MEBS6000: Utility Services

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Sewage Disposal

1. Methods of Sewage Disposal

• 1.1 Dilution
• 1.2 Conservancy
• 1.3 Treatment

2. Sewage Treatment Process

• 2.1 Septic Tank
• 2.2 Biological Filter
• 2.3 Settlement Tank
• 2.4 The Biodisc Treatment Plant

3. Sewage Pumping

• 3.1 Sewage Pumping Stations
• 3.2 Sewage Ejector
• 3.3 Design Considerations

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Video Presentation:

• "Sewage services and charges" [8 min.] [E 363.7284 S512]

Further Reading:

• EPD, 1990. Guidelines for the Design of Small Sewage Treatment Plants, Solid Waste Control Group, Environmental Protection Department, Hong Kong. [HKP 628.24 G94] (can be downloaded from EPD's website)

References:

• Burberry, P., 1997. Environment and Services, 8th ed., Chp. 13, Addison Wesley Longman, Essex. [696 B94]
• CIBSE, 1999. Public Health Engineering, CIBSE Guide G, Chp. 10, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), London. [LB 628 P97]
• Hall, F., 1995. Essential Building Services and Equipment, 2nd ed., Chp. 12, Newes, Oxford. [696 H17 e]
• Hall, F., 1994. Building Services and Equipment, 3rd ed., Vol. 1, Chp. 12, Longman, London. [696 H17]
• IOP, 1988. Plumbing Engineering Services Design Guide, 2nd ed., Section C: Sanitary Plumbing and Drainage, Institute of Plumbing, Hornchurch, Essex, UK. [LB 696.1 P73]

Web Links:

• Sewage Treatment and Disposal (Prepared by Mr. K. P. Cheung) http://arch.hku.hk/~kpcheung/sewtreat.htm
• Yuen Long Sewage Treatment Works (http://arch.hku.hk/~kpcheung/sewyuen.htm)
• Water Pollution Control Guidelines and Information [Environmental Protection Department, HK] http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/water/guide_ref/water_guidelines.html
• A Guide to the Water Pollution Control Ordinance
• Technical Memorandum - Standards for Effluents Discharged into Drainage and Sewerage Systems, Inland and Coastal Waters
• Grease Traps for Restaurants and Food Processors
• Guidance Notes on Discharges from Village Houses
• Guidelines for the Design of Small Sewage Treatment Plants
• Connections to Sewers Under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance
• Review of the Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme (Hong Kong) http://www.info.gov.hk/ssds.review/

Additional Web Links:

• Key Water Facts [Johnston Smith Consulting Limited] http://www.johnstonsmith.co.uk/facts.html
• Glossary of Sewage Words and Terms http://www.johnstonsmith.co.uk/fact13.html
• Sewage treatment or disposal - simply explained http://www.johnstonsmith.co.uk/fact2.html
• Sewage treatment processes simply explained http://www.johnstonsmith.co.uk/fact16.html

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| Created: Nov 2002 | Update: 27 Nov 2002 | By: cmhui@hku.hk |