Wastewater reuse and recycling systems: a perspective into India and Australia

Wastewater reuse and recycling systems: a perspective into India and Australia
Author: Gayathri Devi Mekala
Publisher: IWMI
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2007-06-27
Genre: Water reuse
ISBN: 929090691X

With issues of climate change, increase in urban population and the increased demand for water from competing sectors, wastewater recycling is becoming an important strategy to complement the existing water resources for both developing and developed countries. There are lessons, experiences, data and technology that can be shared for mutual benefit. The current paper is part of a doctoral research and presents a comprehensive literature review on the following issues in India and Australia: some key statistics of wastewater use and recycling; rationale for wastewater use; problems in promoting recycling; research gaps; economic characteristics of wastewater; wastewater markets and its future potential.

Wastewater Recycling, Reuse, and Reclamation - Vol. I

Wastewater Recycling, Reuse, and Reclamation - Vol. I
Author: Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran
Publisher: EOLSS Publications
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2009-11-30
Genre:
ISBN: 1905839243

Total supply of fresh water on earth far exceeds human demand. However, scarcity of water currently faced in many regions of the world is caused by two reasons. First, its availability in time and space is not equally distributed. Thus there is problem of water in the wrong place, or at the wrong time and in wrong quantities. Second, while the population growth and expanded industrial activities are increasing demands on available water resources, they also jeopardize the availability of freshwater in adequate quantities by discharge of pollutants into freshwater sources. It is at times like these, when the rising curve of water demand intersects the fluctuating curve of water availability, recycle and reuse of wastewater is seriously considered. Wastewater recycling, reuse and reclamation have been, now, accepted as appropriate ways to conserve water resources as well as to contain polluted waters from contaminating other available clean water sources. This book gives a comprehensive review on water quantity and quality, simple water supply and sanitation systems, and leads to domestic, agricultural and industrial water reuse. Thus, it will provide useful information not only to technologists but also for planners, managers, and NGOs involved in the water sector. The contribution to the book comes from a broad pool of experts, working on technology, policy, health, and economy aspects of water management. Involvement of both academics and industry personnel from developing and developed countries makes this contribution broader and useable for a wide readership.

Wastewater Recycling, Reuse, and Reclamation - Volume II

Wastewater Recycling, Reuse, and Reclamation - Volume II
Author: Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran
Publisher: EOLSS Publications
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2009-11-30
Genre:
ISBN: 1905839251

Total supply of fresh water on earth far exceeds human demand. However, scarcity of water currently faced in many regions of the world is caused by two reasons. First, its availability in time and space is not equally distributed. Thus there is problem of water in the wrong place, or at the wrong time and in wrong quantities. Second, while the population growth and expanded industrial activities are increasing demands on available water resources, they also jeopardize the availability of freshwater in adequate quantities by discharge of pollutants into freshwater sources. It is at times like these, when the rising curve of water demand intersects the fluctuating curve of water availability, recycle and reuse of wastewater is seriously considered. Wastewater recycling, reuse and reclamation have been, now, accepted as appropriate ways to conserve water resources as well as to contain polluted waters from contaminating other available clean water sources. This book gives a comprehensive review on water quantity and quality, simple water supply and sanitation systems, and leads to domestic, agricultural and industrial water reuse. Thus, it will provide useful information not only to technologists but also for planners, managers, and NGOs involved in the water sector. The contribution to the book comes from a broad pool of experts, working on technology, policy, health, and economy aspects of water management. Involvement of both academics and industry personnel from developing and developed countries makes this contribution broader and useable for a wide readership.

Wastewater Reclamation, Recycling and Reuse

Wastewater Reclamation, Recycling and Reuse
Author: F. Brissaud
Publisher: IWA Publishing (International Water Assoc)
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2001-04-30
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This issue contains a selection of 43 papers presented at the 3rd International Symposium in Paris. Several papers from Asia and Europe offer national experiences and perspectives on water reuse. Project planning problems, pitfalls and keys to success are discussed through examples from Australia, the United States and Europe. Wastewater reuse is acknowledged as a basic component of integrated water resources management, and its environmental impact is taken into account in economic evaluations.

Milestones in Water Reuse

Milestones in Water Reuse
Author: Valentina Lazarova
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2013-01-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1780400071

Milestones in Water Reuse: The Best Success Stories illustrates the benefits of water reuse in integrated water resources management and its role for water cycle management, climate change adaptation and water in the cities of the future. Selected case studies are used to illustrate the different types of water reuse, i.e. agricultural irrigation, golf course and landscape irrigation, urban and industrial uses, environmental enhancement, as well as indirect and direct potable reuse. The various aspects related to water reuse are covered, including treatment technologies, water quality, economics, public acceptance, benefits, keys for success and main constraints. These international case studies highlight the best practices for the implementation of water reuse and provide the perspective for the integration of water recycling projects in the future, both for megacities and rural areas. Milestones in Water Reuse: The Best Success Stories demonstrates that planned water reuse is a cost competitive and energy-saving option to increase water availability and reliability. This book provides policy makers and regulators with a good understanding of water reuse and helps them to consider recycled water as safe and how it can be used. It is intended to be read by all people in the water sector and shows how water reuse is safe, economically viable, environmentally friendly and can provide high social benefits. Editors: Valentina Lazarova, Suez Environnement, France Takashi Asano, University of California at Davis, USA Akica Bahri, African Development Bank, Tunisia John Anderson, Afton Water, Australia

