First, look and load the provided datasets into memory. We'll inspect them to understand their structure, context and content before proceeding with the analysis for any significant patterns or correlations.
Now that we have loaded and inspected both datasets, let's proceed with the analysis. We will start with the wastewater treatment facility’s dataset provided in the Process Data file.
The wastewater treatment facility’s Process Data file dataset includes various performance metrics for permit levels set by the EPA and State environmental agencies, examples of the metrics will be contained within but are not limited to the following "//" after this sentence.
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Influent:
Secondary Effluent Flow Rate, Average (mgd)
Secondary Effluent Flow, Total (mg)
Secondary Effluent Flow, Max Daily (mgd)
Secondary Bypass Flow (Storm Flow), Total (mgd)
CSO#4 Flow, Total (mgd)
Influent Flow, Total (mgd) =B+C+D
Precipitation, Total (inches)
Septage Received, Total (gallons)
Septage ADDED, Total (gallons) - adds holding tank waste pumped
Grit Removed, Total (tons)
Screenings Removed, Total (tons)
BOD Concentration, Average (mg/L)
BOD Mass, Average (lbs/day) =AxE x 8.34
Suspended Solids Concentration, Average (mg/L)
Suspended Solids Mass, Average (lbs/day) = A x G x 8.34
PRIMARY EFFLUENT
BOD Concentration, Average (mg/L)
BOD Mass, Average (lbs/day) = A x I x 8.34
BOD Reduction, Average (%) = (E - I)/E x 100
Suspended Solids Concentration, Average (mg/L)
Suspended Solids Mass, Average (lbs/day)=AxK x 8.34
Suspended Solids Reduction, Average (%) = (G - K)/G x 100
Ammonia, Average (mg/L)
FINAL EFFLUENT
BOD Concentration, Average (mg/L)
BOD Mass, Average (lbs/day) =AxM x 8.34
BOD Reduction, Average (%) = (E - M)/E x 100
Suspended Solids Concentration, Average (mg/L)
Suspended Solids Mass, Average (lbs/day) = AxO x 8.34
Suspended Solids Reduction, Average (%) = (G - O)G x 100
Ammonia, Average (mg/L)
Nitrite, Average (mg/L)
Alkalinity, Average (mg/L)
Primary Settling Tanks
Detention Time, Average (hrs) = vol. mg x 24/A
Surface Loading Rate, Average (gpd/sq ft) =Ax1,000,000/area
AERATION TANKS:
BOD Load, Average (lbs/day/1,000 cf) = (F/vol. cf) x 1,000
MLSS Concentration, Average (mg/L)
MLSS Mass, Average (lbs) = Q x vol. mg x 8.34
MLVSS, Average (% of MLSS)
MLVSS Mass, Average (lbs) = Q x vol. mg x 8.34 x R/100
Food to Mass Ratio (F:M), Average = J/S
Settleable Solids, Average (ml/L)
Sludge Volume Index, Average= T x 1,000/Q
Detention Time, Average (hrs)= vol. mg x 24/ A
Specific Oxygen Uptake Rate (SOUR), Average (mg O2/hr/gm MLVSS)
Dissolved Oxygen, Average (mg/L)
RETURN SLUDGE:
Flow Rate, Average (mgd)
Flow Ratio, Average (% of influent flow) = U/A X 100
Concentration, Average (mg/L)
FINAL SETTLING TANKS:
Detention Time, Average (hrs) = vol. mg x 24/A
Surface Loading Rate, Average (gpd/sq ft) = A x 1,000,000/area
EFFLUENT DISINFECTION:
Sodium Hypochlorite Used, Total (gal)
Sodium Hypochlorite Dose, Average (mg/L)
Sodium Bisulfite Used, Total (gal)
Chlorine Residual - Contact Tank, Average (mg/L)
Chlorine Residual - Final Effluent, Average (mg/L)
E. Coli (geometric mean #/100 ml)
WASTE SLUDGE:
Total weight (lbs)
Total Number of Days This Month
Target Mean Cell Residence Time (MCRT) (days)
Actual MCRT (days) (lbs MLSS/(lbs wasted/day + lbs eff TSS))
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We can look at and analyze these performance metrics of our wastewater facility and our other information file about filamentous bacteria labeled [Bacteria Prompt.docx] to identify any significant patterns and correlations.
For [Bacteria Prompt.docx], it contains calculations about how some of the metrics, measurements, and seasons play a vital role in their presence within a wastewater facility. Key variables include sludge age, F/M ratio, anaerobic and anoxic conditions, temperature changes, low dissolved oxygen, readily degradable oxygen (COD), specific oxygen uptake and more.