SURAT: In near future, along with a new terminal building, additional taxi track and other amenities for fliers, the Surat airport will also become self-sustained in terms of water by using treated sewage water generated and purified at the airport itself.
According to airport officials, the total water requirement at Surat airport is around 807 KLD, at present. The airport is now developing its own sewage treatment plant of 210 KLD which will help the premises reuse treated water multiple times for various purposes other than drinking. The airport at present requires around 301 KLD of freshwater which is supplied by Surat Municipal Corporation and no groundwater is extracted for this.
Once the sewage treatment plant becomes operational, up to 210 KLD treated water will be available for use while SMC will have to supply 45 KLD.
Airport’s own sewage treatment plant that is likely to come into operation in a few months. This high-tech plant will recycle water and treat sewage to ensure “zero-effluent discharge” by next year. It is estimated that wastewater generation is 488KLD, which will be treated in the STP that uses Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor(MBBR) technology.
Treated water will be reused within the airport premises for flushing, gardening and in the cooling system of terminal building. The proposed expansion project will be a Zero-Effluent Discharge Unit, said an official.
Once the new terminal building work gets completed, flights and passenger traffic will also increase thus pushing up usage of water. Treated water will thus be helpful to reduce freshwater consumption.
Airport director Aman Saini said, “We are working on developing a sewage treatment plant along with projects like natural lighting and solar powered panels. Surat airport is also a silent airport.”
According to airport officials, the total water requirement at Surat airport is around 807 KLD, at present. The airport is now developing its own sewage treatment plant of 210 KLD which will help the premises reuse treated water multiple times for various purposes other than drinking. The airport at present requires around 301 KLD of freshwater which is supplied by Surat Municipal Corporation and no groundwater is extracted for this.
Once the sewage treatment plant becomes operational, up to 210 KLD treated water will be available for use while SMC will have to supply 45 KLD.
Airport’s own sewage treatment plant that is likely to come into operation in a few months. This high-tech plant will recycle water and treat sewage to ensure “zero-effluent discharge” by next year. It is estimated that wastewater generation is 488KLD, which will be treated in the STP that uses Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor(MBBR) technology.
Treated water will be reused within the airport premises for flushing, gardening and in the cooling system of terminal building. The proposed expansion project will be a Zero-Effluent Discharge Unit, said an official.
Once the new terminal building work gets completed, flights and passenger traffic will also increase thus pushing up usage of water. Treated water will thus be helpful to reduce freshwater consumption.
Airport director Aman Saini said, “We are working on developing a sewage treatment plant along with projects like natural lighting and solar powered panels. Surat airport is also a silent airport.”
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