2

nd
Annual WIOA NSW Water Industry Engineers & Operators
Conference
Jockey Club Necastle! " to #0 April! 2$$"
%age No& 1
STROMLO WATER TREATMENT PLANT
LIME SATURATOR OPERATION
Paper Presented by:
Siva Preeyadarshanan
Author:
Siva Preeyadarshanan, Water %roduction Officer,
ActewAGL
2
nd
Annual WIOA NSW Water Industry Engineers & Operators
Conference
Jockey Club ' Necastle
" to #$ April! 2$$"
STROMLO WATER TREATMENT PLANT LIME SATURATOR
OPERATION
Siva Preeyadarshanan, Water %roduction Officer, ActewAGL
ABSTRACT
Stromlo WTP utilises a lime saturator desiged to cotrol t!e "ial #$ %target &'() o" treated
water w!ile meetig #lat s#eci"icatio targets "or al*aliit+ %,-. mg/L as 0a0O
-
) ad tur1idit+
%20'- NTU)'
T!is #a#er discusses t!e #rici#les o" t!e lime saturator o#eratio ad t!e #ractical o#eratioal
lessos leart t!roug!out t!e commissioig ad ogoig o#eratio o" t!e s+stem.
KEY WORDS
Lime, saturator, calcium car1oate #reci#itatio #otetial, al*aliit+'
1. INTRODUCTION
3e"ore t!e ma4or "ires i 5..- water treated at Mout Stromlo was o1taied "rom
3edora ad 0ori dams' T!is good 6ualit+ water wit! tur1idit+ less t!a 1 NTU
ormall+ ad 1elow 5 NTU a"ter turo7ers, re6uired ol+ c!loriatio, "luoridatio ad
#$ correctio 1e"ore it was deli7ered to t!e customers'
A"ter t!e "ires ad t!e deterioratio o" water 6ualit+ i t!e source water, t!ere was a eed
to 1uild a ew treatmet #lat t!at could treat #oor 6ualit+ water' T!e New Stromlo
Water Treatmet Plat %WTP) was commissioed 5..(' T!e ogoig droug!t "orced t!e
#laers to ideti"+ t!e eed to #um# water "rom alterati7e sources wit!out !a7ig to
1uild a+ ew dams'
Water treated at Stromlo WTP ow comes "rom t!ree di""eret sources amel+ 3edora
8am, 0otter 8am ad Murrum1idgee Ri7er. T!ese w!e mi9ed toget!er could !a7e a
tur1idit+ o" u# to 1: NTU, al*aliit+ 25. mg/l ad tem#erature ragig "rom :
o
0 to
5:
o
0'
T!e icomig water mai to t!e #lat is i4ected wit! a com1ied dose o" #re;lime ad
waste lime sludge "rom t!e lime saturator to icrease al*aliit+ re6uired "or #ro#er
coagulatio' T!e associated #$ rise is cotrolled 1+ addig car1o dio9ide to t!e water,
so as to maitai correct #$ ad ot loose t!e al*aliit+ t!at<s re6uired "or t!e
coagulatio #rocess'
8urig t!e coagulatio #rocess t!e al*aliit+ is cosumed ad t!is water wit! low
al*aliit+ ad #$ eters t!e dissol7ed air "lotatio "ilters' T!e "iltered water low i #$
"urt!er is disi"ected 1+ c!lorie gas ad remais 7er+ aggressi7e'
T!e desig o" t!e ew lime saturator was re6uired to #ro7ide t!e ca#a1ilit+ to treat t!e
aggressi7e water, so as to maitai t!e correct sta1ilit+ %al*aliit+ ad 0alcium 0ar1oate
Preci#itatio Potetial %00PP)) o" water to sa"eguard t!e cocrete lied distri1utio #i#es
"rom leec!ig ad corrosio'
!. DISCUSSION
!.1 Sys"e# Overvie$
