Total organic carbon(TOC) was introduced as the water quality index of the rivers and lakes in 2013. This paper evaluated factors affecting effluent TOC concentrations and treated and discharged loads of existing publicly owned treatment works(POTWs). For selected POTWs with greater treatment capacity than 500㎥/day, factorial analysis was used to consider effects of kinds of biological treatment processes, inflow of other types of wastewater(industrial, livestock, landfill leachate wastewater, etc.) with domestic wastewater, sewer separation rate, and effluent discharging zones in which different effluent criteria applied. As a result, those factors did not show significant effect on effluent TOC concentration of POTWs in effluent discharging zone Ⅰ and Ⅱ. However, In effluent discharging zone Ⅲ and Ⅳ, kinds of biological treatment processes, the inclusion of other waste in influent of domestic wastewater, and the sewer separation rate were significant factors. The treated TOC load in POTWs was also not affected significantly by the variables set in this study. On the other hand, those three factors influenced significantly on the TOC load discharged to water bodies. The sum of factorial effects and the contribution rate of three factors to the discharged TOC load was 60.23 and 41%, 59.57 and 41%, and 42.04 and 18%, respectively.

If sewage flows for an extended time at low velocities, solids may be deposited in the sewer. Sufficient velocity or tractive force should be developed regularly to flush out any solids that may have been deposited during low flow periods. This study aims to evaluate the periods (T) during which sewage flow greater than the minimum tractive force maintains on a spot in sewer pipe system with lower tractive force or lower velocity than expected in the design step, when a storage tank installed in a place upsteam pours water into the sewer. The effect to T of design factors of storage tank and sewer pipes was evaluated assuming the uniform flow in sewers. When the area of orifice in the storage tank is 0.062 ㎡(or 0.28 m diameter), the maximum T of 31sec was maintained using the usually used preset range of values of several design factors. As the horizontal cross section of storage tank and water depth of storage tank and roughness in sewers increase, T linearly increases. Also, T linearly decreases as the diameter of a sewer pipe increases. Although T gradually decreases as the sewer pipe slope decreases to around 0.005, T decreases sharply when the slope is less than 0.003.

Traditional wastewater research mainly focuses on 1) estimating the amount of waste entering sewage treatment facilities, 2) evaluating the treatment efficiency of sewage facilities, 3) investigating the role of sewage treatment effluent as a point source, and 4) designing and managing sewage treatment facilities. However, since wastewater contains a variety of chemical and biological substances due to the discharge of human excreta and material used for daily living into it, the collective constituents of wastewater are likely a reflection of a community’s status. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), an emerging and promising field of study that involves the analysis of substances in wastewater, can be applied to monitor the state of a defined community. WBE provides opportunities for exploiting indicators in wastewater to fulfill various objectives. The data analyzed under WBE are those pertaining to selected natural and anthropogenic substances in wastewater that are a result of the discharge of metabolic excreta, illicit or legal drugs, and infectious pathogens into the wastewater. This paper reviews recent progress in WBE and addresses current challenges in the field. It primarily discusses several representative applications including the investigation of drug consumption across different communities and the management of community disease and health. Finally, it summarizes established indicators for WBE.

PURPOSES: The purpose of this study is to identify the mechanism of road subsidence caused by damaged water and sewer pipes. METHODS: A series of soil chamber test using damaged water and sewer pipe models were conducted under various conditions. RESULTS : Characteristics of cavity expansion and collapse caused by damaged pipes were affected by the damaged location in the sewer pipe, the head on the water pipe, the distance between the damaged water pipe and outlet, and relative soil density. CONCLUSIONS: Sewer-pipe damage was considered a direct cause of road subsidence, and the cavity expanded discontinuously. When the outlet was located under the damaged water pipe, the cavity expanded in the water pipe’s direction, and collapse occurred above the pipe. However, when the outlet was located atop the damaged water pipe, the cavity expanded toward the outlet direction and resulted in a subsidence. Cavity expansion speed was affected by various conditions, such as the pipe’s water head, outlet position, distance between the damaged water pipe and outlet, and relative soil density. However, the cavity expansion shape did not affect factors, except for outlet position.

