Backwash NTU
Backwash NTU
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Hey guys,
I'm working on the design of an equalization basin for recycling backwashed water (this includes filter to waste as well) to the headworks of a traditional water treatment plant. Public health requires the recycled water to be no more than 2 ntu when sent back to the headworks.
I need to determine the detention time of the eq tank in order to avoid under sizing it...
What kind of correlations between turbidity and settling rates can I assume?
Thanks in advance
I'm working on the design of an equalization basin for recycling backwashed water (this includes filter to waste as well) to the headworks of a traditional water treatment plant. Public health requires the recycled water to be no more than 2 ntu when sent back to the headworks.
I need to determine the detention time of the eq tank in order to avoid under sizing it...
What kind of correlations between turbidity and settling rates can I assume?
Thanks in advance





RE: Backwash NTU
If you have a 10 MGD plant, the total solids is 10 mgd * 10 mg/L * 8.34 = 834 lbs/ day.
The typical filter wastes 5% of the throughput. For the 10 mgd plant, that would be 0.5 mgd per day.
That would give you a backwash solution turbidity of 200 mg/L.
The backwash storage tank is usually sized for 1-2 backwash volumes.
RE: Backwash NTU
For example, if my average backwash turbidity was 20 ntu with a settling velocity estimated to be 0.25 ft/hour could i then say that four hours after a backwash the top foot of the equalization tank would be below 2 ntu?
Is there a rule of thumb for this?
RE: Backwash NTU