T!e saturator s+stem cosists o" #ost lime 1i, "eeder, slurr+ ta*, slurr+ #um#, saturator,
lime water #um#s, lime sludge #um#s, mil* o" lime !oldig ta* ad mil* o" lime
deli7er+ #um#s, ad two deli7er+ 7al7es %oe low rate ad a !ig! rate 7al7e)'
T!e #ost lime 1i %-. toes ca#acit+), "eeders, slurr+ ta*s, ad slurr+ #um#s were #re;
e9istig #lat ad e6ui#met t!at were ot icluded i t!e sco#e o" wor*s "or t!e #ost
lime s+stem u#grade'
T!e lime water #um#s tras"er "iltered water "rom t!e clear water ta* to t!e lime
saturator w!ere it is mi9ed wit! lime slurr+ "rom t!e #ost lime s+stem. T!e mi9ture t!e
rus ito t!e stillig well w!ile t!e mi9er mi9es t!e settled lime sludge "rom t!e "loor o"
t!e saturatio ta* wit! t!e icomig lime water ad slurr+' T!e lime sludge also assists
i cr+stallisatio o" iert ad #articulate im#urities, im#ro7ig "locculatio ad sta1ilit+
o" t!e sludge 1la*et'
Lauder =
Mil* o"
Lime Outlet
Mi9er Stillig Well
Lime
Slurr+ =
Lime
Water Ilet
Sludge
0ollector
Ra*e
Sludge
Outlet
%i&'re 1( Stromlo lime saturator general arrangement
T!e lime saturator clari"ies ad dissol7es t!e lime slurr+ #rior to dosig mil* o" lime
solutio, wit! a target al*aliit+ "or t!e mil* o" lime o" 1(.. mg/L' T!e lime saturator
also cosists o" a ra*e ruig at costat s#eed ad a mi9er wit! a 7aria1le s#eed dri7e'
T!e saturator mi9er ad ra*e ru cotiuousl+'
T!e mil* o" lime is stored i a -. m
-
"i1re;glass ta* "illig 1+ gra7it+ o7er"low "rom t!e
saturator' T!e t!ree dosig #um#s !a7e a desig #um#ig ca#acit+ o" 5. l/sec eac! ad
are o#erated i dut+/stad1+ modes'
T!e two "low cotrol 7al7es modulate to cotrol t!e re6uired 7olume o" lime solutio to
t!e dosig #oit, 1ased o olie #$ measuremet ad S0A8A moitorig' 3ased o t!e
treated water ad lime dose, 1ot! 7al7es ma+ 1e selected "or dut+ to icrease t!e sta1ilit+
ad degree o" cotrol'
T!e lime sludge #um#s tras"er lime sludge "rom t!e saturator to t!e #lat ilet' T!ere is
#ro7isio to "lus! #um# suctio #i#e wor* ad disc!arge #i#e wor* wit! ser7ice water'
T!e #um# "lus!ig 7al7e #ro7ides auto "lus!ig se6uece as determied 1+ timer
cotrolled at t!e PL0.
!.! C)##issi)nin& Iss'es
Lime feeders: 8urig commissioig, t!e old lime "eeders !ad to 1e "ie;tued 1ecause
o" !ig!er "eed rates so as to #re7et "luidisatio ad rat;!olig' Additioal 7i1rators ad
c!age o" desig o "eeder screw were t!e aswer to t!e #ro1lem.
Sludge pumps: Two #rogressi7e ca7it+ #um#s were origiall+ istalled to #um# lime
sludge/grit u# !ill %1. m !ead ad 1.. m o" #i#e wor*), w!ic! "ailed to #um# a"ter ->
!ours o" ruig' Rotor ad stator wore 1adl+ ad were a1adoed' T!ese were re#laced
1+ 3radal !ose #um#s later, w!ic! !a7e 1ee muc! more success"ul'
Lime slurry lines: P?0 #i#es i #ermaet trec!es ad tra+s were istalled t!at !ad to
1e remo7ed 7er+ o"te as t!e+ were cloggig e7er+ two wee*s' T!e+ were re#laced wit!
