In the process of design and operation of sewerage system are used empirical formulas, which are in many cases, become obsolete and unusable when somebody can use nowadays modern technologies and materials. Therefore there is the possibility of using the mathematical models enormous importance for the enhanced environmental protection with the lowest operating and investment costs. In this modern method of analyzing of sewers has been designated as the first object, the object sedimentation tank. The purpose of the primary and secondary settling tank is to ensure the reduction of concentration the floating solids. For the solution of research work has been chosen, after consultations with representatives of the Western Slovakia Water Company as interesting object of sedimentation tank located on the waste water treatment plant Nitra-Dolné Krškany. Measurements on the object settlement tank situated at waste water treatment plant Nitra confirmed the expected speed parameters of the sewage in the tank. The velocity of wastewater is in the most cases very low, and even insignificant. However, finding that the sludge cloud has a non-standard form of a double wave gives the opportunity to optimize the operation of facilities sedimentation tank. The measured parameters are used as calibration parameters to input to the mathematical simulations, which are created by software ANSYS fluent.

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Settling tanks are essential parts of wastewater treatment process and their correct design is therefore crucial for its operation. Modeling of flow in these tanks is difficult, therefore it is necessary to find right tool to perform as precise work as possible. In this article flow velocity measurement in two different secondary settling tanks in Slovakia is presented. Rectangular settling tank in Dolný Kubín and radial settling tank with horizontal flow in Nižná nad Oravou were chosen for this purpose. Data gained from these measurement events will be used for building a model and followed by simulation. Additional data from operation of wastewater treatment plants are also used during the work.

This article reviews the environmental impacts of the wastewater treatment plant. The wastewater treatment plant is evaluated using a simplified LCA analysis, as only negative environmental impacts are assessed. The analysis takes place in 4 phases, which is interconnect and interact with another. It is important to correctly specify input data such as a functional unit, reference flow, system boundaries. Subsequently, a characterization model of the product system is created, what presents the wastewater treatment process with all input parameters.