Modular wastewater treatment system management
Embodiments of the invention describe components to be utilized on the design, management and implementation of a wastewater treatment system. Said wastewater treatment system may include containers that, for example, may be consistent with ISO specifications for intermodal containers. In some embodiments, these containers act in concert to perform the same wastewater management function (e.g., the containers may function together as equalization basins). In other embodiments, said containers may each perform a separate function (e.g., some containers may function as an aeration tank while others container may function as a membrane basin), or may each perform a plurality of functions. Furthermore, said containers may form an independent wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), or may be utilized to augment a pre-existing WWTP (e.g., a WWTP according to the prior art).
1. A method to dynamically adjust a runtime configuration of a wastewater treatment system comprising:
providing a plurality of online wastewater treatment basins and a plurality of offline wastewater treatment basins for the wastewater treatment system, wherein each of the online and offline wastewater treatment basins comprises a removable modular wastewater treatment basin, and wherein a group of online and offline wastewater treatment basins are coupled in parallel and comprise a plurality of compartments, including:
a membrane bioreactor (MBR) compartment;
a waste activated sludge (WAS) compartment; and
a control compartment comprising circuitry to collect and transmit sensor data from the plurality of compartments of the respective basin, and circuitry to manage operation of the respective basin, including circuitry to bring the respective basin online and offline;
monitoring runtime conditions of the MBR and WAS compartments of the group of online wastewater treatment basins based, at least in part, on sensor data received from the control compartments of the plurality of online wastewater treatment basins, and monitoring a wastewater input flow of the wastewater treatment system; and
bringing at least one online wastewater treatment basin offline in response to detecting a processing failure in the MBR or WAS compartments of the at least one online wastewater treatment basin; and
in response to determining the wastewater input flow is higher than a capacity of the remaining of online wastewater treatment basins to execute MBR and WAS processes, dynamically adjusting the runtime configuration of the wastewater treatment system by selecting at least one of the plurality of offline wastewater treatment basins to be brought online during runtime of the wastewater treatment system.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting a processing failure in the MBR or WAS compartments of the at least one online wastewater treatment basin is based, at least in part, on a change in wastewater effluent of the at least one online wastewater treatment basin.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wastewater treatment system further includes:
at least one row of a plurality of wastewater treatment basins operatively coupled in series to receive the wastewater input flow of the wastewater treatment system, wherein each of the plurality of wastewater treatment basins coupled in series includes a high-water mark.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein determining the wastewater input flow is higher than the capacity of the plurality of online wastewater treatment basins comprises determining each of the plurality of online wastewater treatment basins included in the at least one row of basins operatively coupled in series contains a volume of wastewater input exceeding its respective high-water mark.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein selecting at least one of the plurality of offline wastewater treatment basins to be brought online includes operatively coupling the at least one offline wastewater treatment basin to receive wastewater input from one of the plurality of online wastewater treatment basins coupled in series.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the wastewater treatment basins comprises
a container consistent with an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specification for intermodal containers;
a basin included in the container, the basin to include a base and a plurality of side walls;
a corrosion resistant liner coupled to interior portions of each of the base and side walls of the basin;
an inlet to receive at least a portion of the wastewater input flow into the basin; and
an outlet to output wastewater treatment discharge from the basin.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the group of online and offline wastewater treatment basins that include a plurality of compartments further include:
a headworks processing compartment; and
an aeration compartment.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
rerouting contents of the at least one online wastewater treatment basin brought offline in response to detecting the processing failure in the MBR or WAS compartments of the at least one online wastewater treatment basin.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
executing a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) process via the MBR and WAS compartments of the group of online wastewater treatment basins.
10. A system comprising:
an inlet to receive a wastewater input flow;
a plurality of online and offline wastewater treatment basins operatively coupled to receive the wastewater input flow from the inlet, wherein each of the online and offline wastewater treatment basins comprises a removable modular wastewater treatment basin, and wherein a group of online and offline wastewater treatment basins are coupled in parallel and comprise a plurality of compartments, including:
a membrane bioreactor (MBR) compartment;
a waste activated sludge (WAS) compartment; and
a control compartment comprising circuitry to collect and transmit sensor data from the plurality of compartments of the respective basin, and circuitry to manage operation of the respective basin, including circuitry to bring the respective basin online and offline; and
control logic to dynamically adjust a runtime configuration of a wastewater treatment system, the control logic configured to:
monitor runtime conditions of the MBR and WAS compartments of the group of online wastewater treatment basins based, at least in part, on sensor data received from the control compartments of the plurality of online wastewater treatment basins, and a wastewater input flow of the wastewater treatment system,
bring at least one online wastewater treatment basin offline in response to detecting a processing failure in the MBR or WAS compartments of the at least one online wastewater treatment basin,
in response to determining the wastewater input flow is higher than a capacity of the remaining of online wastewater treatment basins to execute MBR and WAS processes, dynamically adjust the runtime configuration of the wastewater treatment system by selecting at least one of the plurality of offline wastewater treatment basins to be brought online during runtime of the wastewater treatment system.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control logic is operatively coupled to the plurality of online and offline wastewater treatment basins via a network connection.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein detecting a processing failure in the MBR or WAS compartments of the at least one online wastewater treatment basin is based, at least in part, on a change in wastewater effluent of the at least one online wastewater treatment basin.
13. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:
at least one row of a plurality of wastewater treatment basins operatively coupled in series to receive the wastewater input flow of the wastewater treatment system, wherein each of the plurality of wastewater treatment basins coupled in series includes a high-water mark.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein determining the wastewater input flow is higher than the capacity of the plurality of online wastewater treatment basins comprises determining each of the plurality of online wastewater treatment basins included in the at least one row of basins operatively coupled in series contains a volume of wastewater input exceeding its respective high-water mark.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein selecting at least one of the plurality of offline wastewater treatment basins to be brought online includes operatively coupling the at least one offline wastewater treatment basin to receive wastewater input from one of the plurality of online wastewater treatment basins coupled in series.
16. The system of claim 10 , wherein each of the wastewater treatment basins comprises
a container consistent with an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specification for intermodal containers;
a basin included in the container, the basin to include a base and a plurality of side walls;
a corrosion resistant liner coupled to interior portions of each of the base and side walls of the basin;
an inlet to receive at least a portion of the wastewater input flow into the basin; and
an outlet to output wastewater treatment discharge from the basin.
17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the group of online and offline wastewater treatment basins that include a plurality of compartments further include:
a headworks processing compartment; and
an aeration compartment.
18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control logic is to further reroute contents of the at least one online wastewater treatment basin brought offline in response to detecting the processing failure in the MBR or WAS compartments of the at least one online wastewater treatment basin.
19. The system of claim 10 , wherein the MBR and WAS compartments of the group of online wastewater treatment basins is to execute a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) process.