"le9i1le !oses ad #laced a1o7e groud "or eas+ access'
Lime sludge dosing to raw water main: Lime sludge dose eterig t!e raw water mai
w!ic! was uder #ressure "re6uetl+ clogged at t!e etr+ #oit' T!is lie was remo7ed
ad re#laced wit! larger diameter metal s#ear i4ector ad 7al7e arragemet reac!ig
t!e cetre o" t!e mai t!at could 1e remo7ed a"ter closig t!e 7al7e "or eas+ cleaig'
!.* O+era"i)na, and Main"enan-e Iss'es
Dosing lines: 0otiual 1loc*ig 1+ 1uild u# o" lime eeds to 1e "lus!ed o a wee*l+
routie wit! 0O
5
mi9ed water, wit! 7aried success'
Saturator: Re6uires routie moitorig o" sludge di#s, maual desludgig, ad e9tra
moitorig i cold weat!er "or turo7er o" sludge 1ed. Test "or tur1idit+ t+#icall+ aroud
-. NTU ad sludge solids aroud 1.;1:@' Plas "or "uture o#timisatio usig o;ioic
#ol+mer "or im#ro7ed tur1idit+ is cosidered'
Dosing valves: Need to 1e e9ercised o a wee*l+ 1asis to #re7et 1uild;u#'
Dosing pumps: O7er time t!ere was a loss i #um#ig ca#acit+ due to restrictios ad
"ittigs i t!e #i#ewor*, ad a 1uild u# o" lime es#eciall+ at t!e ed o" dosig #i#elie
ad t!e log distace %1.. m') to tra7el u#!ill' 0a#acit+ dro##ed "rom desig o" -- L/s to
5- L/s' T!is was o7ercome 1+ ta*ig awa+ t!e A. degrees 1ed ad istead o" t!e oe
large #i#e disc!argig ito ta* u# !ig! i t!e air, t!ree smaller diameter "le9i1le #i#es
were itroduced ito t!e water o" t!e 0WS to icrease "low 7elocit+ ad t!ere 1+ reduce
de#osits ot gi7ig a c!ace to dr+ u#' T!is ga7e loger ru time 1etwee cleaig'
Dosing line: Recetl+ t!e dosig lie !as 1ee du#licated %#ro7idig stad1+ "or dut+
c!ageo7er ad cleaig) wit! two larger diameter "le9i1le #i#es ruig at groud le7el,
T!is !as im#ro7ed our #um#ig ca#acit+ o" mil* o" lime wit! t!e same #um#s "rom 5-
L/s to (& L/s'
Saturator mixer and tube: T!e mi9er li"ts t!e sludge "rom t!e 1ottom o" t!e stillig well
ad disc!arges i to t!e to# o" stillig well to mi9 t!e sludge wit! t!e icomig water/
lime slurr+' T!ere is some eerg+ lost due to t!e A. degrees "low c!age ad t!e ilet
mai"old su""ers "rom de#osits at t!at #oit w!ic! slowl+ 1uild u# to !al" t!e diameter o"
#i#e i "i7e to si9 mot!s' T!is re6uires #lat s!utdow "or cleaig'
Saturator launders: T!ere is limited access #ro7ided to t!e lauders' O7er time t!e mil*
o" lime de#osits o t!e lauders 1uildig u# cosidera1l+' A access #lat"orm is to 1e
costructed to #ro7ide maiteace access "or "uture cleaig tas*s' T!is also re6uires
#lat s!utdow "or cleaig to #re7et tur1idit+ carr+o7er to mil* o" lime solutio'
*. CONCLUSIONS
Maagig t!e o#eratio o" t!e lime saturator "ollowig o "rom t!e commissioig issues
ad ogoig o#eratioal ad maiteace issues !as 1ee a c!allege "or o#eratios at
Stromlo WTP.
