MIL-HDBK-1005/16
I/I and potential alternatives for rehabilitating systems with
excessive I/I.
3.2.3
Industrial Wastewater. Depending on the specific
activities at a military installation, there may be sources of
industrial wastewater that must be treated. Some industrial
activities produce wastewater that contains high concentrations
of toxic and hazardous pollutants such as heavy metals; there
pollutants may not be readily treated by the conventional
treatment processes used for domestic wastewater treatment.
Pollution prevention programs are being implemented to minimize
or eliminate these waste streams. Even with these programs, some
industrial processes will still require either a separate
treatment facility or some form of pretreatment before the
wastewater is discharged to the sanitary sewer system. When
industrial flows are significant, bench-scale or pilot-scale
treatment evaluations may be required to determine the best
method of treatment.
Additional information on industrial processes, their
wastewater characteristics, industrial discharges typical in
military installations, and alternative treatment methods are
provided in TM 5-814-8, Evaluation Criteria Guide for Water
Pollution, MIL-HDBK-1005/9, Industrial and Oily Wastewater
Control, and MIL-HDBK-1005/17, Industrial Pretreatment Design and
Nondomestic Wastewater Control Handbook.
3.2.3.1
Vehicle and Aircraft Maintenance and Wash Facilities.
Washing is often performed with detergents and corrosion
inhibitors, using brushing and high-pressure water rinses.
Wastewaters from vehicle and aircraft maintenance and wash
facilities can be a significant component of wastewaters at
military installations. A typical component of these wastewaters
that may impact wastewater facilities is oily waste. Oily wastes
can be caused by spills of various vehicle oils into building
drains or by washing oily wastes from vehicles or aircraft. In
addition to oily wastes, wastewaters from vehicle wash facilities
may contain large quantities of suspended solids. The suspended
solids in this wastewater are generally heavier than typical
domestic wastewater solids and, as a result, will tend to settle
out in the collection system.
To minimize the potential impacts of oily wastes and
solids from maintenance facilities, the following actions should
be considered:
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