Sewage treatment generally involves three stages, called primary, secondary and tertiary treatment.
Secondary treatment may require a separation process to remove the micro-organisms from the treated water prior to discharge or tertiary treatment.
Sometimes the conversion of toxic ammonia to nitrate alone is referred to as tertiary treatment.
The tertiary treatment and the network to distribute the reclaimed water will be financed by private investors.
Additionally, AOPs can be used to treat effluent of secondary treated wastewater which is then called tertiary treatment.
The new wastewater plant was completed in 2011 and provides tertiary treatment for nearly 1,500 commercial and residential users.
At Blue Plains, wastewater treatment goes beyond primary and secondary treatment levels, to tertiary (or advanced) treatment.
The main function of the tertiary treatment in the maturation pond is the removal of pathogens and nutrients (especially nitrogen).
Chlorination would disinfect effluents treated at the secondary level for suitable irrigation purposes, and a further tertiary treatment was to be extended if required.
They lack the facilities for tertiary treatment to remove the dissolved chemicals in our sewage, which are devastating the ecology of Long Island Sound.