T!e #er"ormace o" t!e lime saturator i meetig "ial water 6ualit+ targets is reasoa1le
ad ac!ie7es im#ro7ed "ial tur1idit+ com#ared to dosig lime slurr+' It is critical to
#ro#erl+ siBe t!e saturator to gi7e "le9i1ilit+ i meetig "lows ad al*aliit+ targets'
T!ere is also t!e additioal 1ee"it o" less sedimet accumulatig o reser7oir "loors,
t!us reser7oir ru #eriod 1e"ore cleaig !as 1ee e9teded'
.. ACKNOWLED/EMENTS
A0TEW 0or#oratio
ActewAGL 8istri1utio
0it+ Water Tec!olog+
0. RE%ERENCES
0it+ Water Tec!olog+, %Ce1ruar+ 5..>) (t Stro)lo W*% +i)e and Carbon ,io-ide ,osing
Syste)s - Su))ary of In.estigations and /indings
Se1elum *e1a*ara 1esar #ada ta!u 5..- air +ag diola! di Guug Stromlo di#erole! dari
3edora da 0ori 1eduga' Ii *ualitas air +ag 1ai* dega *e*eru!a *urag dari 1 NTU
ormal da di 1awa! 5 NTU setela! turo7ers, di#erlu*a !a+a *loriasi, "luoridasi da *ore*si #$
se1elum itu disam#ai*a *e#ada #elagga'
Setela! *e1a*ara da #eurua *ualitas air di sum1er air, ada *e1utu!a utu* mem1agu
se1ua! #a1ri* #egola!a 1aru +ag da#at megola! air 1er*ualitas 1uru*' T!e New Stromlo Water
Treatmet Plat %WTP) ditugas*a 5..( De*eriga 1er*ela4uta mema*sa #erecaa utu*
megideti"i*asi *e1utu!a utu* memom#a air dari sum1er;sum1er alterati" ta#a !arus
mem1agu a#a#u 1eduga 1aru'
Air dirawat di Stromlo WTP se*arag 1erasal dari tiga sum1er +ag 1er1eda +aitu 3edora 8am,
0otter 8am da Murrum1idgee Ri7er' Mas*a#ai 1ila dicam#ur 1ersama;sama 1isa memili*i
*e*eru!a !igga 1: NTU, al*aliitas 25. mg / l da su!u mulai dari :o0 *e
5:o0'
T!e mai air masu* *e #a1ri* disuti**a dega dosis ga1uga #ra;*a#ur da lim1a! *a#ur
lum#ur dari saturator *a#ur utu* meig*at*a al*aliitas di#erlu*a utu* *oagulasi +ag te#at'
Deai*a #$ +ag ter*ait di*edali*a dega meam1a!*a *ar1o dio*sida *e dalam air,
se!igga da#at me4aga #$ +ag 1ear da tida* *e!ilaga al*aliitas +ag di#erlu*a utu*
#roses *oagulasi'
Selama #roses *oagulasi al*aliitas +ag di*osumsi da air ii dega al*aliitas reda! da #$
memasu*i "ilter "lotasi udara terlarut' Reda! air disarig dalam #$ le1i! la4ut didesi"e*si dega
gas *lor da teta# sagat agresi"'
8esai *a#ur saturator 1aru di#erlu*a utu* mem1eri*a *emam#ua utu* mego1ati air agresi",
se!igga da#at me4aga sta1ilitas +ag 1ear %al*aliitas da Dalsium Dar1oat Pegeda#a
Potesial %00PP)) air utu* me4aga 1eto 1er4a4ar #i#a distri1usi dari leec!ig da *orosi '
Sistem saturator terdiri dari #os *a#ur 1i, #egum#a, tag*i lum#ur, #om#a lum#ur, saturator,
#om#a air *a#ur, *a#ur #om#a lum#ur, susu ta* *a#ur memegag da susu #om#a #egirima
*a#ur, da dua *atu# #egirima %satu tig*at reda! da tiggi *atu# rate)'
Pos *a#ur 1i %*a#asitas -. to), #egum#a, tag*i lum#ur, da #om#a lum#ur +ag #ra #a1ri*
