„Capacity extension of the wastewater treatment plant

and the construction of the connecting sludge treatment

structures in the town of Keszthely”

Adrian Kiss
Hungarian Water Technology Corporation (HWTC)
Pristina, Kosovo, 1-3 November 2017
 Table of Content

1. Location of the project and background

2. The antecedents of wastewater treatment – main deficiencies

3. The goals of the development project

4. New facilities and construction work

5. Biogas utilization

6. Outcomes and achievements

Location of the project and background
 Transdanubian Regional Waterworks Plc (DRV Zrt.)

• Provision of water supply

services in 400 settlements
for 850.000 consumers

• Wastewater treatment
services in 200 settlements
for 570.000 consumers

• Regional water utility

company (largest
shareholder is the state)
 Location of the project: Town of Keszthely
• 19.775 inhabitants
• Located on the western shore of
Lake Balaton
• Important cultural, educational and
economic hub in the region
• Keszthely and the surrounding area
is a preferred holiday destination
• More than 1.5 million tourists at
Lake Balaton in a year
• 10,5% of total GDP comes from
tourism, Lake Balaton is the second
most visited region in the country
after Budapest
 Location of the project: Town of Keszthely

Lake Balaton’s environmental protection is an important topic in Hungary, due to is rich

ecosystem and touristical attractions
 Background

• Population of the agglomeration: 48.000 Pers.

• Previous capacity 89.583 PE
• Planned capacity: 120.890 PE

• Unique features:
• The load doubbles during the summer
season
• The percentage of rainwater is high
The antecedents of wastewater treatment – main
deficiencies
 The antecedents of wastewater treatment – main deficiencies

• Lack of the mechanical cleaning capacity and it was in

bad technical conditions
 The antecedents of wastewater treatment – main deficiencies

• The design and capacity of the biological treatment was

inconvenient in order to be able to comply with the new
requirement parameters.
 The antecedents of wastewater treatment – main deficiencies

• The desilting area was inadequate and the existing lime

clarifier could not be used.
 The antecedents of wastewater treatment – main deficiencies

• Disinfection was only possible with a large chlorine residual.

 The antecedents of wastewater treatment – main deficiencies

• The energy recovery from sewage sludge was not available.

 The antecedents of wastewater treatment – main deficiencies

• Inadequate measurement
possibilities, the level of
automatization was low

• Air inlet was insufficient, its fine

tuning was not available

• Iron-salt feeding needed some

improvement
The goals of the development project
 The goals of the development projects:

• Nutrient removal to be carried by the pre-

treatment of raw wastewater.
• Developing the biological treatment.
• Treatment of the various sludges and leachate.
• Biogas utilization by a gas engine for electricity
production.
• Construction of a small bridge and fence.
• Road construction and paving work,
landscaping.
• As a result of the reconstruction work, the
biological treatment capacity to be extended
to 18 000 m3/d, which is equal to 120 890 PE.
 The goals of the development projects:

During the development project, the structures and technical equipment of

the biological treatment process were reconstructed, which resulted in the
decrease of the total suspended solids, total nitrogen and phosphorous
quantities.
Parameters Planned effluent Limit value
values (mg/l) (mg/l)
KOIKr (mg O2/l) 29-31 50
BOI5 (mg O2/l) 10-12 15
Total suspended solids mg/l 5-10 35
NH4-N (mg N/l) 0.5-1.5 2
Total nitrogen mg N/l 13-14 15 (V.1. - XI. 15)
20 (XI.16. - IV. 15)
Total phosphor mg/l 0.3-0.4 0.7
New facilities and construction work
 Deseign of the construction:

Companies that carried out the construction work: Keszthely A-SZ konzorcium
Member of the consortium: Leader of the consortium:
 New facilities:

Mechanical cleaning:
Construction of a new screen filter in a closed building, installation of 2 parallel,
mechanically-cleaned screens of 3 mm rod distance with 1250 m3/hour/unit capacity

Refurbishment of the pumps engine house and central pump, installation of 5 pumps,
18 000 m3/day

Installation of 2 sand washing machines, 18 000 m3/day

Mechanical refurbishment of a raw sewage measuring shaft with the installation of 2

induction flow meters

Construction and mechanical development of a 425 m3 pre-settlement structure with

a connected direction shaft and settled waste water quantity measuring shaft
 New facilities:
Biological cleaning:
Reconstruction of the existing 792 m3 anerobic and 792+780 m3 anoxic
basins

Reconstruction of the existing 10,13 m3 canal basins

Reconstruction of the existing 3 x 2,26 m2 unified structures

Architectural and mechanical refurbishment of the 2 x 1,04 m2 Dorr-

type post-settlement structures

Construction of a new blast engine house with 4+1 air blower and 949-2
898 Nm3/d/unit capacity
 The recovery of biogas
Facilities:
Biological cleaning:

Reconstruction of the old blast-engine house with 3+1 air blowers and
949- 2 898 Nm3/d/unit capacity

Construction of a new UV disinfection facility

Refurbishment of the iron-salt storage and feeding building

The recovery of biogas
Pre – sedimentation unit
Wall construction
Prefabricated Central Seed
Pre-sedimentation unit
Digesting towers
Biogaz utilization
 Biogas utilization:

During the expansion of the technology line of the wastewater

treatment plant a biogas production facility was also constructed
which utilizes the generated sewage sludge in an environmentally
friendly way.

From the newly constructed pre-sedimentation unit (pre-settling

basin) the so called primary sludge is transported to the digester
towers of the biogas plant. The so called secondary sludge (excess
sludge) is also transported to the towers, which mainly contains a
mass of bacteria.
 Biogas utilization:

From the sludge, biogas is generated in the digester towers, which is

used for the heating of the tower and for electricity production by a
gas engine. The generated energy covers approximatively 1/3 of the
total energy needs of the plant.

The digested sludge which is coming out from the towers is

stabilized, and can be utilized for agricultural purposes without
any environmentally harmful effects.
 Generated biogas during winter:

Specific energy
content of the biogas
• 6,3 kWh/m3

Energy content during

100%-os capacity use • 13 054 kWh/d

Energy availability • 85 %

Standby energy at
CHP
• 1109 kWh/m3

Actual heat capacity

during full-load
• 407 %
Outcomes and achievements
 Outcomes of the project:

New sludge treatment Reuse of the

facility with produced
• activated sludge treatment Optimization biogas,
technology whereby
of the
Technological • cascade formed, parallel fulfilling a
functioning treatment lines wastewater
development great
• Primary sedimentation treatment
efficiency percentage of
• Biological nitrogen and
phosphorous removal the heat and
• Fine bubble deep air blowing energy needs
• Chemical phosphorus of the plant
precipitation
 Outcomes of the project:

The prime contractor took care of the following tasks during the project implementation
process:

• Authorization procedures

• Civil engineering, water and utility construction work

• Architectural, building and water engineering work

• Electrical, remote and process control and operational test work

 Outcomes of the project:
Net value of the investment: 8.2 million EUR
The following results were achieved by development project:

• Pollution decrease in surface waters and future water reserves (Lake Balaton), improvment of
water quality

• Protection of human health and the flora & fauna

• Increase in the number of modern wastewater treatment systems that are in full compliance
with EU regulations

• Construction of modern, environmentally friendly and sustainable sewage sludge treatment

facilities being in full compliance with EU regulations

• Decrease in the operational costs of the WWTP and sludge is reused for energy purposes with
anaerobe digestion.