/ 201
20 0
/
6/ 201
27 0
/2
7/ 010
Vashon Grab vs. Composite

4/
20
10
 Vashon TP Typical Influent/Effluent
Nitrogen Distribution
50.0

40.0

30.0
mg/L

20.0 NH3
Organic N
10.0 NO2 &NO3

0.0
Influent Effluent
NH3 21.4 0.05
Organic N 19.8 1.5
NO2 &NO3 0.7 5.7
Conclusion
Questions?