Optimalisasi Operasional Instalasi Pengolahan Air Limbah (IPAL) (Hasil Kunjungan di PT. Victoria Care Indonesia)

Abstract

Objectives: Industrial wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) play an important role in maintaining the balance between economic growth and nature conservation. Industrial WWTPs are responsible for managing and processing wastewater generated by various industrial production activities and processes. Wastewater management includes meeting stringent environmental regulations, reducing operational costs, improving production efficiency, and corporate social responsibility. Wastewater management is not the only goal of a good industrial WWTP, more sustainable practices also help prevent initial pollution.
Methods: This research was conducted at PT. Victoria Care Indonesia. This research is a descriptive research conducted using data collection methods by observation and interview with a cross sectional approach.
Results: The industrial wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) process has steps, namely waste collection, poisoning control, primary precipitation, biological treatment, secondary precipitation, oil and grease separation, disinfection, advanced filtration, water reclamation, and safe disposal. Aspects related to environmental compliance in the industrial WWTP process, namely regulatory compliance, monitoring and reporting, corrective action, hazardous material treatment, employee training and awareness. Factors that contribute to the operational efficiency of industrial WWTPs include treatment process optimization, automated monitoring and control, energy management, scheduled maintenance, data and information management, and optimization of chemical use.
Conclusions: Potential environmental risks associated with industrial WWTPs include water and soil pollution, toxic gas emissions, groundwater poisoning, hazardous material leakage, impacts on aquatic ecosystems, and impacts on human health. WWTP operational recommendations include routine monitoring and control, energy management, processing optimization, chemical management, employee training, scheduled maintenance, and environmental quality monitoring.