Case Study: Ford Motors Company – Dagenham, Essex Project ID: Company: Ford Motors Location: UK Year: 2001 Description: Supply of polishing filtration system to Ford’s wastewater treatment plant Goals: • Reduce COD, residual oil and particulate matter • Recycling the polished effluent back to the plant as washwater • Save water and energy costs Capacity: 500 m 3 /day Water Source: Ford industrial effluent Parameter Existing Values Required Value Turbidity (NTU) 50 < 5 COD (PPM) 750 < 50 TSS (PPM) 150 < 5 Residual Oil (PPM) 15 < 1 Energy Cost Minimize Water Cost Minimize The Problems: • Existing quartz-sand media filtration system clogged frequently . • Values of COD, residual oil and particulate matter were above permitted limits for dumping into water source. Challenges: • Recy

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