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National Standard of the People’s Republic of China

P GB 50506-2009

Code for design of water saving for iron

and steel enterprises
钢铁企业节水设计规范

(English Translation)

Issue date: 2009-06-17 Implementation date: 2009-12-01

Issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the
People's Republic of China
the General Administration of Quality Supervision,
Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of
China

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Contents

Foreword ............................................................................................................................... i
1 General provisions ......................................................................................................... 1
2 Terms .............................................................................................................................. 1
3 General requirements .................................................................................................... 3
4 Water source .................................................................................................................. 8
5 Production process ........................................................................................................ 9
5.1 Mining................................................................................................................... 9
5.2 Mineral processing ............................................................................................... 9
5.3 Raw material yard .............................................................................................. 10
5.4 Sintering & pelletizing ........................................................................................ 11
5.5 Coking ................................................................................................................ 11
5.6 Ironmaking ......................................................................................................... 11
5.7 Steelmaking ....................................................................................................... 13
5.8 Steel rolling ........................................................................................................ 14
5.9 Auxiliary production workshop ........................................................................... 16
5.10 Metallurgical lime, soft-burned dolomite and refractory workshops ................ 16
6 Recirculating water treatment system.......................................................................... 17
6.1 General requirements ........................................................................................ 17
6.2 Indirect closed recirculating cooling water system ............................................ 18
6.3 Indirect open recirculating cooling water system .............................................. 18
6.4 Direct recirculating cooling water system .......................................................... 19
7 Systems for softening & demineralizing water ............................................................. 19
7.1 General requirements ........................................................................................ 19
7.2 System for softening water ................................................................................ 20
7.3 System for demineralizing water ....................................................................... 20
8 Wastewater reutilization ............................................................................................... 21
9 Rainwater utilization ..................................................................................................... 22
10 Leakproof & seepage prevention ............................................................................... 23
10.1 Water supply system........................................................................................ 23
10.2 Water drainage system .................................................................................... 23
Annex A Control indicators of quantity of water intake (consumption) for each production
process of iron and steel enterprises ................................................................................ 25
Explanation of wording in this code ................................................................................... 32
List of quoted standards .................................................................................................... 33

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Announcement of the Ministry of Housing and

Urban-Rural Development of the People's
Republic of China

No. 362

Announcement on publishing the national standard Code for design of water

saving for iron and steel enterprises

Code for design of water saving for iron and steel enterprises has been approved as a
national standard with a serial number of GB 50506-2009, and shall be implemented from
December 1, 2009. Thereinto, 3.0.3, 3.0.5, 3.0.7, 3.0.10, 3.0.15 and 6.1.5 are compulsory
provisions and must be enforced strictly.

Authorized by the Research Institute of Standards and Norms of the Ministry of Housing
and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China, this code is published
and distributed by China Planning Press.

Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China

June 17, 2009

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Foreword

ChinaStandards.net is in charge of this English translation. In case of any doubt about the
English translation, the Chinese original shall be considered authoritative.

According to the requirements of Notice on printing and distributing the <Development

and revision plan on engineering construction standards and codes in 2005 (the second
batch)> (JIANBIAOHAN [2005] No. 124) issued by the former Ministry of Construction,
this code is jointly prepared by Capital Engineering & Research Incorporation Ltd. with
organizations concerned.

During the development of this code, the drafting group has adhered to the core of "water
saving and discharge reduction", and conscientiously implemented the guiding ideology of
"saving water, utilizing water resources rationally, reducing pollution discharge and
protecting water resources", summarized the water saving experiences of construction
and design units of iron and steel enterprises in recent years by conducting targeted
surveys and gathering data from iron and steel enterprises, actively sought and
incorporated feedbacks from experts, scholars, and design professionals across the
nation in the fields of design, scientific research, enterprises and other units, and held a
number of symposiums. Following thorough examination, analysis, and multiple revisions
by the group, this code was ultimately finalized upon review.

This code is divided into 10 clauses and one annex, with main contents including general
provisions, terms, basic requirements, water source, production process, recirculating
water treatment system, systems for softening & demineralizing water, reutilization of
wastewater, rainwater utilization, leakproof & seepage prevention, etc.

The provisions printed in bold type in this code are compulsory and must be enforced
strictly.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China
is in charge of the administration of this code and the explanation of the compulsory
provisions; China Metallurgical Construction Association is in charge of routine
management; Capital Engineering & Research Incorporation Ltd. is responsible for the
explanation of specific technical contents. In case of any modification and supplement
suggestion during the implementation of this code, please submit the suggestions and
relevant information to the "Code for design of water saving for iron and steel enterprises"
national code management team of the chief development organization, namely Capital
Engineering & Research Incorporation Ltd. (Address: No.7 Jian'an Street, Beijing
Economic and Technological Development Zone, 100176, China) for reference in future
revision.

