• Journal of Environmental Policy
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.85-105
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• 2012

In this paper, the energy efficiency of wastewater utilities was evaluated to explore ways to save energy via operational measures. The correlation of each wastewater characteristic parameter to energy was assessed to find a set of parameters that explained most of the variations in energy use among utilities. The results show that increases in inflow, influent COD concentration, and ratio of advanced treatment generally increased the energy use. On the other hand, increases in load factor (influentaverage flow/design flow) reduced the energy use. In the regression analysis, the energy efficiency was highest in the A2O advanced process. On the other hand, the membrane process (among the advanced processes) and the contacted aeration process (among the secondary processes) require more efforts in saving energy. However, the data base system related to energy use must be supplemented in order for more accurate analysis of energy consumption in wastewater treatment facilities. In particular, i) electricity consumption of relay pumps and, ii) energy usage per unit process, iii) pump power usage to discharge treated wastewater in a long distance, if necessary, and iv) alternative energy production and utilization status must be recorded. By utilizing the results of the analysis conducted in this study, it is possible to quantify a level of energy savings needed and establish customized energy saving measures to achieve a certain target level for benchmarking a successful case of wastewater utilities.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.296-314
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• 2014

In recent years, Ministry of Environment (MOE) has been implementing a phased strengthening of the effluent standards for sewage treatment plants. In this regard, a comprehensive system should be developed to help check the appropriateness of such standards by specifying the grounds for standard-setting and investigating the current operation of sewage treatment plants clearly. It is necessary to establish a new standard-setting system for the effluent that is in a closer connection with the environmental criteria and rating systems. In the United States, the federal government provides guidelines on the least provisions and requirements for the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs). Local governments set the same or stricter guidelines that reflect the characteristics of each state. In Japan, the sewage treatment plants are subject to both the effluent standards and the discharge acceptable limits to pubic waters under the sewerage law. Specific requirements and limits are set in accordance with local government regulations. The European Union imposes sewage treatment plants with different provisions for effluent standards, depending on the sensitivity of public waters to eutrophication. The effluent standards for sewage treatment plants are classified by pollutant loads discharged to receiving waters. MOE also needs to introduce systems for setting new parameter standards on a POTW effluent by applying statistical means and treatment efficiencies or optimal treatment techniques, as seen in the cases of the US National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) or the EU Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC).

• Journal of Korean Society of Disaster and Security
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.35-49
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• 2019

Currently in 2018, Korea has over 600 operating sewage disposal facilities. The law requires a sewage treatment plant to treat 500 tons or more of water per day, and a small-decentralized sewage treatment facility in a community to treat 50 tons or more to less than 500 tons of water per day. However, most facilities fulfill neither the quantity nor the quality requirements from the original design for such reasons as inflow of rainwater and ground water due to deterioration of pipelines and unauthorized input of wastewater in the pipelines. The research has selected 2 representative cases among the technical diagnosif sewage pipelines in many regions within the country to use it as the baseline of: hourly flowrate and BOD water quality analysis in both clear and rainy days, proper plant operation through inflow rate and ratio calculation, and diagnostic evaluation for deterioration of the pipelines and their accessary structures. This also suggests facilities that treats 500 tons or more of inflow per day to sample and analyze the water hourly for 24 hours once a week in both clear weather and rainy weather considering the influence of rainfall on a regular basis.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.386-395
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• 2015

In order to assess sewage treatment technology necessary to achieve water quality criteria in the watershed and to ensure best treatment technology is applied in building and expanding PSTWs when establishing the Watershed Sewer System Maintenance Plan, it is necessary to develop assessment guidelines to determinate the best treatment technologies applicable to the public sewage treatment works(PSTWs). Sewage treatment technologies such as anaerobic-anoxic-aerobic treatment process are employed at PSTWs, and treatment efficiency varies due to many factors such as how the PSTWs are operated. Therefore, analyzing assessment guideline of best available technology(BAT) using currently in USA and EU, this study presents assessment parameters for the assessment guidelines to be used in determining the best treatment technologies applicable to PSTWs. We have a plan to implement pilot assessment in preparation for the final assessment guidelines based on the results of professionals survey and to determine weighted factors and assessment parameters using analytic hierarchy process (AHP).

