A 6-week Recovery of a Major High Purity Oxygen Activated Sludge Plant to Full Capacity Following Flooding and Plant Shutdown

Li Lei; Bob Bucher; Eugene Sugita; David Stensel; Henryk Melcer; Dick Finger; Ann Conklin; Tom Johnson; Terry Dokken; Cameron Clark; Robert Waddle; David Kelly

A 6-week Recovery of a Major High Purity Oxygen Activated Sludge Plant to Full Capacity Following Flooding and Plant Shutdown

The West Point Treatment Plant (WPTP) of King County, WA, has a rated capacity of 215 mgd under maximum month condition and 440 mgd at peak. It provides secondary treatment of flows up to 300 mgd using a high-purity oxygen (HPO) activated sludge process. The plant recently suffered a power failure and subsequent effluent pumping and control system failures, leading to the flooding of the...

Author(s):

Li LeiBob BucherEugene SugitaDavid StenselHenryk MelcerDick FingerAnn ConklinTom JohnsonTerry DokkenCameron ClarkRobert WaddleDavid Kelly

SourceProceedings of the Water Environment Federation

Subject306 Secondary Operations and Testing Techniques

Document typeConference Paper

PublisherWater Environment Federation

Print publication date Sep, 2018

ISSN1938-6478

SICI1938-6478(20180101)2018:16L.1363;1-

DOI10.2175/193864718825138024

Volume / Issue2018 / 16

Content sourceWEFTEC