A Study on the Improvement of Effluent Treatment from Small Scale Agro-food Processes

Abstract

This study exam ined the regulation status on w astew ater treatm ent in agro-food processing and a case study on effluent treatm ent m ethods w as carried out to evaluate any change after the m itigation of regulation. First, in order to clarify the area of investigation, the definition of sm all-scale agro-processing facilities w as review ed through literature survey and local governm ent ordinance. The current law w ere separately analyzed into four areas; effluent treatm ent facilities, developm ent of agro-processing industries, land use and food processes equipm ent. The exclusion clauses on w astew ater discharging facility in the enforcem ent regulation w ere defined in detail, w hich can be served in practice. Site survey, after the questionnaire survey of the person in charge of the local unit, w as carried out. As the result, this survey confirm ed the positive effects of the deregulation on prom oting sew er system service in rural areas, introducing the new processing construction and so on. In addition, it w as found that som e m atters to be considered to determ ine w hether to introduce w astew ater treatm ent plan for public food processing facilities.