Dewats
Dewats
Dewats
Prepared by:
Inspiration – the eco-sensitive design group
(Member, CDD (Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination), India)
Opp.Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Eroor (W)P.O, Tripunithura, Kochi-682306, Kerala, India.
Ph:91-484-2779470 / 73 Email: inspire@vsnl.com Web: www.inspire-india.com
Water – the most important factor which
brings beauty to any place – the small
ponds, the lakes, the rivers flowing into
backwaters, the sea, the wells catching
the abundant rain water enabling such
vegetation and greenery all around……
Water – also the factor which brings the
biggest of problems to urban life –
•mosquitoes,
•bad stench from clogged dirty canals,
•floods and water logging especially in the
monsoons,
•roads breaking up because of poor
drainage,
•drinking water scarcity in many parts of the
city,
•water borne diseases and health problems,
Mosquitoes
Clogged canals waste water problems
Health hazards and Diseases
Sources of Waste water
• Domestic Sewage - Waste Water From Kitchens
of Houses,Hotels, Hospitals, Canteens,
Schools Etc.
• Wastes from Butcheries and Market Places
• Wastes from Bus Stands, Railway Station Etc.
• Waste Water From Garages, Service Stations
Etc.
• Waste Water From Peeling Yards & Other
Processing Units.
• Effluents From Industries – Large & Small.
Present Methods Of Disposal In India
< 10 % -
CENTRALISED TREATMENT
SEWERAGE PLANTS
DOMESTIC
SEWAGE
SOAK PITS/
> 90 % - NEAREST DRAIN/
SEPTIC TANK CANAL
OTHER
NEAREST
DOMESTIC
STORMWATER
EFFLUENTS DRAIN / CANAL
CONTAMINATION
• UNHEALTHY LIVING
OF CONDITIONS
SOIL
Conventional System Of Sewage /
Waste Water
Treatment And Disposal
TREATMENT PLANTS
• TERTIARY
: DISINFECTION
: SLUDGE DISPOSAL
Why Are Such Systems Often Impractical?
Septic-Tank Baffled-Reactor
inflow
Anaerobic- Filter
Imhoff Tank
Facultative-Lagoon
Biogas Plant O2 O2 O2 O2 O2
O
Oxidation Pond
O 2 O O
O
2 2 O 2
2
2 O
O
O 2
2
2
Cluster Level
Subsurface
Baffled Reactor
Drainage
Horizontal flow
reed beds
Irrigation
Polishing pond