BiOWiSH™ Aqua Benefits• Reducessludgeproductionand

handling

• Increasesplantcapacitybyreducingcontacttime(capitalavoidance)

• Eliminatesodorousemissions

• Deliverssubstantialenergysavingsduetoreducedaeration

• Minimizesneedforchemicaladditives

• Stabilizesandimprovesplanttreatmentperformance

• Lowershydrogensulphide,ammoniaandnitratelevels

• Pre-treatsinfluentincollectionsystems

• 100%naturalandnon-toxic

Available sizes• 100g

• 1kg

Sewage Treatment

Case Study

Thousand Trails - Chesapeake Bay, USA

Innovative Technology Breaks Down Sludge and Removes Odors at RV Campsite Septic System

BackgroundLocatedinGloucester,VA,ThousandTrailsChesapeakeBayisanRVcampsiteandoutdoorpreservewithover350fullhookupsitesand25rentalcabins.Thesitealsohousesrecreationalandpublicfacilities,suchaslodges,aswimmingpool,publicrestroomsandadumpingstationforRVsewage.

RVsewersites,cabinsandpublicfacilitiesthroughoutthepropertydischargetoliftstationsthatpumptooneoftwoseparateseptictank/leachfieldsystems.Fourlocationswereselectedforthetrialofanewbiocatalysttechnologythatspeedsupbiochemicalreactionssignificantlyfasterthanunaidedprocessesorcurrenttechnologies.Thetechnologyhasbeenprovenasaneffectivewastewatertreatmentsolutionoverseas,includingAustralia,AsiaandEurope,andthetrialaimedtovalidatetheseresultsintheUnitedStates.Theparkwasclosedthroughoutthetrial-onlyafewsiteswereoccupiedbyemployeesandseasonaloccupants.

E Section Tank cluster - 113,000L sludge tank, 18,000L central tank and 56,000L effluent tank in series - discharging to a leach field in the background

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TheESectionseptictank/leachfieldsystemreceivesmostofthislow-flowvolume.Inaddition,thereisalowdailyinflowtotheonlyopenpublicrestroom,locatedinSectionB.AliftstationinSectionDthatdischargestotheESectiontankswasselectedfortrialduetoaconsistentproblemwithodor.TheseptictankdetailsareshowninTable1.

Table 1. Septic tank details and capacities

Tank ID Size Daily Input Receives wastewater from:

ESectionTanks Sludgetank

(113,000L)

<1,000gpd SectionsDandE,plusrentalcabins

Centraltank

(18,000L)

Effluenttank

56,000L)

Bbathroomtanks 5L <1,000gpd Publicrestroomonly

DSectionliftstation 2L <1,000gpd DSectionRVsites,plusrentalcabins

Priortothetrial,strongsepticodorsintheimmediatevicinityofDSectionliftstationwereobserved.Inaddition,visiblefloatingsludgeinESectionsludgetankandBSectionbathroomtankwasnoticed.BiOWiSHTechnologiesapproachedthecampsiteownerandoperatorwithaproposaltovalidatetheeffectivenessofthebiocatalystinreducingodorswithinthesite,aswellasreducingthestrengthofeffluentintheseptictanks.

Thebiocatalystcombinesproprietaryenzymes,cofactorsandnutrientstosignificantlyenhancedegradationratesfororganicwastes.Thisleadstosuperiorreductionsinodor,volatileorganiccompounds(VOC),biologicaloxygendemand(BOD),chemicaloxygendemand(COD),andoverallsolidwaste.Deliveredinactivemicrobialform,thetechnologyacceleratesthebreakdownoforganicwastesandodorousemissionsintoharmlessandodorlesscompounds,suchascarbondioxide,nitrogengasandwater.Itis100-percentnatural,non-toxicandsafeforeverydayuseinaverydiverserangeofconsumerandindustrialproducts.

Itsprovencapabilitieshelpsolveproblemsinenvironmentalwastemanagement(includingwastewater,solidwaste,soilandwaterremediation,industrialemissions),cropping,animalagricultureandaquaculture.

