Izikrini ziyingxenye ebalulekile yezinhlelo zokuhlanza amanzi angcolile, ezisetshenziselwa ukususa izinto eziqinile nemfucumfucu emfucumfucwini nasezimbonini ngaphambi kokwelashwa okwengeziwe. Ukuhlola okusebenzayo kuvimbela ukuvala, kunciphisa ukuguga kwemishini ephansi, futhi kuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokwelashwa kukonke.
Ezimbonini zikamasipala zokuhlanza amanzi angcolile, izikrini zebha zifakwa endaweni yokungena ukuze kuthwebule izinto ezinkulu njengamapulasitiki, amanikiniki, nokhuni, ukuvimbela ukulimala kwamaphampu namapayipi. Izikrini ezinhle, njengezikrini zemigqomo nezikrini zezinyathelo, zisusa izinto eziqinile ezincane ezimisiwe, zehlise umthwalo kumayunithi wokwelapha webhayoloji. Izikrini zocingo lwe-Wedge zibaluleke kakhulu ekuhlanzeni amanzi angcolile ngenxa yokunemba kwazo okuphezulu nokuqina kwazo.
Izikhungo zokuhlanza amanzi angcolile ezimbonini nazo zithembele ezikrinini ukuze zilawule imfucuza eyinkimbinkimbi. Isibonelo, ezimbonini zokucubungula ukudla, izikrini zihlukanisa izinto eziqinile eziphilayo, amafutha, namafutha emanzini angcolile ngaphambi kokwelashwa kwebhayoloji. Embonini ye-pulp nephepha, izikrini zocingo lwe-wedge zihlunga imicu kanye nezinto eziqinile ezimisiwe, zehlisa isidingo samakhemikhali komoyampilo (COD) namazinga esidingo komoyampilo we-biochemical (BOD).
Izikrini zokuzihlanza ziya ngokuya zisetshenziswa ezitshalweni zanamuhla zokuhlanza amanzi angcolile ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukusebenza okuqhubekayo ngokulungiswa okuncane. Lezi zikrini zisusa ngokuzenzakalelayo izinhlayiya eziboshiwe, zivimbela ukuvinjelwa futhi zithuthukise ukusebenza kwesistimu. Izikrini nazo zibalulekile ekusetshenzisweni kabusha kwamanzi angcolile, ukuhlunga amanzi ahlanzekile ngaphambi kokuba akhishwe noma aphinde ahloselwe ukuchelela, izinqubo zezimboni, noma amasistimu amanzi okupholisa.
Ngokuhlanganisa ubuchwepheshe bokuhlola obuthuthukisiwe, izindawo zokuhlanza amanzi angcolile zingathuthukisa ukusebenza kahle, zinciphise umthelela wemvelo, futhi zithuthukise ikhwalithi yokulahlwa kwamanzi ahlanzekile, zenze ukusetshenziswa kabusha kwamanzi kusebenze kakhulu ezimbonini ezihlukahlukene.