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By Mr. Kondiba Metkari Aerobic Wastewater Treatment Technologies - Contribution of ULTRASONIC Healthy Microbial Community and Impacts............30 Highly even community structure and rich diversity of Optimal Nutrient Ratios for microbes contribute to efficient treatment of the plants By Dr. Purvi Zaveri Wastewater Treatment....58 Continuously operating process measurement devices have demonstrated that they are indispensable aids to achieving greater transparency and reliability in wastewater treatment. The article describes the causes and effects of unfavourable nutrient ratios, & measures to be taken to deal with them. By Michael Winkler Comparison of Advanced Water Technologies.......34 This article will discuss some common definitions of water quality parameters, such as oil concentration, emulsions, free oil, etc. Compact 80 GHz level sensor By Chip Westaby with in-head display Impact of Advancement In Wastewater Treatment Methods.............64 The article discusses the impact of advancement in wastewater treatment methods. Read on… Aerobic Wastewater Treatment By S.M. Kumar Technologies: A Mini Review..........42 For concentrated industrial wastewater aerobic treatment is a substitute to the slower anaerobic treatment processes. The review concludes that suspended growth bioreactors are very VEGA India Level and Pressure efficient at low organic loading rates for treating wastewaters. Measurement Pvt. Ltd. Most of the biofilm reactors have a same level of COD removal. All advantages of the radar technology: By Tumpa Mondal, Ankan Jana, Debajyoti Kundu Phone: +91 20 6731 4000 Email: [email protected] www.vega.com/vegapuls 8 Water Today - The Magazine l March 2020 Water Today - The Magazine l March 2020 9 CONTENTS Sustainable Integrated Decentralized Waste Management........70 By Dr. D. N. Ravi Shankar Reuse of Septic Tank Effluent by Treating it With Ozone.............72 By Jainam Shah, Madhura Taskar, Priyanka Singh & Soham Vaishampayan LEADER'S TALK Interview with Mr Ramesh Suri......82 Interview with Mr. H.P Nanda.......78 Interview with Mr Hemant Joshi......84 R G L R E U A S Masthead ....................................4 Industry Update.........................20 Water Wire.................................10 Editorial Calendar......................86 Launch Pad................................16 Subscription Form....................87 Product Zone.............................17 Ad. Index....................................89 Event Zone.................................18 Editor’s Note..............................90 10 Water Today - The Magazine l March 2020 Water Today - The Magazine l March 2020 11 Toshiba Water Solutions receives order of two Delhi water doesn’t conform to ISO standards AP Polavaram project: NGT orders committee ‘Pay heed to waste water treatment’ Sewage Treatment Projects in India to probe alleged violations None of the drinking water samples randomly collected from across To discuss challenges being faced for managing, reusing and Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited (hereinafter TWS), a Delhi conforms to the ISO standards of purity in one or more The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed a committee to recycling waste and wastewater management in Ludhiana, the wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & requirements, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) informed the submit a report on a plea highlighting adverse consequences of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with Solutions Corporation (hereinafter TISS), today announced Supreme Court recently. Of a total of 11 domestic piped drinking the Polavaram Project in Andhra Pradesh. A bench headed by the Federation of Industrial and Commercial Organisation receiving an order from Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development water samples, one is from the residence of Union Consumer NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said a committee (FICO) organised a seminar, wherein more than 100 industrialists Corporation Ltd (hereinafter BUIDCO) for construction of Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Pawan. The sample taken from his 12, -- comprising representatives of the Central Pollution Control from in and around Ludhiana participated. Gurmeet Singh Kular, two Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) and their Operation and Janpath residence failed on the parameters of odour and aluminium Board, additional principal chief conservator of forests, the State president, FICO and zonal chairman Ludhiana, Punjab State Maintenance (O&M) services. These STPs are part of the sewage and coliform contamination. The BIS functions under the Ministry Pollution Control Board and the district magistrate -- to give a Chapter, urged industrialists in Ludhiana to pay more attention construction projects undertaken by the Indian government to of Consumer Affairs. “It was found that all the drinking water report on the factual aspects. “The committee may look into the towards the treatment of their wastewater and other pollution- clean up the Ganges River. samples drawn from Delhi were non-conforming in one or more grievance of the applicant and give a separate report by e-mail by related matters. There is a need to ensure that the treatment requirements as per IS 10500:2012 [specification for drinking water],” the next date of hearing. The CPCB will be the nodal agency for plants set up by industrial units are operational and untreated Sharing details on the order, Mr. Koichi Matsui, Chairperson concluded a 64-page report filed by the Department of Laboratory compliance