View inside sludge tank cover View inside the effluent tank View inside the cover of B section bathroom tank

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Objectives of the studyTwoprimaryobjectivesweredevelopedforthissite:

1.Toreducesolids,BODandnitratesintheseptic/leachfieldsystems

2.ToreduceodorattheDSectionliftstation

Inordertocharacterizethecauseoftheodors,pretreatedsampleswerecollectedattheeffluentsectionoftheESectiontankandanalyzedinthelaboratory.Theresultsoftheanalysis(allvaluesinmg/Lexceptturbidity,whichismeasuredinNTU)arepresentedinTable2.

Table 2. Effluent characteristics

BOD COD TKN TSS Turbidity

110 160 34 91 84

Deliveredinfreeze-driedpowder,thebiocatalystwasmixedwithwaterforreactivation.Eachdosewasprebatchedinfivegallon(18L)bucketsataconcentrationofone100gbagperbucket(seeTable3).ThebucketswerefiledwithwaterandincubatedindoorsabovelO0Covernight(uncovered).Thepre-batcheddoseswereappliedtotheESectiontankandtheDSectionliftstationdirectlyintothetanksthroughlids.TheBSectionbathhousetankdosewasappliedthroughthetoilet.ThedosesappliedtotheESectiontankweredoneintwobatchesonconsecutivedays,duetothehighpre-mixvolume(seeTable4).

Table 3. Detailed implementation plan

Location Initial shock doses (2)

ESectionsludgetank 1,200g

DSectionliftstation 300g

Bbathroomtank 300g

Table 4. Dosing schedule

Day Details

1 CollectedbaselinesamplefromEeffluenttank

2 AppliedfirstdosestoDliftstationandBbathroomtanks

3 Appliedbatch1orEtankdose(600g)

4 Appliedbatch2ofEtankdose(600g)

18 AppliedseconddosestoDliftstationandBbathroomtanks

19 Appliedbatch1ofsecondEtankdose(600g)

20 Appliedbatch2ofsecondEtankdose(600g)

34 CollectposttreatmentsamplefromEeffluenttank

Pre-batching tank doses in 5-gallon buckets

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Study outcomesAfteronly34days,MaintenanceSupervisorHughKeithreportedasignificantbreakupofthefattysludgeintheESectionsludgetank.HealsoreportedthattheodorattheDSectionliftstationwasnearlyeliminated.Analyticalresultsforposttreatmentsamples(seeFigure1),collectedonday34attheESectioneffluenttank(allvaluesinmg/Lexceptforturbidity,whichisinNTU)showedtheseoutcomes.

Byacceleratingthedigestionofwastethroughanenhancedenzymaticprocess,thenewtechnologyreducedthevolumeofactivatedsludgerequiredtotreataconstantloading.Asaresult,theequilbriumsludgeconcentrationwasreduced,andlesssludgebuildupshouldoccuroverthelongterm.Inaddition,byalteringthespeciationofenzymeswithinthesystem,theodorwasreduced.Odorreductionwasachievedbothbyalteringthebiotransformationpathwaysandbyenablingtheco-metabolismofodorouschemicalcompounds.Inlaymansterms,lessodorwascreatedinthefirstplace,andtheodorthatwascreatedwastheneatenbythebiocatalysts.Theentireresultwasachievedwithoutanycapitalinvestmentorotheralterationoftheproperty’sexistinginfrastructure.

Figure 1. Effluent sampling results, before and after implementation

Anticipated long-term outcomesItisanticipatedthatcontinuedmonthlydosingoftheseptictankswouldbreakupsolidsatthetopandbottomoftheliquidsineachtanktocontrolodorandminimizetheneedtopumpsludgefromthetanks.OdorintheDSectionliftstationcanbecontrolledwithconsistentdosingappliedasneededandinaccordancewithdailyflow,withmorefrequentapplicationsduringheavyuseperiods.Theseexpectedoutcomespresentsignificantcostsavingsofpotentiallythousandsofdollarsamonthforcampsiteowners,whichincludescostofsludgepumpouts,odor-maskingagentsandleachfieldremediationservices.Inaddition,thereductionofnutrientlevelsintreatedwastewaterprovidesasignificantenvironmentalbenefitasthecampsiteislocatedinChesapeakeBayBasincatchmentarea.

ContactsBiOWiSH Technologies

Email:environment@biowishtech.com

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