The purposes of this study is to show the corporate characteristics of companies which have been operating in the fields of small-scale treatment plants’ (SSTPs’) design, construction, and installation processes, and to exhibit findings/perceptions of company employees on issues such as the initial investment and operating costs, common production and operating problems, the functionality of the small-scale treatment systems and the added value they provide to their customers’ facilities. As a result of this study, it was determined that when the personnel participating in the survey were directly trained and recruited by the companies, which is generally the case, their training includes more practical methods and their experiences are shaped by the master-apprentice relationships in the sector. Regarding water treatment in SSTPs, the companies surveyed opted for traditional methods such as reverse osmosis and coagulation-flocculation, and preferred to use traditional biological treatment units—continuous flow or sequencing batch reactors (SBRs)- in wastewater treatment. In favor of businesses in need of water and wastewater management systems, the surveyed company employees have considered SSTPs as a successful, competitive advantage in the industry by maintaining low initial investment and operational costs while fulfilling the relevant environmental legal obligations. After examining the data regarding the opinions of company employees about SSTPs, it was found that there is a very significant relationship between the problems experienced during the installation/construction process and the problems during their operation.

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小型处理厂行业：公司的制度特征、小型处理系统的问题和功能

本研究的目的是展示在小型处理厂 (SSTP) 设计、建造和安装过程领域运营的公司的企业特征，并展示公司员工对问题的发现/看法例如初始投资和运营成本、常见的生产和运营问题、小型处理系统的功能以及它们为客户设施提供的附加值。本次调研的结果表明，参与调查的人员在公司直接培训和招聘时，通常情况下，他们的培训包含更多的实践方法，他们的经验是由师徒关系塑造的。在该部门。关于 SSTP 的水处理，接受调查的公司选择了传统方法，例如反渗透和混凝絮凝，并且更喜欢使用传统的生物处理装置——连续流或序批式反应器 (SBR)——进行废水处理。为了支持需要水和废水管理系统的企业，接受调查的公司员工将 SSTP 视为行业中成功的竞争优势，因为它可以保持较低的初始投资和运营成本，同时履行相关的环境法律义务。在查阅了公司员工对SSTPs意见的数据后，发现在安装/施工过程中遇到的问题与其操作过程中遇到的问题之间存在非常显着的关系。