Water treatment Chemicals

Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) provides water supply in its service areas of about 400 km in Dhaka city and its surroundings.
It has been relying heavily on groundwater as a source of water supply and at present 78% supply is from groundwater. However, the current groundwater abstraction is beyond sustainable yields, as groundwater table in Dhaka is declining at some 2 to 3 meter per year. DWASA has now planned that majority of its new water source will be from rivers.
Saidabad Water Treatment Plant (SWTP) is presently the major surface water treatment
plant in Dhaka.

Ingredients for Water Treat?

Aluminum Sulphate 50 Kg Bag Bangladesh
Dap 25 Kg Bag China
De Coloring 30 Kg Jar China
De Foaming 200L Drum Taiwan
Ferrous Sulphate 25 Kg Bag China
Lime powder 50 Kg Bag Bangladesh
PAC 25 Kg Bag China
Phosphoric Acid 30 Kg Jar China
Polymer 25 Kg Bag China
Sodium Bi Sulfite 25 Kg Bag China
Sodium Chloride 50 Kg Bag Bangladesh
Sodium Hyrosulfite 50 Kg Drum India
Sodium Sulphate 50 Kg Bag China

Process includes:
Water Intake—————-Aeration—————–Biological Pretreatment———–Clarifier——————Rapid Sand Filter——————-Chlorination———–Storage——–Distribution Network————Aeration and Biological pretreatment (intrification)

Sludge generated from the clarifier and backwash water is either pumped to the lagoon
to the sludge thickener. The thickened sludge is then discharged to the sludge drying bed
from the lagoon and sludge thickener.

The major priority of these standards and guidelines for sludge management in
Bangladesh are to ensure that human health and the environment are strictly protected from any negative impacts of sludge management.

Bangladesh Water Act 2013 (BWA) is a framework Law to integrate and coordinate the water resources management in the country. The Water Act will establish a new, integrated approach to the protection, improvement and sustainable use of countries rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal waters and groundwater. The BWA has been passed in the parliament on August. 2013 and received President’s assent on 2 Day of May 2013.

Chemical feeding & mixing

In the flash mixing chamber, mixing of chemical is done through hydraulic mixing.
Chemicals are injected in the weir. Aluminum sulfate, lime, and chlorine are three main chemicals used at SWTP, filtration for post-chlorination (as disinfectant) while the lime is used during the flocculation or in the clear water tank for pH adjustment.
Whereas during the rainy season a low dosage of chlorine is used.

Key measures of the Water Act