This article analyses the complexities of shopping centre waste water. We’ll dive deeper into wastewater treatment systems for malls. Whether you’re a mall manager or owner, this article will enhance your understanding of the challenges and solutions for your commercial building. This will help to streamline and improve your decision-making process.
Table of contents
- Why do shopping centres need efficient sewage treatment systems?
- Efficient sewage solutions for shopping malls
- Containerized packaged treatment plant for shopping centre effluent
- Why choose our waste water solutions for your shopping mall?
Why do shopping centres need efficient sewage treatment systems?
You will find all kinds of commercial units at shopping centres – restaurants, retail stores, grocers, supermarkets, fast-food joints, optical clinics, repair shops and more. Having many businesses under one roof enhances the shopping experience and is more convenient for customers. But it complicates matters for sewage and wastewater treatment. Each store or cafe in your shopping mall produces sewage and wastewater with different dissolved solids (DS), suspended solids (SS), fats, oils, and grease (FOGs). Restaurants, for example, generate about 7 litres of wastewater per meal loaded with FOGs, proteins, food debris, salt, and sugar. These contaminants influence pH, biological oxygen demand (BOD), and chemical oxygen demand (COD). Other commercial premises produce sewage at different rates and with different levels of contaminants.
Shopping malls experience highly variable wastewater flows during peak and low periods. These shared amenities can lead to fluctuations in water consumption and wastewater flows. They can increase the risk of non-compliance with environmental laws and discharge limits. Remember, the UK’s code of practice defines facility owners and managers as “waste holders.” They’re responsible for sewage and wastewater treatment in their shopping mall. Local authorities also issue licenses to shopping centres, specifying the recommended discharge limits. Failure to comply with the duty of care or local effluent regulations can attract hefty fines or jail time. You’ll need efficient wastewater treatment for your shopping centre to avoid legal issues.
Efficient sewage solutions for shopping malls
The ideal wastewater treatment system for your shopping mall should reduce total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS), BOD, and COD. It should remove specific contaminants in wastewater from different businesses in your facility, including phosphates, surfactants, and FOGs. You can rely on a containerised sewage plant custom designed for shopping centres to overcome these complexities and avoid non-compliance.
Containerized packaged treatment plant for shopping centre effluent
Containerized plants for shopping centres and malls combine pre-treatment, biological treatment, and clarification. Pre-treatment systems use 1mm-6mm mechanical screens to remove suspended solids. The best screen should be custom made based on the businesses in your shopping centre. If your mall houses salons and barber shops, the screen should eliminate hairs, grease, and fibres. Pre-treated wastewater undergoes biological treatment to remove DS and FOGs. Then, wastewater flows through lamella separators to enable clarification. Biocell’s containerized plant goes a step further by providing tertiary treatment modules.
Shopping centres can also use Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) systems that remove contaminants in wastewater using micron-sized bubbles. These micro-fine air bubbles attach to SS and FOGs and rise to the surface. Floated solids dewater and thicken, forming a layer of sludge. Traditional DAF units use mechanical scrappers to remove the sludge, while Biocell’s DAF Containerized Plants are self-cleaning and automated. By using Biocell DAF containerized units, shopping centres can remove solids and reduce COD by up to 90%.
Why choose our waste water solutions for your shopping mall?
Biocell Water offers bespoke solutions that guarantee full compliance with license conditions set by the EA and EPA. These plants meet the unique wastewater treatment requirements of shopping centres.
- Our containerized plants combine three treatment processes in a single unit, eliminating the need to acquire each solution separately. Three-in-one systems are cost-effective.
- We provide tertiary treatment modules. So, you can use chemical dosing, phosphorous reduction, or disinfection after clarification to meet stringent discharge limits.
- Acquire complete turn-key solutions or add-ons to upgrade existing systems. For example, add a compact screen unit to remove SS and FOGs in your wastewater.
- Our DAF units have a chemical treatment and pH neutralization, enhancing removal efficiency.
- With Biocell’s solutions, you can optimize wastewater flows to avoid overloading at peak times.
- We offer low-energy and sustainable systems to help shopping malls reduce their carbon footprint and ensure long term savings
- Market-leading effluent standards
Conclusion
Shopping centres have complex wastewater treatment requirements. As a mall manager or owner, you’ll need efficient wastewater treatment solutions to avoid legal issues. You can rely on Biocell for advanced treatment technology and fully packaged solutions to meet your discharge limits. Biocell is the go-to wastewater treatment provider for shopping malls across the UK and beyond. To learn more about Biocell wastewater treatment solutions, please fill out the form below.