Results of the technical and technological audit
of the Chelyabinsk water treatment facilities complex

Summary

The results of a detailed technical and technological audit of the water treatment facilities of the Chelyabinsk Municipal Unitary Enterprise «Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal Industrial Association» are presented. The audit included a full integrated survey of the facilities and an analysis of the existing process flow diagrams for each of the five treatment units. Key operational and process problems at the water treatment facilities were identified. Performance checking calculations for the main structures of all the five units were conducted. Options for the upgrade of the treatment facility unit designs were proposed with the use of additional chemicals and water purification methods. Pilot tests of the upgraded process flow schemes for all units were conducted, confirming the effectiveness and reliability of the proposed technical solutions.

Key words

water treatment , demanganization , chlorammoniation , water treatment facilities complex , technical and technological audit , technology upgrade , carbon addition