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Code for design of water saving for iron and

steel enterprises

1 General provisions

1.0.1 For the purpose of saving water, reducing sewage discharge, protecting water
resources, improving water use efficiency of iron and steel enterprises and building water
saving iron and steel enterprises, this code is formulated in accordance with the relevant
national laws, regulations and policies on water saving and water pollution prevention &
control.

1.0.2 This code is applicable to all design stages for construction, renovation and
extension of iron and steel enterprises.

1.0.3 In the design of construction, renovation and extension for iron and steel
enterprises, contents related to water saving shall be included, and the water saving
technology, equipment and measures used shall be specified.

1.0.4 The design of water saving for iron and steel enterprises shall be combined with
local urban, industrial and agricultural water development planning to use water resources
rationally and protect water resources, thus ensure the sustainable socio-economic
development in the context of limited water resources.

1.0.5 In addition to this code, the water saving design of iron and steel enterprises shall
meet the requirements of current relevant national standards.

2 Terms

2.0.1
water saving
reduce water consumption, save water resources, improve the utilization efficiency of
water resources, decrease sewage, protect water resources, and maintain sustainable
utilization of water resources by adopting technology and management means

2.0.2
water saving in process
adopt water saving technology, equipment and measures in the production process

2.0.3
water saving facilities
production process facilities, water supply and drainage facilities for the purpose of saving
water

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2.0.4
water saving project
construction project for the purpose of saving water

2.0.5
enhanced primary treatment
process of coagulating sedimentation and filtration of wastewater

2.0.6
reclaimed water
water reutilized from wastewater directly or after treatment

2.0.7
reclaimed water volume
volume of water actually reutilized from wastewater directly or after treatment

2.0.8
purified rainwater
rainwater that can be used after purification treatment

2.0.9
wastewater reuse project
collection, transportation and treatment of wastewater, as well as the supported
transportation of reclaimed water

2.0.10
rainwater utilization project
collection, transportation and treatment of rainwater, as well as the supported
transportation of purified rainwater

2.0.11
wastewater reuse system
complex composed of some facilities, for example, collection, transportation and
treatment facilities of wastewater, as well as supported transportation facilities of
reclaimed water, arranged in a certain way

2.0.12
rainwater utilization system
complex composed of some facilities, for example, collection, transportation and
treatment facilities of rainwater and supported transportation facilities of purified rainwater,
arranged in a certain way

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2.0.13
concentrated salt-containing wastewater
industrial wastewater with salt content greater than or equal to 2,000mg/L

2.0.14
reused salt-containing wastewater
reclaimed water of concentrated salt-containing wastewater after collection and treatment

2.0.15
leakage water loss
water lost by leakage during the treatment, transportation and use

2.0.16
spray water loss
water that is sprayed or carried away by air in the form of droplets during treatment or use

2.0.17
evaporation water loss
water lost by evaporation during the treatment, transportation and use

2.0.18
sewerage loss
water that must be discharged to maintain the stability of the water quality during
treatment and use due to the ever-rising concentration of impurities or salt in the water

2.0.19
adsorption water loss
water consumed during treatment or use due to the entrainment or adsorption effect of
solid media

3 General requirements

3.0.1 Water saving facilities for constructed, extended and renovated projects must be
designed, constructed and put into operation simultaneously with the main project.

3.0.2 When the main part of the constructed, extended and renovated projects is built by
stages, water saving facilities shall be planned comprehensively. When the water saving
facilities are built in stages, the operation time shall not be later than that for the main part
which is built by stages, and the construction scale of water saving facilities shall not be
reduced.

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3.0.3 Advanced water saving processes, technologies and equipment shall be

adopted for the constructed, extended and renovated projects. The backward and
obsolete processes, technologies and equipment with high water consumption
must not be used.

3.0.4 The processes, technologies and equipment with high water consumption used in
the production facilities of existing iron and steel enterprises shall be phased out through
renovation.

3.0.5 As for newly-built iron and steel enterprises, the supporting wastewater
treatment and reuse facilities must be constructed.

3.0.6 The existing iron and steel enterprises shall construct or improve supporting
wastewater treatment and reuse facilities along with the constructed, extended and
renovated projects.

3.0.7 As for the constructed, extended and renovated projects, the substandard
wastewater must not be discharged into the receiving waters.

