MIL-HDBK-1005/16
Section 2: WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY PLANNING
AND DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
2.
2.1
Introduction. There are a number of topics outside the
detailed design of wastewater treatment systems that also must be
addressed prior to design. The first two chapters of WEF MOP 8
contain general facility planning and design development guidance
for such areas as project sequencing and design standards,
procurement alternatives, defining objectives, and the future
trends in wastewater treatment. This information is augmented in
this handbook section through a discussion of the following
topics:
a)
A review of regulatory compliance and management
issues for addressing permitting needs and defining the level of
treatment required
b)
Facility planning activities, including the need to
conduct engineering studies prior to design to establish the need
for new or modified facilities, to develop the design basis for
those facilities, and to determine the most efficient alternative
for achieving the objectives based on cost and non-cost criteria
c)
Additional planning and budgeting activities that
should be part of the design, such as the need for site-specific
O&M manuals, facility startup training, and facility performance
testing
d)
General design guidance regarding beneficial reuse
of solids, wastewater reuse, and considerations for cold climate
design
Additional requirements for planning and commissioning
of wastewater treatment plants are included in MIL-HDBK-353,
Planning and Commissioning Wastewater Treatment Plants.
MIL-HDBK-353 includes requirements for programming, including
preparation of a Requirements and Management Plan (RAMP), design,
construction, inspection commissioning, and performance
commissioning.
2.2
Regulatory Compliance and Management
2.2.1
Federally Owned Treatment Works (FOTWs). Generally,
FOTWs are operated and administered under similar permitting and
operational provisions set forth for publicly owned treatment
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