Case study Nordre Follo Wastewater Treatment Plant, Noruega

Municipal treatment plant for nitrogen removal. The plant was upgraded from an existing chemical treatment plant.

  • Operational since: 1997.

Design data

Parameter Value
Total BOD7 2 660 kg/d
Total COD 5 900 kg/d
TN 460 kg/d
SS 4 390 kg/d
NH4-N 320 kg/d
Design flow 750 m³/h
Maximum flow 1 125 m³/h
PE 40 000
Temperature range 10°C

Effluent requirements

Parameter Annual average
Phosphorous <0.3 mg /l, 90% reduction, 0.6 mg/l (maximum)
Nitrogen 70% reduction of TN
BOD7 90% reduction

Results

Parameter Influent (mg/l) Effluent(mg/l) Reduction (%)
Total COD 400.8 54.2 86.5
Total BOD7 131 5.5 95.8
TN 31.7 8.8 72.4
TP 4.2 0.17 96

A guarantee period of four months was arranged to prove that the plant could meet the effluent requirements. The results are given in the table.