Waste Water

By: Kaylee Sterling and

Reagan Barcelon
What is Wastewater?
Waste water? More like waste of space!

Sewage or liquid waste runoff from the household, commercial establishments,

hospitals, ect. In simple terms, wastewater is all the dirty water from municipal
sources. Bad water cannot drink
Causes
Hydraulic overload
More water is entering the system than the soil absorption system or other syst
were designed to process.
Organic Overload
Organic material in the waste that is too high for a system component or proces
clogging of the infiltrative surface of that component resulting in hydraulic failure
Mechanical Failure
Pumps, floats, and blowers can stop working. humans stop running on their wheels.
Physical/Structural Failure
Pipes breaking, uneven settling of tanks and distribution boxes, collapse of syste
This type of failure often results in hydraulic overload.
Effects
decaying organic matter and debris can use up the dissolved oxygen in a lake so fish and other water
animals cant survive everything dies anyways
excessive nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen can cause eutrophication, or over-fertilization of
receiving waters, which can be toxic to aquatic organisms, promote excessive plant growth, reduce
available oxygen, harm spawning grounds, alter habitat and lead to a decline in certain species
chlorine compounds and inorganic chlorides can be toxic to aquatic invertebrates, algae and fish
bacteria, viruses and disease-causing pathogens can pollute beaches and contaminate shellfish
populations, leading to restrictions on human recreation, drinking water consumption and shellfish
consumption; but it doesnt really matter all that much
metals, such as mercury, lead, cadmium, chromium and arsenic can have acute and chronic toxic
effects on species.
other substances such as some pharmaceutical and personal care products, primarily entering the
environment in wastewater effluents, may also pose threats to human health, aquatic life and wildlife.
Sources
Domestic sewage
Wastewater that is generated by home dwellings, public restrooms, hotels, ect. They produce
high volumes of wastewater.
Non-sewage
Water from rain water, floods, swimming pools, beauty salons, ect.
Also generated from agricultural facilities
Examples
Black water
originates from toilet fixtures, dishwashers and food preparation sinks.
Grey water
originates from non-toilet and food fixtures such as bathroom
sinks, laundry machines, spas, bathtubs
Yellow water
urine collected with specific channels and not contaminated with
either blackwater or greywater.
Sewage
Urine