To slove the problems by the scum, which causes operational and water quality problems in water treatment plants, several researches were conducted based on the site investigations on twelve large water treatment plants, biological and chemical analysis of scum, analyzing raw water quality data. Two types of scum, which are from scum and floe scum, can be classified based on the analysis and site investigations. The major parameter generating floe scum was indicated as fine bubbles dissolved in the water. The fine bubbles dissolved in the water can be generated by over-saturated air in the water, adding aluminum surface as the coagulant, conducting the break point pre-chlorination and so on. The water spray method, which is one of the physical treatment methods for removing scum, was selected for conducting experiments on the removal efficiency in the flocculation basin of the real water treatment plant. The water spray method was successfully applied for removing scum with the advantages of using spiral nozzles in case of using the raw water rather than the cleaned water.

모형실험장치를 이용하여 심층여과지에 대한 여층구성별 여과효율 평가를 통해 여과지 설계시의 여층구성에 대한 기초자료를 제공하는 것이 본 연구의 목적이다. 여과지속시간에 따른 손실수두 발달특성을 보면 여과초기의 수두손실은 이중여재 여과지가 높지만 탁질 억류에 의한 수두손실의 증가는 완만하여 여과속도 180 m/day의 동일한 여과속도를 적용하였을 경우, 조림심층 모래여과지에 비해 단위정수생산량이 30-40% 정도 증대되는 것으로 나타났다. 여과수질은 각각