Effluent Quality Assessment Monitoring of Al-Rustamiya Sewage Treatment Plant Using Geographical Information System (GIS)

Abstract

Water quality assessment offers a scientific basis for water resource development and management. This research aims to assessment of Al-Rustamiya sewage treatment plant depending on annually changes and produces maps that declare changes on parameter during a period (2015-2018). Based on prior Government Department Baghdad Environment data which annually feature changes for samples from Northern Rustamiya have been estimated as a working model. Drawn a map of the Diyala River shows annual changes in the characteristics of the Diyala River, based on northern and southern Rustamiya effluent samples, and Diyala River samples. The characteristics that research focused on were biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspension solids (TSS), chloride, cl, hydrogen ion concentration, pH, sulfate, SO4 -2, nitrate, NO3 - and phosphate, PO4 -3 during the period of (2015-2018). The results demonstrate that yearly variations in wastewater treatment characteristics occasionally violate Iraq's regulatory requirements. It was identified that the NO3 - inadequate Iraqi standard for four years of study and SO4 -2 were inadequate for the first three years of the study period, TSS for two years outside the specification and cl and pH were compatible with period study. The river maps were separated into three groups where NO3 - pollution from Northern Rustamiya with value 11.99 mg/L and TSS, Cl, SO4 -2 and PO4 -3 concentrated in centre of Northern and southern Rustamiya with values 96.99, 305,869.99, and 3.099 mg/L. The southern Northern Rustamiya area concentrates of BOD and pH with values 73.2 mg/L and 7.79. Effluents assessment of statically analysis and GIS for two Rustamiya stations provides a clear and integrated view of the output and impact on the Diyala river for Northern and Southern Rustamiya stations.