Types of Water Treatment in Schools and Educational Institutions
Building and installing water treatment plants in schools and educational institutions is not just a health issue, it is also an educational issue. Without a clean water source, students, especially girls, are more likely to miss school. Student and staff attendance also decreases due to illness caused by waterborne diseases from drinking from an unimproved source.
Improving access to clean water for schools to improve education and health outcomes. No child should be forced to choose between health and education. Providing schools with access to clean water is an important factor in enabling children to focus on their education. It is important not only to ensure that water supply solutions are in place but also to ensure that existing water treatment systems can be upgraded and maintained.
Key Benefits of Installing Water Treatment Plants in Schools
- Safe water supply to allow students to focus on education
- Drinking water to WHO standards
- Installation in training centers can improve local service delivery capacity
- Avoid drinking contaminated water leading to health problems and school absenteeism
Types of Water Treatment Plants in Schools
Sewage Treatment Plants in Schools
Installing sewage treatment plants in schools, nurseries, colleges, camps, and summer schools of any size that require off-grid drainage. We design and provide versatile sewage treatment solutions for schools and nurseries specifically for educational projects and similar applications in the education sector.
In remote areas where there is no public sewerage system to discharge sewage to schools or nurseries, a new school or nursery building will need its own sewage treatment plant. Existing schools or nurseries with old septic tank systems. They will need to be upgraded in the event of an extension or new school building. This is to cater to the larger hydraulic and organic loads from additional students and children. If the existing plastic or glass-reinforced plastic septic tank at a school or nursery is structurally defective or no longer meets discharge regulations, a septic tank upgrade or new wastewater treatment plant will be required.
The unique conditions that a school sewerage system needs to cope with are:
- No load on the plant between the late afternoon and morning
- Little or no use during the summer months
- Short, regular periods of no load
- High discharge standards due to sensitive locations
- Automated operation and low maintenance requirements due to lack of specialized staff on site
- Small environmental footprint due to site constraints
- Quick start-up at the start of term
Greywater Treatment Plants in Schools
Greywater production in schools is low compared to blackwater. This will be the water generated from handwashing and ablution only. There is little or no need for washing in schools. However, installing greywater treatment plants in schools is a long-term addition so that it can be used for landscaping and saving drinking water consumption in doing so.
Reverse Osmosis for Water treatment in schools
A reverse osmosis water desalination plant consists of high-pressure pumps, an energy conversion device, and reverse osmosis membranes. Before the water passes through the reverse osmosis membranes, it is pressurized by high-pressure pumps at a pressure ranging between 55 and 85 bars, depending on the salinity and temperature of the water.
Installing filters in schools
It is a set of devices and means used to purify and filter water in order to remove various impurities and pollutants. Which aims to remove large and small particles, chemicals, mud, unpleasant odors, and unwanted taste.
Benefits of water filter systems
- Improving water quality.
- Improving the taste and smell of water.
- Protecting students’ health from harmful microbes and microorganisms.
- Protecting electrical appliances and piping systems from corrosion.
