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CEUFlow process guide

Treatment Plant Areas

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Treatment Plant Areas · Step 2

Headworks

Screens remove large debris near the start of treatment.

What Happens Here

  • Retains larger debris while screened wastewater continues downstream.
  • Uses a cleaning mechanism to lift captured screenings toward handling.
  • Uses rolling circulation to support grit separation while lighter material continues with the flow.
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Screening configurations vary. A facility may use different equipment or arrangements than those represented here.

Bar Screen

Retains larger debris while screened wastewater continues downstream.

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Mechanical Screen

Uses a cleaning mechanism to lift captured screenings toward handling.

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Aerated Grit Chamber

Uses rolling circulation to support grit separation while lighter material continues with the flow.

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Comminutor

A future equipment view will explain size reduction without implying that material is removed from the flow.

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About this treatment sequence

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