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.425-425
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• 2021

북평산업단지내 공공폐수처리시설(6,500톤/일)의 가동률은 30% 이하로 매우 저조하며, 폐수배출업체는 29개소로 그 수가 적어 배출오염부하량 비율에 따른 처리비용이 일부 업체의 경우 과도하게 부과되고 있는 실정이다. 입주업체 운영비용 부담을 저감하기 위해 해당 지자체에서는 운영비용의 65% 이내에서 일정금액을 지원하고 있으나, 동일업종에 대한 원인자비용부담금 비율의 경우, 동해시 A업체는 30.18%로 타 지역 B업체의 4.83% 보다 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 지자체 지원금을 제외한 순수 처리부과금의 경우 A업체가 2배 이상 큰 것으로 나타났다. 이에 북평산업단지 공공폐수처리시설의 전체 운영비 절감을 위한 효율적인 운영방안 마련이 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 북평산업단지내 공공폐수처리시설의 운영 및 관리현황을 검토하여 효율적인 운영방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 현재 운영시설에 대한 현황을 파악하고 관련 법률 및 계획등을 검토한 결과, 북평산단 지역은 하수처리 구역이 아닌 공공폐수처리구역으로 산업폐수의 공공하수도처리시설 연계처리 지침에 따라 인근 공공하수처리시설과의 연계처리가 불가한 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 환경부에서는 가동률이 저조한 처리시설에 대해서는 시설개선을 통한 방안을 제시하고 있어 현 처리시설의 공정개선을 통한 운영비 절감방안이 가장 효율적인 것으로 판단되었다. 이에, 현재 생물 반응조 후단에서 운영 중인 가압 부상조에 새로운 배관을 설치하여, 최초 침전지 유출수를 가압부상조 처리 후, 생물 반응조로 유입하고, 최종 침전 후 총인을 제어 할 수 있는 약품투입 시설을 설치하는 공정 개선 방안을 제시하였다. 이처럼 생물 반응조 이전에 가압부상조를 설치하고, 후단 가압 부상조 미운영시 공정개선 전·후에 따른 총 슬러지 발생량은 24.2%, 탈수케익 처리비용은 27.6% 절감할 수 있는 것으로 산정되었으며, 전체 처리시설에 대한 총 운영비 감소율은 13.4%로 분석되었다.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.397-406
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• 2015

The different compliance concentration of effluent limit is applied to effluent discharged from public sewage treatment works(PSTWs) in each watershed on the basis of water quality thereof in accordance with the enforced Watershed Sewer System Maintenance Plan in 2013. It is necessary to set the compliance concentration of effluent limit for PSTWs in watershed sewer system, in order to achieve water quality criteria for regional watersheds or target water quality under TMDL program. Watershed Environmental Agencies establish the Watershed Sewer System Maintenance Plan and set the compliance concentration of effluent limit for PSTWs under the plan. The agencies have a plan to apply strengthened effluent BOD concentration limits for PSTWs in I to IV area grade, respectively. Effluent BOD concentration limits will be strengthened from 5~10 mg/L to 3 mg/L in II~III area grade, from 10 mg/L to 5 mg/L in IV area grade. Uniform application of effluent BOD concentration limits to PSTWs in the watershed sewer system need to be complemented considering type of sewage treatment technology employed and watershed characteristics. Therefore, this study presents assessment methodology which analyze for the compliance concentration of effluent limit to affect water quality of discharge watershed using simulation model for the Jinwee-stream watershed.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.122-129
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• 2021

As the total organic carbon (TOC) becomes a new water quality standard as an organic matter (OM) index for public sewage treatment facilities (PSTFs) in Korea from 2021, a comparison study needs to be conducted by examining the correlation between TOC and the existing OM indices (DOC, BOD5, CODMn, CODCr). 500 PSTFs were categorized by process configuration and capacity, and correlation between OM indices in influent and effluent was analyzed. The CODMn/TOC showed higher correlation than other OM indices. This results can be used to basic data for various research associated with TOC.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.620-620
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• 2012