The aim of this study was to evaluate pretreatment methods for 27 pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in various sewage samples using a modified quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS) and online solid-phase extraction with LC-MS/MS. Extraction efficiencies of PPCPs in the solid phase under different experimental conditions were evaluated, showing that the highest recoveries were obtained with the addition of sodium sulfate and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt dehydrate in acidified conditions. The recoveries of target compounds ranged from 91 to 117.2% for liquid samples and from 61.3 to 137.2% for solid samples, with a good precision. The methods under development were applied to sewage samples collected in two sewage treatment plants (STPs) to determine PPCPs in liquid and solid phases. Out of 27 PPCPs, more than 19 compounds were detected in liquid samples (i.e., influent and effluent) of two STPs, with concentration ranges of LOQ-33,152 ng/L in influents and LOQ-4,523 ng/L in effluents, respectively. In addition, some PPCPs such as acetylsalicylic acid, ibuprofen, and ofloxacin were detected at high concentrations in activated sludge as well as in excess sludge. This methodology was successfully applied to sewage samples for the determination of the target compounds in STPs.

인간의 삶과 발전에 있어 물은 생명의 기원이며, 국토의 피와 같다. 물의 공급과 오수의 처리는 국민이 마땅히 누려야 할 건강한 삶의 첫걸음이다. 통일을 바라보는 이때 (사)대한상하수도학회는 회원(사)의 역량을 발휘할 기회와 성실한 노력에 대한 당연한 보상을 기획하고 이의 제도화를 노력하여 우리학회가 회원(사)와 국가발전에 기여하도록 한다. 이에 상하수도 발전에 대한 전략과 안목이 중요함을 인식하고 미래비젼을 공유하고 설득하여 상하수도에 종사하는 회원(사)의 자부심을 공유한다. 상하수도는 깨끗한 물을 공급하고 오염된 물을 처리하는 기본 개념은 변함이 없으나, 이를 구현하는 방법은 정보와 과학의 발전에 따라 지속적으로 발전하고 있다. 또한 역동적인 사회발전에 따라 국민의 요구수준이 높아지고 있으므로 우리학회는 이에 부응하고, 상하수도 산업발전을 선도한다. 국민복지의 근간이 되는 물과 직접 관련된 학회로서 국가의 정책이슈를 이끌고, 세계의 기술동향을 파 악하여 이에 대응하고 또 회원의 발전을 도모하는 것이 대한상하수도학회가 견지하는 대한민국 상하수도업에 대한 미래비젼이다.

Total organic carbon (TOC) will replace chemical oxygen demand (CODMn) as an effluent water quality standard in public sewage treatment works (PSTWs) from 2021 in Korea. To ensure effective control of TOC in the effluent, investigation was carried out into TOC levels and sewage treatment operation factors in five target PSTWs using anaerobic-anoxic-aerobic (A2O) processes, media, membrane, and sequencing batch reactor (SBR) technologies. TOC removal efficiencies appeared to be 93-96% on average. As a fraction of TOC, biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC) was reduced from 64% in the influent to 9% in the effluent in these PSTWs. During the investigation, biological treatment processes were applied flexibly for operation factors such as HRT, SRT, MLSS, F/M ratios and BOD volume loads, based on the influent characteristics and design conditions. As a result, we suggest efficient operating conditions in PSTWs by evaluating relationships between TOC removal and operation factors.

본 연구에서는 하수처리유출수의 유기물 성상을 제어하기 위해 서로 다른 흡착제를 적용하여 역삼투막의 막오염 경향성을 관찰하였다. 실험실 규모에서 역삼투막 운전결과, 다중벽탄소나노튜브 (5%), 팽창흑연 (21%), 하수처리유출수(25%), 활성탄 (26%) 순서로 초기대비 투과수량이 감소하였다. 형성된 막오염 물질의 FEEM 분석결과, 활성탄의 경우 팽창흑연, 다중벽탄소나노튜브, 하수처리 유출수에 상대적으로 높은 미생물유래물질에 의한 막오염이 존재하였다. 더 나아가, 분자량 분석 결과를 통해 고분자 미생물유래물질(>15K Da)의 영향이 큰 것을 확인하였다. 결과적으로, 하수재이용공정에서 고분자 미생물유래물질이 역삼투막 효율저하의 주요한 역할을 하며, 이를 저감시키기 위한 방안마련이 필요하다고 판단되었다.