+ag ada da #eralata +ag tida* termasu* dalam lig*u# #e*er4aa utu* u#grade #asca sistem
*a#ur'
Tras"er #om#a air *a#ur disarig air dari tag*i air +ag 4elas utu* saturator *a#ur di maa
dicam#ur dega *a#ur 1u1ur dari sistem #asca *a#ur' 0am#ura *emudia 1er4ala *e dalam
meeag*a 1ai* saat mi9er mecam#ur *a#ur lum#ur meeta# dari latai tag*i saturasi dega
air *a#ur +ag masu* da lum#ur' Da#ur lum#ur 4uga mem1atu dalam *ristalisasi iert da
#arti*ulat *otora, meig*at*a "lo*ulasi da sta1ilitas selimut lum#ur'
T!e meg*lari"i*asi *a#ur saturator da melarut*a 1u1ur *a#ur se1elum dosis susu laruta *a#ur,
dega al*aliitas target utu* susu *a#ur dari 1'(.. mg / L' Da#ur saturator 4uga terdiri dari
me+a#u 1er4ala #ada *ece#ata *osta da mi9er dega 7aria1le s#eed dri7e' T!e saturator
mi9er da me+a#u terus 1er4ala'
Susu *a#ur disim#a dalam tag*i -. m- "i1er;glass megisi ole! gra7itasi melim#a! dari saturator
terse1ut' Tiga #om#a dosig memili*i *a#asitas desai #emom#aa 5. l / deti* masig;masig da
dio#erasi*a dalam tugas / mode stad1+'
Dedua *atu# *otrol alira memodulasi utu* megotrol 7olume +ag di1utu!*a laruta *a#ur *e
titi* dosis, 1erdasar*a #egu*ura #$ secara olie da moitorig S0A8A' 3erdasar*a

air +ag diola! da dosis *a#ur, *edua *atu# da#at di#ili! utu* tugas utu* meig*at*a sta1ilitas
da tig*at *otrol'
Pom#a lum#ur *a#ur metras"er *a#ur lum#ur dari saturator *e ilet #lat' Ada *etetua utu*
me+iram #om#a !isa# #i#a *er4a da de1it #i#a 1e*er4a dega air la+aa' Datu# #om#a
#em1ilasa mem1eri*a uruta auto #em1ilasa +ag ditetu*a ole! wa*tu di*edali*a #ada PL0'
5'5 0ommissioig Isu
Pegum#a LimeE Selama *omisioig, #egum#a *a#ur tua !arus "ie;tued *area !arga #a*a
+ag le1i! tiggi se!igga mecega! "luidisatio da ti*us;!olig' ?i1rator tam1a!a da #eru1a!a
desai #ada se*ru# #egum#a adala! 4awa1a utu* masala! ii'
Pom#a lum#urE 8ua #om#a rogga #rogresi" awal+a di#asag utu* memom#a lum#ur *a#ur / grit
atas 1u*it %1. m *e#ala da 1.. m dari #e*er4aa #i#a), +ag gagal utu* memom#a setela! -> 4am
1er4ala' Rotor da stator megea*a #ara! da ditiggal*a' Ii digati dega 3radal #om#a
selag *emudia, +ag tela! 4au! le1i! 1er!asil'
Lime garis 1u1urE #i#a P?0 di #arit #ermae da am#a di#asag +ag !arus di!a#us sagat
serig *area mere*a me+um1at setia# dua miggu' Mere*a digati*a dega selag "le*si1el da
ditem#at*a di atas taa! utu* memuda!*a a*ses'
Lime lum#ur dosis air 1a*u utamaE Lime dosis lum#ur memasu*i air 1a*u utama +ag 1erada di
1awa! te*aa +ag serig tersum1at di tem#at #emasu*a' 3aris ii tela! di!a#us da digati
dega +ag le1i! 1esar logam diameter tom1a* i4e*tor da #egatura *atu# meca#ai #usat
utama +ag 1isa di!a#us setela! meutu# *atu# utu* memuda!*a #em1ersi!a'
5'- O#erasioal da Pemeli!araa Isu
