Waste Water Management

Water, is a very valuable and necessary resource that, must be managed more carefully. Quantity-wise it is endless; all around the world there are many bodies of water. Ground sources, such as aquifers, as well as surface water, including oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams. Because of its endlessness it becomes more difficult to manage it all. Clean water that is readily available, for developed and devolving nations alike, is a challenge. There are many factors that play into what can access water sources, and pollute it. Pollution of water is a worldwide problem that occurs too frequently. There are various contributors to water pollution including agriculture, industry, waste management, as well as naturally occurring

Many of these impervious surfaces have drainage systems that run directly into the watershed. As shown above in the center picture, there is direct drainage from the street to the watershed with no type of filtration, which in return has cause the glistening polluted puddle in front of the drainage pipe.

Storm water is a great danger to the environment because it does not receive any treatment before entering waterways. A storm can overload the system, causing it to reach its max capacity. The water treatment plant is then forced to let the overflowing, untreated, water dump into the river. This leads to an almost opaque water, like that found in the Puget Sound. There is an average of 900 billion gallons of untreated sewage water entering larger bodies of water each year in the United States (Barnett). The rain that falls on surfaces drains into bodies of water through storm water collection systems, usually, without treatment. There is a strong relationship between concrete thickness and imperviousness in residential areas, leading researchers to believe that roads create impervious surfaces. When rain down the streets and rooftops, it absorbs all the harmful materials from those surfaces and flows into the major bays and the Puget Sound. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates the remodeling of the aging water system would cost between $300 billion to $1 trillion over the next 20 years (Barnett).

Moreover, at this time, it is importance to rejuvenate infrastructure and prompt the SewerFix program. Since 2008, those has been operating to repair leaks, clear blockages and refurbish old sewage piping and pumping infrastructure to improve overall system efficiency and minimise the possibility of spills. An estimated $400 million will be invested into the project over the course of 4 years from 2012 to 2016 (sewerFix Program, 2012).

Mostly, wastewaters are usually perilous and unhealthy for human beings, aquatic plants and animals in addition to responsible for the deterioration of environment so it should be treated earlier to its disposal into the aquatic medium and land surfaces. After secondary treatment of domestic and agro-industrial polluted water still discharges large amounts of phosphorus and nitrogen. Such increased percentage of nutrients leads to eutrophication of lakes, rivers, ponds and seas which also leads to augmentation of algal bloom (Lau et al., 1997; Trepanier et al., 2002) and throwing away of wastewaters produces a steady threat to fading of natural resources of fresh water on worldwide (Montaigne and Essick, 2002). Under the extreme nutrients in the wastewater, such as

natural source, the dirt and bacteria is cleaned out, and it gets let out through the pipes and ends

If you don’t have city sewage you probably have a septic system. A septic system is a system that treats removes and disposes of water. Usually this water is from homes and businesses. Septic systems are responsible for the removal of water waste. If it is working properly it will safely remove filtered water out of harms way and back into the aquifer. If a septic system is not working properly it can be dangerous it may cause the near by water table to overflow causing flooding and water contamination. If this occurs people often must resort to an alternative septic system.

The objective of sewage treatment is to produce a disposable effluent without causing harm to the surrounding environment and prevent pollution.[1]

These items add up in septic tank, and as the sludge accumulates, it takes away from the full capacity of the tank. Ideally, the bacteria and treatments will help to break down the components that are causing the sludge, but as the larger, heavier pieces sink to the bottom more quickly, the bacteria doesn’t have the time to do its

Problems encountered throughout the water cycle is from the excess water flowing into drainage systems thus causing -

them down drains, or by dumping onto the ground. In addition, vapors emitted by several steps

which has been placed in proper containers in the proper way will be collected. Yard waste is

There are things you absolutely need to not flush down the toilet. These things include plastic, paper towels, facial tissues, dental floss, cigarette butts and kitty litter just to name a few.

with soil, water, air, plants, and food but loses it’s concentration fairly quickly especially in cases

Water covers 70% of our planet, and it is easy to think that it will always be plentiful. However, freshwater, what we drink, bathe in, irrigate our farm fields with makes up only 3% of the world’s water, and two-thirds of that is stored in frozen glaciers or unavailable for our use. Many of the water systems that keep ecosystems thriving and feed a growing human population have become stressed. Rivers, lakes and aquifers are drying up or becoming too polluted to use. Already, 80 countries suffer from water shortages that threaten health and economies while 40 percent of the world—more than 2 billion people—does not have access to clean water or sanitation