산업 발전에 따른 물 사용량과 폐수 배출량의 증가로 환경오염에 대한 사회적 인식과 제도적 개선에 대한 관심이 높게 부각되고 있으며, 기후 변화로 가뭄 빈발과 지역적 물 부족 문제를 해결하기 위한 대안으로 물 재이용 시스템 공급을 활성화시키는 것이다. 해당 사업장내 하(폐)수의 재이용 시스템 도입에 대한 제반 여건은 기술적으로는 상당 수준으로 정착되고 있으나 물 재이용 시스템에서 발생되는 오염원 배출에 대해서는 여전히 환경 보전 및 수자원 보호 등의 사회적 책임과 기술적 한계로 인하여 물 재이용 시스템 활성화에 난항을 겪고 있다. 이에 발생 폐수를 당해 사업장안에서 재이용하고 오염원은 고형화하여 외부 처리하는 폐수 무방류 배출시설의 도입에 대해 실적 사례 소개와 하수 재이용 시스템과의 연계성에 대해 소개하고자 한다.

본 사례는 최근 준공된 “구미하수처리장 하수처리수를 이용한 재이용시설”에 대한 것으로 이 시설은 구미하수처리장의 2차 처리수를 원수로, 응집침전시설, 전처리시설, 주처리시설과 재이용수 공급시설로 구성되어 있으며, 설비의 성능 확인을 위한 시운전을 완료하였다. 주처리시설로는 역삼투막(RO Membrane)을 적용하였으며, 하수처리수 내 잔류물질로 인한 역삼투막 성능저하방지와 수요처의 요구수질 충족을 위해 활성탄 주입을 포함한 응집침전공정과 정밀여과막(Micro Filter)을 전처리시설로 구성하였다. 사업 초기단계에 현재 시공된 것과 동일한 공정으로 구성된 Pilot Plant를 건설, 운영하여, 반영된 각 단계별 공정의 적정성과 주요 설계 인자를 확인하였으며, 일부 확인된 개선 사항은 실시설계시 반영하였다.

인구구조 및 생활방식 등의 변화로 물 소비는 증가되고 있는 반면, 가뭄 등 기후변화로 가용수자원 여건은 악화되고 있어 안정적인 용수공급의 필요성이 증대되고 있다. 우리 정부는 물의 재이용 촉진 및 지원에 관한 법률을 제정하고 하수처리수 재이용, 중수도, 빗물이용 등 지속가능한 물 순환을 추진하며 지역적 물 부족을 해소하기 위하여 노력하고 있다. 정부는 물 재이용 관리체제를 강화하고 시설기반을 구축하는 한편 관련 산업 육성과 전문인력 양성을 위해 노력해 왔다. 하지만 국내 물 재이용은 여러 가지 정책⋅재정⋅기술적 한계로 인해 계획대비 더디게 진행되고 있어 물 재이용 방향성의 재정립이 필요하다. 이에 본 발표를 통해 물재이용의 방향에 대하여 하수처리수 재이용을 중심으로 제언하고자 한다.

Urban sanitary sewer systems can aid in preventing inundation, and can improve civil health by effectively disposing stormwater and wastewater. However, since sewage odor can cause adverse effects, numerous technical and administrative studies have been conducted for reducing such odor. European countries and the United States of America (USA) built modern sewer systems in the late 19th century, and have since been endeavoring to eliminate sewage odors. Several cities of the USA, such as Los Angeles (LA) that has a separate sewer system and San Francisco (SF) that has a combined sewer system, have produced and distributed odor control master plan manuals. Features common in the odor reduction plans of both these cities are that the odor reduction programs are operated in all the respective local regions and are supported by administrative systems. The primary aspectual difference between the two said programs is that the city of LA employs a sewage air purification system, whereas the city of SF controls the emission of major odor causing compounds. Compared to the existing sewer odor reduction systems of these two cities, South Korea is still in the initial phase of development. Through technical studies and policy implementations for sewer odor reduction, a foundation can be laid for improving the civil health quality.

