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The Nakhodka Mineral Fertilizer Plant (NFP) has finished construction of the modern wastewater treatment facilities, which will allow the Plant to minimise its impact on the sea bay.

To an outside observer the facilities may look like modular buildings, but inside they have a control room equipped with an automatic control system, as well as facilities for the step-by-step wastewater treatment, which would bring water quality parameters up to the standard requirements.

“We pay a lot of attention to environmental issues. And the start-up of the high-tech treatment facilities is a part of the strategy that would allow us to minimize the impact that our Plant may have on environment. Our multi-stage treatment technology complies with the requirements of all modern standards. Mechanical and biofiltration, the use of eco-friendly materials and cut-edge technologies will guarantee that the quality of the treated water matches the quality requirements set for fishery waters,” says Viktor Grebenyukov, Executive Director of NFP.

All underground pipes are made of high-tech and safe materials, i.e. 3-ply steel with polyethylene coating and fiberglass. This means that all utility pipes will be protected from oxidation, corrosion and leakages and will stay in operation for more than 50 years without inflicting any damage on the environment.

All wastewater will be discharged 550 meters away from the shore as the deepwater discharge technology is considered to be one of the most eco-friendly and cut-edge technologies available. The capacity of the water accumulation tank is 700 m³. This amount of wastewater can be treated by the facilities within 24 hours.

The unique design of the NFP treatment facilities has already become the subject of interest of the young scientists participating in the “Formula for Success” project. The students of Gymnasium No.1, working on the “Bio-methods for the Methanol Plant wastewater treatment” study, have been growing methylotrophic bacteria from tree bark to use them later for the water treatment purposes. This experiment represents a simplified model of the NFP’s future wastewater treatment facilities.