Bonnybrook Waste Water Treatment Plant - Calgary, Alberta - Wastewater Treatment Facilities on Waymarking.com

The treatment of wastewater is a complex process consisting of primary, secondary, and tertiary stages. Calgary has two wastewater treatment facilities: Bonnybrook Wasterwater Treatment Plant and Fish Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Together, these treatment plants are capable of treating more than 572 000 cubic metres of wastewater and sewage each day.

The City of Calgary collects all the wastewater that comes out homes, schools, businesses, car washes in a sanitary sewer system. The wastewater flows through the pipe system by gravity or is pumped to the wastewater treatment plants.

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What is the capacity of the facility?: 500 Ml/day Describe the biological treatment technology used.: The Headworks screen out larger solids Followed by primary clarification where the water is split into two streams - liquid treatment and sludge handling Liquid treatment includes Bioreactors, Secondary Clarifiers, Disinfection (UV) and Final Effluent. Sludge handling is by digesters, and a sewage lagoon How are biosolids (sludge) managed?: There is a separate sewage lagoon What technology is used for disinfection prior to dicharge of treated water?: UV Who is the owner/operator fo the facility?: City of Calgary How is the facility governed?: City Council What is the website of the WWTP?: [Web Link]

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