As the issue of microplastics (MPs) detection in tap water was raised in other countries in 2017, monitoring of MPs in drinking and source water, and sewage treatment plant (STP) effluents was initiated. This study intends to look into other studies on MPs in STPs at home and abroad, and review the characteristics of MPs and their removal efficiencies in the STPs, the risk and effect of MPs on watersheds, and management practices in order to help better understand MPs in STPs. To manage MPs effectively in STPs, it is necessary to investigate the detection of MPs discharged from STPs, do research on human health risk and control measures, and build a monitoring system including standardized analytical methods.

The annual total phosphorus load caused by public wastewater, nightsoil and livestock manure treatment facilities in Korea has been examined macroscopically. Annual domestic average phosphorus (P) inflows through the income of phosphate rock for the last five years (2012 - 2016) were analyzed as 76,598 tons/year. As of the year 2015, the total loadings of phosphorus attributed to public wastewater treatment facilities, nightsoil treatment facilities and livestock wastewater were estimated as 30,269 tons/year, 1,909 tons/year and 18,138 tons/year, respectively. Considering the amount of phosphorus imports, the annual phosphorus load from wastewater, livestock wastewater and excretions is equivalent to 39.5%, 23.7%, 2.5% and totally 65.7%(39.5% + 23.7% + 2.5%). Therefore, the introduction of phosphorus recovery and recycling processes for the public wastewater and livestock manure treatment facilities has been found to be effective because it could reduce the import amount of phosphate rock by up to 60% or more.

액상 바이오연료를 생산할 수 있는 하수슬러지는 자국의 에너지 안보와 지속가능한 생산이 가능하고 경제적인 원료로 여겨지고 있다. 열화학적 기술은 하수슬러지를 에너지화, 연료화할 수 있는 가장 효과적인 방법이다. 일반적으로 하수슬러지는 수분 함량이 80% 이상으로 높은 금속 함량과 14 ~ 20 MJ/kg의 발열량을 갖고 있다. 본 논문에서는 하수슬러지를 활용한 액상 바이오연료를 생산하는 열분해 반응, 전이에스테르화 반응, 초임계 반응 기술에 대해 살펴보고자 한다. 또한, 하수슬러지 유래 액상 바이오연료의 연료적 특성과 액상 바이오연료와 관련한 국내 법에 대해 검토하였다.

Sludge transporting pipes in wastewater treatment plant are easy to be clogged with struvite when the digested sludge and dehydrated filtrate are transported through the pipes, which lowers the efficiency of sludge treatment system in a WWTP. pH is one of the most important factors in struvite formation, and carbon dioxide separated from biogas can be used to control pH and struvite formation. By controlling pH, the amount of dehydrating agent can be reduced by about 10%, which saves the budget for facility maintenance. As CO2 is reused and dehydrating chemicals are saved, the approach can contribute to global warming gas reduction.

하수처리 혐기성 유동상 생물반응기(Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Bioreactor : AFBR)는 높은 표면적을 갖는 입상활 성탄을 유동 메디아로 적용함으로써 생물막 형성 및 유지에 유리하며 이로 인해 우수한 유기물 제거 효율을 나타내나 처리된 유출수 내의 질소와 같은 영양염류의 잔존이 여전히 문제로 남아있다. 본 연구에서는 AFBR에 의해 처리된 유출수 내의 질소 배제를 위하여 정삼투막(FO membrane)을 유도용액의 종류와 농도에 따라 적용하였다. 실험결과 유출수의 총질소 배제 효율 은 FO막에 적용하는 유도용액(draw solution : DS)의 종류 및 농도에 크게 의존하였다. 유도용액 농도가 증가함에 따라 FO막의 수투과량이 증가하였으며, 1 M의 NaCl을 유도용액으로 사용한 경우 총질소 배제 효율은 55%이었으나 1 M의 glucose를 유도용액을 사용한 경우 거의 완벽한 총질소 배제 효율을 나타내었다. AFBR 유출수를 FO막으로 24시간 동안 여과를 진행하 였으나 파울링에 의한 수투과량의 감소는 관찰되지 않았다.