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CEUFlow process guide

Treatment Plant Areas

Choose an area to learn what happens there and how it connects to the treatment process.

Treatment Plant Areas Directory

  1. 1InfluentWastewater enters the treatment plant.Open area →
  2. 2HeadworksScreens remove large debris near the start of treatment.Open area →
  3. 3Preliminary TreatmentGrit and other heavy material separate before later treatment.Open area →
  4. 4Primary ClarificationSettleable solids separate from the wastewater.Open area →
  5. 5Biological TreatmentMicroorganisms help remove biodegradable material.Open area →
  6. 6Secondary ClarificationBiological solids settle from the treated water.Open area →
  7. 7DisinfectionTreatment reduces disease-causing organisms before discharge.Open area →
  8. 8EffluentTreated water leaves the facility.Open area →
  9. S1Solids HandlingCollected solids are treated and prepared for further handling.Open area →
About this treatment sequence

This map represents one common wastewater-treatment configuration. Actual facilities differ in process layout, equipment, and treatment sequence.