Okla. Admin. Code § tit. 252, ch. 656, app A

Current through Vol. 42, No. 6, December 2, 2024
Appendix A - Design Tables

OAC 252:656-13-2(c) Aerated Grit Chambers:

Grit Chamber Measurement Unitsa
Item Unit Range
Detention time at peak flowrate Minutes 2-5
Dimension - Depth Feet 7-16
Dimension - Length Feet 25-65
Dimension - Width Feet 8-23
Width to Depth Ratio Ratio From 1:1 to 5:1
Length to Width Ratio Ratio From 3:1 to 5:1
Air Supply per unit of Length Feet3 per minute per foot 3-8

aChart from 1 Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, Disposal & Reuse, Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., 4th Edition, (2003)

OAC 252:656-16-1(d)(1), Activated Sludge Aeration Basins:

AERATION TANK CAPACITIES & PERMISSIBLE LOADINGS FOR ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESSES
Type of Process Aeration Retention timeb Aeration Basin Loadingc F/M Ratio
(Hours) (lb BOD5 per 1,000 ft3/d) (lb BOD5/lb MLSS)
Conventional 6-8 30-40 0.25 - 0.50
Step Aeration 6-8 30-50 0.17-0.50
Extended Aeration/Oxidation Ditch 24 12-15 0.05-0.10

bLarger values for smaller plants, up to 5,000 "PE" design capacity

cLarger values for larger plants, over 5,000 "PE" design capacity

OAC 252:656-16-2(b), Trickling Filter Design:

DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR TRICKLING FILTERS
Hydraulic Loading Organic Loading
gal/ft2/day Million gallons/acre/day Ibs BOD5/1000 ft3 of media/day lbs BOD5/acre-ft of media/day
Standard Rate 45-90 2-4 5-12 218-523
High Rate 230-690 10-30 30-100 1300-4300

Okla. Admin. Code tit. 252, ch. 656, app A

Added at 17 Ok Reg 1140, eff 6-1-00; Revoked and reenacted at 23 Ok Reg 937, eff 6-15-06; Revoked and reenacted at 28 Ok Reg 1282, eff 7-1-11
Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 9/15/2015