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GreenWorld · X-IRIS

Wastewater treatment plant survey

Form 1 — quick assessment for the plant owner. Leave blank anything you do not have; our survey team will complete it on site.

Document: GW-XIRIS-QF-01Rev. 01

SECTION 1 — PROJECT INFORMATION

Investor / industrial park management company *ID-01

Contact person *ID-02

Full name *

Job title

Phone *

Email *

Additional contactsID-02bYou can list several people — one per row; use "Add row" for each extra contact.

Full name	Job title	Phone	Email

Plant operatorID-03

In-house team of the investorOutsourced operator

Name of the operating company (if outsourced)

Wastewater treatment plant / project name *ID-04

Plant location (industrial park / ward, province – city) *ID-05

Capacity & key dates *ID-06

Actual flow *m³/day

Actual daily flow *m³/day

Total actual monthly flowm³/tháng

Year commissioned

Year of latest upgrade

Operating shifts per day

Top 5 actual discharge sources – factories feeding the treatment plantID-08List them from the largest flow down, stating the industry where known. These sources typically account for at least 70% of the plant flow and load.

Discharge source / factory	Flow m³/day	Share of total flow %	Main characteristic pollutants

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SECTION 2 — PROCESS INFORMATION

Design data — flowPR-01

Qᵐᵃˣ hourly flowm³/h

Qᵐⁱⁿ hourly flowm³/h

Peaking factor k

Reused flowm³/day

Receiving water body

Pollutant profile — raw influent & actual treated effluentPR-02table — 8 fixed rows

Parameter	Design	Min measured	Max measured	Treated value
COD (mg/L)
BOD₅ (mg/L)
TSS (mg/L)
NH₄⁺-N (mg/L)
TN (mg/L)
TP (mg/L)
pH
Colour (Pt-Co)
Oil & grease (mg/L)

Applicable discharge standardPR-03

Kq coefficient

Kf coefficient

Parameters often exceeded / hard to meet

Treatment train — broken down by Unit / SkidPR-04table — 25 fixed rows

No.	Unit / Skid	Yes	Number of tanks / lines	Common pain points
	Coarse / fine screen
	Grit & oil-grease removal
	Equalisation tank
	Coagulation - flocculation
	Physico-chemical clarifier
	DAF flotation
	Heavy metal removal
	Anaerobic / UASB
	Anoxic (A/O)
	Aerotank
	SBR
	MBBR
	MBR
	Secondary clarifier
	Secondary coagulation / colour removal
	Advanced oxidation (AOP)
	Activated carbon filter
	Disinfection
	Sand / carbon filter
	Water reuse (MF/UF/RO)
	Sludge thickener / digester
	Sludge press
	Sludge drying bed
	Emergency pond
	Odour control system

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SECTION 3 — INFRASTRUCTURE

Main rotating equipment & variable frequency drives (VFD)AS-01table — 5 fixed rows

Equipment type	Qty	Rated power kW	Brand	Origin	VFD	Year manufactured
Wastewater pump
Waste sludge pump
Recirculation pump
Mixer motor
Blower / aerator
Chemical dosing pump

Sludge handling systemAS-02table — 5 fixed rows

Equipment	Yes	Qty	Brand	Origin	Year manufactured	What the owner would like to improve
Filter press
Belt press
Screw press
Decanter centrifuge
Sludge drying bed

Main instrumentation — sensor × unit matrixAS-03bảng — 14 hạng mục

Sensor / meter	Flow	Level	P (mbar)	pH	DO	ORP	TSS / MLSS	Online COD	NH₄-N / TN	TP / PO₄	Colour	Turbidity	Residual chlorine	Electricity meter
Inlet
Equalisation
Physico-chemical 1
Biological
Clarifier
Physico-chemical 2
Polishing
Sludge handling
Outlet
Control panel
Qty
Signal
Brand
Origin
Mfg year

Existing electrical & control systemAS-04table — 5 fixed rows

Item	Brand / model	Origin	Year manufactured - Version
PLC
On-site HMI
SCADA
Backup generator
VFD

PLC access granted during the site survey

Automatic effluent monitoring stationAS-06

InstalledBeing installedNot installedNot required for this facility

Equipment brand

Origin

Year installed

Data transmission to the Department of Natural Resources & Environment

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SECTION 4 — OPERATIONS

Total electricity consumptionOP-01Specific consumption is calculated automatically as Monthly consumption (kWh/month) ÷ Total actual monthly flow (m³/month) from item 6. You can still overwrite it with your own measured figure.

Monthly consumptionkWh/month

Specific consumptionkWh/m³

Dedicated electricity meter for the plant

YesNo — shared with the industrial park supply

Chemicals in useOP-03table — 11 fixed rows

Chemical	Concentration as supplied C%	Working concentration C%	Total chemical used kg or L/month		Dosing rate kg/m³ WW	Unit / Skid
Chemical	Concentration as supplied C%	Working concentration C%	Before dilution	Used	Dosing rate kg/m³ WW	Unit / Skid
NaOH (caustic soda)
Sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄)
Hydrochloric acid (HCl)
PAC
Alum
Polymer (coagulation)
PAM (sludge dewatering)
Chlorine / Hypochlorite
Nutrients (N, P)
COD source (molasses, methanol, ethanol, glycerol)
Colour removal agent

Sludge generatedOP-04

Chemical sludgetonnes/day

Biological sludgetonnes/day

Mixed sludgetonnes/day

Moisture after dewatering%

Sludge collection cycleweeks between

Sludge disposal costVND/month

Sludge classified as hazardous waste

Current operating mode — manual / automaticOP-05table — 6 fixed rows

Operating task	Level	Automation level %
Lift / transfer pump control	ManualSemi-automaticAutomatic
DO-based aeration control	ManualSemi-automaticAutomatic
Chemical preparation & dosing	ManualSemi-automaticAutomatic
Sludge wasting / recirculation	ManualSemi-automaticAutomatic
Sludge press operation	ManualSemi-automaticAutomatic
Logbook & reporting	ManualSemi-automaticAutomatic

StaffingOP-06

Engineers

Operators

Staff per shift

Total plant headcount

Shift coverage

Three full shiftsOffice hours onlyRotating

Investment prioritiesOP-08The top row is the highest priority. Use the number box at the start of each row to reorder.

No.	Priority item	Reason / what you expect
	Energy savings
	Chemical savings
	Less manual work
	Maintenance & reporting
	Multi-level alerting

Other comments

Agreement for an on-site technical surveyOP-09

AgreedNot yet — we will discuss later

Note on the scope of the survey: this allows X-IRIS to inspect the PLC and SCADA control programs, equipment and sensors on site.

Proposed survey date

Staff member updating the information

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Confidentiality: your data is used only for the technical assessment of this plant, is never transferred to third parties, is stored encrypted with access control, and will be returned or destroyed within 5 working days upon your written request.