COST OF MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN THE BIGGER POLISH TOWN IN PODLASKIE PROVINCE FOR THE YEARS 2010–2012

Agnieszka Kisło,Iwona Skoczko

doi:10.12911/22998993/1859

Abstract

In this paper the operation costs of the municipal water treatment plant in the biggest Polish town in Podlaskie province was analyzed. Capacity of this WTF is 600 m3/h. Water treatment processes are primarily focused on removal of iron, mangnese and turbidity and disinfection by UV rays. Water is taken by 19 wells and then it is oxygenated. From aerators water is addressed to ten filters, which filter water at a speed of 8.5 m/h. The analysis of the operation costs of the municipal water treatment plant was carried out by a method of testing and interpretation of the materials provided by the Water and Sewerage Company in a big town in the Podlaskie Province. It was established that, groundwater treatment plant operation costs, carried out in 2010–2012, showed the highest share of depreciation and remuneration costs.

Highlights

Groundwater is water that lies beneath the Earth’s surface at different depths, resulting from a variety of geological processes
In order to analyze the costs of the Municipal Water Treatment Plant (WTP) a method of testing and interpreting the materials provided by the Water and Sewerage Company in the big town in the Podlaskie Province was used
On the basis of the analyzed materials the authors have found that the processes used in Municipal Water Treatment Plant allowed for reduction of iron, manganese and turbidity from the treated water to the required level

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Groundwater is water that lies beneath the Earth’s surface at different depths, resulting from a variety of geological processes. Groundwater, due to its large resources and high quality, is a very important source of drinking water. The increase of water prices may be due to continuous modernization and introduction of new treatment technologies. This significantly improves the quality of water supplied to our homes. The process is economically inefficient if high pollution treatment costs grow disproportionately with. The treatment of most groundwater is limited to the reduction of the content of iron and manganese. Such a treatment is relatively simple technically [Heidrich 1985]

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