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Glossary of Terms
- Aeration Basin - A basin or tank used to degrade organic matter. Diffused air is used to assist this treatment process.
- Bar Screens - A screen or screens consisting of parallel bars, either vertical or inclined, placed in a flow to remove debris. The screenings are raked from the screen by manual or mechanical means.
- Biological Treatment - A process that uses living organisms to stabilize and remove organic matter.
- Effluent - Treated wastewater flowing out of a treatment plant.
- Grit Removal Equipment - Equipment to remove sand, gravel, and other heavy solid material.
- Headworks - Initial treatment step that can include bar screens, flow metering, and grit removal equipment.
- Influent Piping - Pipes that carry wastewater (sewage) into the treatment plant.
- Secondary Clarifier - The final settling basin, which allows for separation of solids from the flow stream. This equipment also allows for the return of solids to the aeration basins.
- Septage Unloading Facility - Facility used for the efficient discharge of septage waste from trucks entering the plant from remote locations.
- Solids Handling Facility - Facility used to collect, concentrate and remove solids form the wastewater.
- Waste Activated Biosolids Thickening Process - A process that concentrates solids from the wastewater for further treatment and ultimate disposal.
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