Tilburg sewage treatment plant
Description
This is the new date for the postponed excursion!
The excursion is provided by Waterschap De Dommel, and consists of a presentation and a tour of the site. We will be welcomed by the excursion leaders, where you will have the opportunity to catch up with each other over coffee or tea.
A presentation will then begin, first discussing the operation of a WWTP. Typical of the WWTP in Tilburg is the cooperation with business, science and government to apply modern techniques, including aeration, energy and raw material recovery, and closing cycles. This will be followed by a specific look at the structural and civil engineering aspects of a treatment plant. This will be followed by a guided tour of the site, including the purification process and bacterial purification. There will be ample opportunity to interact with the tour guide and ask questions.
Waterschap De Dommel manages water in the middle of the province of North Brabant. The WWTP in Tilburg treats the waste water of the city of Tilburg and the villages of Udenhout, Berkel-Enschot and Biezenmortel. It has a capacity of 375,000 units and discharges the treated water into the Zandleij river. The daily volume of water treated there averages 70,000 cubic metres per day or about 2,900 cubic metres per hour. During extreme precipitation, this can reach 450,000 cubic metres per day. As the receiving water the Zandleij can only process 7,200 cubic metres per hour, the excess water in those cases is buffered in large ponds.
A special feature of this WWTP is that energy is gained. Methane gas is extracted from the sludge through fermentation. The gas is used to generate electricity using a combined heat and power installation. In this way, the treatment plant meets about half of its own energy needs. The WWTP in Tilburg was built in 1972, and rebuilt several times. (Source: water board De Dommel)
Location
Organiser
Construction and Hydraulic Engineering
Name and contact details for information
ir. B. Hafkemeijer, contact details see membership book or ing. A. Stalpers