3.0.8 The reclaimed water shall be used when meeting the user's water utilization
conditions.

3.0.9 If each workshop or unit has different water quality requirements for the production
water, the water shall be supplied based on different water qualities. The high-quality
water should not be supplied to low-quality water users.

3.0.10 The industrial wastewater produced by the workshop or the unit shall be
discharged by quality according to the water quality characteristics of the industrial
wastewater. Special production sewage that cannot be directly discharged into the
industrial wastewater pipe network in the plant area shall be treated to meet
corresponding standards before it can be discharged into the industrial wastewater
pipe network in the plant area.

3.0.11 In the plant area of newly-built iron and steel enterprises (excluding the
recirculating water supply system), corresponding water supply pipe networks shall be
designed based on the requirements for water supply by quality. The water supply pipe
networks shall be divided into domestic, production and fire-fighting water supply pipe
networks. Production water supply pipe networks may be divided into: water supply pipe
network of industrial fresh water, water supply pipe network of soft water, water supply
pipe network of demineralized water, water supply pipe network of reclaimed water and
water supply pipe network of reused salt-containing wastewater.

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3.0.12 The water supply pipe networks in plant area of existing iron and steel enterprises
and their constructed, extended and renovated projects shall be gradually reformed and
implemented according to the requirements of 3.0.11 hereof.

3.0.13 Separate discharge system shall be adopted in the plant area of newly-built iron
and steel enterprises. In the plant area (excluding the recirculating water supply system),
corresponding water discharge pipe networks shall be designed based on the
requirements for water discharge by quality. The water discharge pipe networks may be
divided into: water discharge pipe network of domestic sewage, water discharge pipe
network of industrial wastewater, water discharge pipe network of concentrated
salt-containing wastewater and water discharge pipe network of rainwater.

3.0.14 The water discharge pipe networks in plant area of existing iron and steel
enterprises and their constructed, extended and renovated projects shall be gradually
reformed and implemented according to the requirements of 3.0.13 hereof.

3.0.15 The perfect water supply & discharge measuring facilities shall be arranged
for the constructed, extended and renovated projects.

3.0.16 Anti-seepage treatment shall be carried out for water supply & discharge
structures.

3.0.17 The indoor and outdoor floors of production workshop, material transfer station
and other places shall be cleaned by spraying water, which should be reclaimed water.

3.0.18 When steam indirect heating device is used in the production process, the steam
condensate should be reutilized.

3.0.19 The hot water recirculation heating system should be used for heating the
production workshop, the steam condensate of hot water heat exchange station shall be
reutilized. When steam heating is used and the volume of steam condensing water is
greater than or equal to 1.0m3/h, the condensate water should be reutilized.

3.0.20 Household sanitary appliances shall be water-saving. Water used in toilet should
be the reclaimed water meeting the water quality requirements for urban miscellaneous
water.

3.0.21 If air conditioning units are used for heating and refrigeration of small buildings,
the air-cooled air conditioning unit should be adopted.

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3.0.22 For air conditioner in electrical room and control room, if the total cooling load is
greater than or equal to 3,000kW, the central cooling station should be arranged. When
the cooling load is small or the electrical room is scattered, the distributed air conditioning
system should be set up, and the air-cooled cabinet type air conditioning unit shall be
used for distributed air conditioning.

3.0.23 The quantity of water intake per ton of steel (product) shall be regarded as the
main assessment indicator for water consumption in iron and steel enterprise.

3.0.24 The control indicator of the quantity of water intake per ton of steel (product) for
overall planning and design of iron and steel enterprises shall meet the requirements of
Table 3.0.24.

Table 3.0.24 Control indicator of the quantity of water intake per ton of steel for overall planning
and design of iron and steel enterprises
Item Unit Ordinary steel plant Special steel plant
Newly-built iron and 3
m per ton of steel ≤6 ≤8
steel enterprise
Existing iron and steel 3
m per ton of steel ≤7 ≤10
enterprise

Note: The indicator of the quantity of water intake per ton of steel shall not include the quantity of water
intake for mining, mineral processing, self-generation power plant, etc.

3.0.25 The index of the quantity of water consumption and intake per ton of steel
(product) for constructed, renovated and extended projects of iron and steel enterprises
should meet the requirements of Annex A.

3.0.26 The quantity of water intake per ton of steel (product) shall be calculated using
the following equation:

Vi
Vui 
Q (3.0.26-1)

where,

Vui——the quantity of water intake per ton of steel (product), m3 per ton of steel;

Q——the design value of the steel (product) output of an enterprise within a certain
measurement time, t;

Vi——the designed total quantity of water intake of an enterprise in the whole process of
production within a certain measurement time, m3.

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