Changes Sources Water Quality Changes Changes in : Perform necessary analysis Adjust coagulant dosage. Turbidity Asses overall process performance Adjust mixer/flocculator mixing intensity. Colour Perform jar test Change frequency of sludge removal pH Increase frequency of monitoring (increase or decrease) Temperature Verify responses to process changes Change filtration rate (add or delete filters) Alkalinity Add lime or caustic soda if alkalinity is low. Adjust backwash cycle. (rate, duration) Chlorine demand
Clarification Process Quality Changes
Changes in : Asses overall performance. Adjust coagulant dosage. Turbidity or floc carryover Perform jar test. Adjust mixer/flocculator mixing intensity. Metal ion residual carryover. Check that selected chemical doses are being Change frequency of sludge removal applied. (increase or decrease) Change filtration rate (add or delete filters) Adjust backwash cycle. (rate, duration) Filtration Problem
Head loss increase Perform jar test. Adjust mixer/flocculator mixing intensity. Short filter runs Verify responses to process changes Change frequency of sludge removal Media surface sealing Manually remove mudballs. (increase or decrease) Mudballs Replenish loss media Decrease filtration rate Filter media cracks, shrinkage Check head loss indicator for correct Adjust backwash cycle. (rate, duration) Filter will not clean operations. Media loss Excessive head loss
Filter Outflow Quality Changes
Changes resulting in : Asses overall performance. Adjust coagulant dosage. Turbidity breakthrough Perform jar test. Adjust mixer/flocculator mixing intensity. Color Verify process performance. Change frequency of sludge removal pH a) Coagulation-flocculation process (increase or decrease) Chlorine demand b) Clarification process Decrease filtration rate c) Filtration process Change chlorine dosage.