에너지 다소비원인 공공하수처리시설은 기후협약에 따른 온실가스 저감시설로서의 그 역할이 증대되고 있다. 환경부는 '하수처리시설 에너지 자립화 계획'을 통해 2015년까지 에너지 자립율 18%를 목표로 하고 있으며, 이를 위해서는 신재생에너지를 이용한 능동적 에너지 생산이 필요하다. 소수력발전은 공급 안정성이 우수하고 소수력발전은 일정한 처리수가 방류되는 하수처리장에 적용되었을 때 그 가동율은 하천에서의 소수력발전에 비하여 우수하다고 알려져 있으며, 향후 하수처리장에 널리 보급될 수 있는 청정에너지원이라고 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 기흥 레스피아에서 처리되는 하수를 이용한 소수력발전이 검토되었다. 최근 5년간 방류량 자료를 살펴보면 기흥 레스피아의 일평균 실제 처리량은 약 $30,000m^3/day$로 나타났으며, 우수 유입과 물 사용량이 증가하는 여름 및 가을에 처리량이 증가하였다. 설계유량은 유량변화에 따른 누적 확률밀도와 유량지속곡선에 근거해 산정하였으며, 시간빈도(T)로 보았을 때 26%의 유량이 지속되는 $0.35m^3/s$를 설계유량으로 선정하였다(그림 1). 또한 이를 기반으로 성능특성을 분석한 결과, 단위낙차당 수차발전기의 용량은 2.4kW이며, 시스템 가동율은 74%, 그리고 연 전력생산량은 16.6MWh로 나타났다(그림 2).

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2014.05a
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• pp.432-435
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• 2014

하수관거는 생활환경의 개선, 공중위생, 침수방지 공공수역의 수질보전 및 건전한 물 순환 등을 구축하기 위하여 반드시 필요한 도시기반시설이다. 이러한 하수관거는 시가지의 하수를 배제, 처리하여 공공수역의 수질을 보전함으로서 생활환경을 개선하고, 우수를 신속히 배제함으로써 도시재해를 방지하는 등 2가지 기능을 갖고 있다. 지금 현 상 하수도 시스템은 우수, 하수나 둘 다 무조건 하수처리장으로 유하하여 처리하는 실정이다. 이러한 시스템에서는 평상시에는 문제가 없으나 강우 시에 한 번에 많은 우수가 하수 처리장으로 유하되어 하수 처리장의 처리 능력이 초과 되어 오히려 역효과를 일어 날 수 있고, 하수처리를 할 때 필요한 세제 및 재료들이 추가로 더 사용되기 때문에 정부의 국고 낭비가 되고 있는 실정이다. 그래서 본 과제에서는 이러한 단점을 보완하기 위하여 수 처리를 위한 다목적 컨트롤러 시스템을 설계 및 제안한다. 그 결과, 하수관거의 유량 및 수질을 검사 하여 하수일 경우에는 하수처리장으로 유하하고, 깨끗한 수질일 경우에는 바로 공공수역과 하천으로 흘려보내어 하수 처리장의 불필요한 처리능력에 대해 감소시킬 것이다. 추가로 각 디바이스에서 유 무선 통신으로 인한 디바이스에 대한 모니터링이 가능하고 데이터베이스에 항상 저장하기 때문에, 디바이스에 대한 관리가 쉬워지며, 관리에 대하 관리비를 줄 일 수 있기 때문에 1석 2조의 효과를 거 둘 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.41-49
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• 2016

P city government considers to treat a part of food waste leachate in a municipal wastewater treatment plant (MWWTP), as the capacity of an existing combined treatment plant for food waste leachate is lower than the generation of food waste leachate in the city. Furthermore, the combined treatment plant also treats landfill leachate and directly discharges the effluent to the sea, which may result in a potential environmental problem. Therefore, this study examined the feasibility of the addition of food waste leachate and the effluent of the combined treatment facility on the MWWTP. Acceptable addition amount of the food waste streams, increased pollution loading on the MWWTP, and the treatment cost were estimated according to four scenarios. All the scenarios estimated that the MWWTP would receive most of the food waste streams according to the manual of the ministry of environment with little increase of pollution loading.