Environmental Engineering-II 7 Semester: Engr Aneel Manan
Environmental Engineering-II 7 Semester: Engr Aneel Manan
7th Semester
1. Domestic Sewage
Statistical data shows that population of a city changes over time and follows
some trends. There are numerous reasons of change of a population, however
some main causes include
i. New Births
ii. Migration of people due to favorable socio economic conditions
iii. City expansions
Domestic Sewage
1.1 Design Periods & Population Forecast
This quantity should be worked out with due provision for the estimated
requirements of the future . The future period for which a provision is made in
the water supply scheme is known as the design period. It is suggested that
the construction of sewage treatment plant may be carried out in phases with
an initial design period ranging from 5 to 10 years excluding the construction
period.
dP/dt=constant=k;
Pt = P0+kt.
t = time in years after base year
P0 = Population at base year
Pt = Population after t years
k = population increment per year = dP/dt
Example 1
1.1.2 Geometric Increase Method
• Intensity of rainfall.
• Runoff.
• Contours of the area.
4. Self Cleaning Velocity
The flow velocity in the sewers should be such that the suspended materials in
sewage do not get silted up; i.e. the velocity should be such as to cause automatic
Self cleaning effect.
The generation of such a minimum self cleaning velocity in the sewer, at least once
a day is important because if certain deposition take place and is not removed, it
will obstruct free flow causing further deposition and finally leading to the complete
blocking of the sewer.
The sewage contain particles in suspension, the heavier of which may settle down at
the bottom of the sewers as and when the flow velocity reduces, resulting in the
clogging of sewers.
To avoid silting of sewers, it is necessary that the sewer pipes be laid at such a
gradient, as to generate self cleaning velocities at different possible discharges.
4. Self Cleaning Velocity