3aris dosisE terus meerus #em1lo*ira ole! mem1agu dari *a#ur #erlu memera! #ada ruti
miggua dega 0O5 dicam#ur air, dega *e1er!asila +ag 1er7ariasi'
SaturatorE Mem1utu!*a #emataua ruti di#s lum#ur, #e+edota maual, da #emataua e*stra
dalam cuaca digi utu* omset lum#ur tidur' U4i *e*eru!a 1iasa+a se*itar
-. NTU da lum#ur #adata se*itar 1.;1:@' Recaa utu* o#timasi masa de#a dega
meggua*a #olimer o;ioi* utu* meig*at*a *e*eru!a diagga#'
Datu# dosisE Perlu dila*saa*a setia# miggu utu* mecega! #eum#u*a'
8osis #om#aE Seirig wa*tu ada *erugia dalam memom#a *a#asitas *area #em1atasa da alat
*eleg*a#a di #i#a, da mem1agu dari *a#ur terutama #ada a*!ir dosis #i#a da 4ara* 4au! utu*
mela*u*a #er4alaa mea4a* %1.. m')' Da#asitas turu dari desai -- L / s utu*
5- L / s' $al ii diatasi dega megam1il A. dera4at ti*uga da 1u*a+a satu #i#a 1esar
#ema*aia *e dalam tag*i ai* tiggi di udara, tiga diameter +ag le1i! *ecil #i#a "le*si1el
di#er*eal*a *e dalam air dari 0WS utu* meig*at*a *ece#ata alira da ada dega
meguragi de#osito tida* mem1eri*a *esem#ata megerig' $al ii mem1eri*a wa*tu 1er4ala
lagi atara #em1ersi!a'
8osis 1arisE 3aru;1aru ii garis dosis tela! digada*a %me+edia*a stad1+ utu* tugas
c!ageo7er da #em1ersi!a) dega dua 1esar diameter #i#a "le*si1el 1er4ala di #ermu*aa taa!,
ii tela! meig*at*a *a#asitas #emom#aa *ami susu *a#ur dega #om#a +ag sama dari 5-
L / s me4adi (& L / s'

Saturator mi9er da ta1ugE mi9er itu megag*at lum#ur dari dasar meeag*a dega 1ai* da
#em1uaga *e atas meeag*a 1ai* utu* cam#ura lum#ur dega masu* air / lum#ur *a#ur'
Ada 1e1era#a eergi !ilag *area #eru1a!a alira A. dera4at da ilet mai"old mederita de#osito
#ada saat itu +ag #erla!a;la!a mem1agu !igga setega! diameter #i#a dalam lima sam#ai
eam 1ula' $al ii memerlu*a s!utdow utu* mem1ersi!*a'
Saturator laudersE Ada a*ses ter1atas di1eri*a *e#ada lauders' Seirig wa*tu susu de#osito *a#ur
#ada lauders mem1agu 4au!' Se1ua! #lat"orm a*ses a*a di1agu utu* me+edia*a a*ses
#emeli!araa utu* tugas #em1ersi!a di masa de#a' $al ii 4uga memerlu*a s!utdow utu*
mem1ersi!*a utu* mecega! *e*eru!a sisa;sisa susu dari laruta *a#ur'
-'. DESIMPULAN
Megelola #ego#erasia saturator *a#ur se1agai la4uta dari isu;isu *omisioig da masala!
o#erasioal da #emeli!araa tela! me4adi tataga utu* o#erasi di Stromlo WTP'
Dier4a saturator *a#ur dalam memeu!i target *ualitas air a*!ir wa4ar da meca#ai #eig*ata
*e*eru!a a*!ir di1adig*a dega dosis *a#ur 1u1ur' $al ii #etig utu* 1ear u*ura
saturator utu* mem1eri*a "le*si1ilitas dalam memeu!i arus da target al*aliitas' Ada 4uga
ma"aat tam1a!a *urag sedime tera*umulasi di latai wadu*, #eriode 4ag*a se!igga wadu*
se1elum #em1ersi!a tela! di#er#a4ag'