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Smart control of wastewater systems

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no. Code Research organisation City Registration number No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  0106  Jožef Stefan Institute  Ljubljana  5051606000  90,767 
Abstract
Wastewater systems that comprise sewer network and wastewater treatment plants are subject to large fluctuations in flow and concentrations of the waste waster. During storm water situations large amounts of pollutants are diverted untreated to the receiving waters. Sudden changes in the load deteriorate the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus. Biological wastewater treatment relies on microorganisms. New knowledge on the potential and limitations of these still needs to be put into practice in the wastewater systems. Most systems are designed for peak situations and thus a spare capacity is available in most situations. This is not exploited. Today the control of wastewater systems is performed in local sub-optimising units. Results of one control affect others this is not taken into consideration. The control of sewer system and the treatment plant is normally not co-ordinated.
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