A modern system of engineering, technology, and environmental regulation of wastewater treatment facilities: results of 15 years of work

Summary

Transformation of the systems of engineering and environmental regulation of wastewater treatment facilities that has been on the way extremely lively over the past 15 years in this area, aiming to provide a comprehensive view of the work progress; the significance and interrelations of the developed documents; the reasons for the decisions taken and unresolved problems are considered. The main events in reforming the regulation systems are described in chronological order, from the transition from SNiP 2.04.03-85 to CP 32.13330-2012/2018, then to the development of the information and technical reference book ITS 10, and then to the family of the national standards dedicated to the life cycle of wastewater treatment facilities: GOST R 70953-2023 (main technical solutions), GOST R 72113-2025 (commissioning), GOST R 72005-2025 (technological regulations), GOST 25150 (terms and definitions). The following key issues addressed in regulating the life cycle of wastewater treatment facilities: basis of design; front-end engineering design (key technical solutions); basic data for the process engineering; process solutions; calculation algorithms; and streamlining the branch terminology are considered. The final section outlines numerous unresolved issues in regulating wastewater treatment facilities in both engineering and environmental areas.

Key words

wastewater treatment , designing , best available techniques , sewerage treatment facilities , standardization , maintenance , set of rules , commissioning , sludge treatment , information and technical reference book ITS 10 , basic technical solutions , process design , operating procedure