A system for creating an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) in water to control biofilm buildup in a wastewater treatment system, comprising:
- a plurality of ozone supply unit enclosures, each ozone supply unit enclosure including:
- one or more ozone output ports formed through a sidewall of each ozone supply unit enclosure;
- a plurality of ozone generators disposed within each ozone supply unit enclosure, the plurality of ozone generators being fluidically coupled to the one or more ozone output ports;
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- one or more controllers disposed within the ozone supply unit enclosure, the one or more controllers being communicatively coupled to the plurality of ozone generators;
- a manifold enclosure containing a plurality of fluid paths and having one or more ozone intake ports formed through a sidewall of the manifold enclosure, the one or more ozone intake ports of the manifold enclosure being fluidically coupled to the one or more ozone output ports of each ozone supply unit enclosure by one or more tubes for transferring ozone from the one or more ozone output ports of each ozone supply unit enclosure to the one or more ozone intake ports of the manifold enclosure,
- wherein the ozone supply unit enclosures and the manifold enclosure are independently locatable, separate structures;
- a plurality of flow switches disposed within the manifold enclosure, the plurality of flow switches being configured to transmit one or more control signals to the one or more controllers of each ozone supply unit enclosure in response to sensing a flow of water through the plurality of fluid paths in the manifold enclosure,
- wherein the one or more controllers are configured to activate the plurality of ozone generators in each ozone supply unit enclosure to generate ozone upon receiving the one or more control signals from the plurality of flow switches in response to sensing the flow of water through the plurality of fluid paths in the manifold enclosure,
- wherein the ozone is then transferred from the ozone generators to the ozone intake ports of the manifold enclosure via the one or more ozone output ports of each ozone supply unit enclosure and the one or more tubes for transferring ozone from the one or more ozone output ports of each ozone supply unit enclosure to the one or more ozone intake ports of the manifold enclosure;
- a plurality of fluid mixers disposed within the manifold enclosure, the plurality of fluid mixers being fluidically coupled to the one or more ozone intake ports and configured to mix the ozone received from the plurality of ozone generators via the one or more ozone intake ports of the manifold enclosure into the water flowing through the plurality of fluid paths in the manifold enclosure;
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- a rotating biological contactor including a rotating disc configured to filter wastewater, the rotating biological contactor further including a spray bar coupled to the plurality of fluid paths, the spray bar being configured to remove biofilm from the rotating disc using ozone-enriched water output by the plurality of fluid paths.