ARA - Oberflachs, AG, Switzerland - Wastewater Treatment Facilities on Waymarking.com

EN: The wastewater treatment facility of Oberflachs is located east of the village at the at the road to Schinznach-Dorf. It is a very small facility with a brick hut and three small tanks.

The treatment starts with filters for solids like sand, in the next tank aerobic micro-organisms are added and phosphates are precipitated, then the water goes to sedimentation tanks, and finally flows back to the river when cleaned.

DE: Die Kläranlage von Oberflachs befindet im Osten des Dorfes an der Strasse nach Schinznach-Dorf. Es ist eine sehr kleine Anlage mit einer gemauerten Hütte und drei kleinen Tanks.

Die Behandlung beginnt mit einem Filter für Feststoffe wie Sand, im nächsten Tank werden aerobe Mikroorganismen zugegeben und die Phosphate ausgefällt, dann kommt das Wasser ins Absetzbecken und fliesst schließlich gereinigt zurück in den Bach.

What is the capacity of the facility?: wastewater equivalent of 500 inhabitants Describe the biological treatment technology used.: Rough filtering, aerobic micro-organisms, sedimentation tanks How are biosolids (sludge) managed?: The solids are transported to special facilities to burn them. What technology is used for disinfection prior to dicharge of treated water?: none Who is the owner/operator fo the facility?: ARA Schinznach How is the facility governed?: Abteilung für Umwelt (AfU) Kanton Aargau What is the website of the WWTP?: Not listed

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