Increasing the water yielding capacity of natural water sediments

When carrying out water treatment processes, a significant amount of hydroxide sediments is formed, which have a low water-yielding capacity. In the paper, the sediment of sewage treatment facilities of water pipes, which is formed in the conditions of low turbidity and medium color of water in a water source, was investigated. The effect of seasonal variations in turbidity, color and temperature of the treated water on the specific resistance of sediment filtration is shown. The features of sediment formation in sedimentation tanks of various types are considered. It is shown that the conditions for the formation of sediment affect its properties. It is established that the return of washing water, realized on one of the blocks of main water treatment facilities, increases the turbidity of the water to be purified and leads to the formation of sediments that are easier to be conditioned. At the same time, the sediment, formed in two-tier sedimentation tanks, when they are conditioned, require large doses of reagents. To intensify the dewatering of sewage treatment facilities, reagent methods were investigated using lime and filler materials. The mechanism of lime action on hydroxide sediments is shown.