The Water Recycling Revolution

The Water Recycling Revolution
Author: William M. Alley
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2022-04-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1538160420

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title Move past the “yuck factor” by learning the benefits and science behind recycling wastewater to beat climate change. In recent years, humans have begun to turn the age-old taboo against mixing sewage and drinking water on its head by using advanced treated wastewater to supplement a city’s drinking water supply. This increasingly widespread practice, known as potable reuse, qualifies as nothing less than a drinking water revolution. Water reuse offers a renewable, locally managed, and drought resistant water supply. The Water Recycling Revolution tracks the story of this development, examines the pros and cons, and explores its future potential. In this book, William M. Alley and Rosemarie Alley answer our most pressing questions: How do you get people to overcome the visceral reaction known as the “Yuck Factor” and not only drink, but appreciate, recycled water? What about all those pharmaceuticals and personal care products that people casually flush down the drain? Will diverting discharges from a wastewater treatment plant damage downstream users or ecosystems that previously depended on that water? And what are the implications for climate change? These questions are answered by delving into the history of major water recycling projects from California to Virginia, each with a unique story of what led them to develop potable reuse, as well as the challenges they had to overcome. Additional concerns addressed include pathogens, contaminants of emerging concern, achieving acceptable risk, onsite and decentralized reuse systems, and directpotable reuse. Recycling wastewater can make for a bright future in the fight against climate change, and this book is a valuable resource to convince readers.

Use of Recycling Water

Use of Recycling Water
Author: Tanjina Nur
Publisher: Arcler Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-11
Genre: Water reuse
ISBN: 9781773611419

Recycled water is wastewater that has been purified so it can be used again for new purposes. It is just one of the alternative water supplies available to us which can be grey water, stormwater harvesting and sewer mining are also helping to preserve our drinking water supplies for drinking. Firstly, we discuss about the general information about recycling water and its various uses. We also discuss sources of recycle water and the present world's successful water reuse schemes. Then we present the role of emotions about recycled drinking water and issues affecting community attitudes and intended behaviours in stormwater Reuse: A Case Study of Salisbury, South Australia. After that we described how governance regimes shape the implementation of water reuse schemes and a concept of water usage efficiency to support water reduction in manufacturing industryWater Recycling in Australia and Wastewater Recycling in Greece: The Case of Thessaloniki are presented in this book. We also described shared urban greywater Recycling Systems: Water Resource Savings and Economic Investment. Grey water reuse system design and economic analysis for residential buildings in Taiwan. Potential of Rainwater Harvesting and Greywater Reuse for Water Consumption Reduction and Wastewater Minimization and drivers and economic aspects for the implementation of advanced wastewater treatment and water reuse in a PVC plant are also presented.We also try to describe Comparison of Three Systems for Biological Greywater Treatmentand Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Technology for Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation: Membrane Fouling Full-Scale Implementation of a Vertical Membrane Bioreactor for Simultaneous Removal of Organic Matter and Nutrients from Municipal Wastewater and Advanced Wastewater Treatment Engineering--Investigating Membrane Fouling in both Rotational and Static Membrane Bioreactor Systems Using Empirical Modelling are also presented. Then, we give information about Irrigation Water Quality Standards for Indirect Wastewater Reuse in Agriculture: A Contribution toward Sustainable Wastewater Reuse in South Korea and An Integrated Framework for Assessment of Hybrid Water Supply SystemsWe also give information about feasibility study on reuse of washed water in electronic industry: case study for flexible printed circuit board manufacturing in Thailand. Then we describe efficiently combining water reuse and desalination through Forward Osmosis--Reverse Osmosis (FO-RO) Hybrids: A Critical Review and Near Real-Time Flow Cytometry Monitoring of Bacterial and Viral Removal Efficiencies during Water Reclamation Processes.

Water Recycling in Australia

Water Recycling in Australia
Author: John C. Radcliffe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2004
Genre: Effluent quality
ISBN: 9781875618804

'This report addresses current trends, particularly since 1999, in the processing, use and methods of application of recycled water internationally and in the Australian States and Territories. It explores a range of water recycling policy issues which include the impact of recycled water on society; the need for the continued assurance of public and environmental health; current regulatory processes and their accessibility to public scrutiny in Australia; the impact and potential impact of the greater substitution of recycled effluent water, storm water and rainwater for drinking water throughout the community and the need for continued investment in innovative research and developmental projects. The report provides observations and recommendations from the issues explored.'

Water Reuse

Water Reuse
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2012-07-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309224624

Expanding water reuse-the use of treated wastewater for beneficial purposes including irrigation, industrial uses, and drinking water augmentation-could significantly increase the nation's total available water resources. Water Reuse presents a portfolio of treatment options available to mitigate water quality issues in reclaimed water along with new analysis suggesting that the risk of exposure to certain microbial and chemical contaminants from drinking reclaimed water does not appear to be any higher than the risk experienced in at least some current drinking water treatment systems, and may be orders of magnitude lower. This report recommends adjustments to the federal regulatory framework that could enhance public health protection for both planned and unplanned (or de facto) reuse and increase public confidence in water reuse.