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COVER STORY -
CENTRAL COOLING SYSTEM
PROJECT
19 ALTERNATIVE TO SAND FILTERS
FOR SLUDGE REMOVAL AT A 64
CASE STUDIES 38 ADVANCED NANO OXIDATION HYDROELECTRIC PLANT
TECHNOLOGY PROCESS FOR
PETROLEUM EFFLUENT 52 SUCCESSFUL EFFLUENT TRACKER
20 MOZZARELLA PLANT REUSES SOLUTIONS AT AN
64 BASF AND NMMC COLLABORATE
ITS PROCESS WASTEWATER, 40 VALIDATION OF BIOLOGICAL INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER ON SAFE WATER AND SANITATION
TURNING WASTE INTO RESOURCE MODELS FOR INDUSTRIAL TREATMENT FACILITY PROJECT IN NAVI MUMBAI
WASTEWATER TREATMENT 53 HYDRO MICROSCREENTM
22 EFFLUENT TREATMENT
DEMONSTRATES EFFICIENCY 65 MAHARASHTRA TO IMPLEMENT
SOLUTIONS IN TEXTILE
42 TAMING TAILINGS IN MINES SAVINGS AT CARROT RALLY FOR RIVERS POLICY
AND AUTOMOTIVE
PROCESSING FACILITY RECOMMENDATIONS TO
MANUFACTURING PLANTS
REVITALIZE YAVATMAL’S
44 PE PIPING SOLUTIONS
WAGHARI RIVER
24 ENERGY EFFICIENT PT-RO & FOR HARNESSING
WHE SYSTEM IN INDUSTRIAL
WASTEWATER SYSTEM FOR ZLD
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY 54 FUTURE WATER 66 LANDIA WINS NEW WASTEWATER
46 MANUFACTURING PLANT “WORKING ON A SUSTAINABLE MIXER AND PUMP CONTRACT
26 A QUESTION OF TASTE INSPIRED BY A CHINESE GARDEN WATER FUTURE” - INTERVIEW IN EMERGING JORDAN CITY
WITH ANIK BHADURI, EXE.
28 THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
48 IMPROVING REGULATORY
COMPLIANCE WHILE REDUCING
DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE
WATER FUTURE PROGRAMME
70 SUBSCRIPTION
RECYCLE AND REUSE PLANT IN
SOHAR, SULTANATE OF OMAN
HYDROCARBON WASTE AT A
PETROCHEMICAL PLANT
(SWFP), ASSOCIATE PROF.,
AUSTRALIAN RIVER INSTITUTE
FORM
W
e are proud and honored to launch the inaugural issue of
our new publication - Smart Water & Waste World (SWWW).
SWWW has been nearly sixteen months in the making. And it was a natural out-
growth of the expansion of the new brand of publication and events which we created
for the Water Sector in past one year. We sought to walk on a path less-travelled and, therefore, we got
immense support from all quarters...governments, water experts, industrial users, technology vendors,
contractors, researchers, consultants, technocrats, municipal professionals and policy-makers.
The editorial policy of SWWW will be guided by the high standards of content quality and integrity,
professional responsibility, industry awareness, and staying neutral to all stakeholders that constitute
the global water sector. SWWW would be at the forefront to consistently highlight the issues crucial
MAYUR SHARMA | Editor
for the water industry.
mayur@smartwww.com
To become the most trusted source of information and help you make informed buying decisions,
@SmartWWW_IN we will come up with the right blend of project news, products, market trends, and analysis. We will
address a wide range of issues in diverse disciplines of water & wastewater from across the globe, and
most importantly India.
This inaugural issue of SWWW is a special collector’s edition of top-20 case studies on “Industrial
Water & Wastewater Management”.
This issue offers the water professionals and industrial users a unique mix of case studies where
each contributor has presented its technology/product/study and its applications in a practical and real
industrial environment with in-depth analysis, discussion, and assessment of their projects in various
industry segments.
I would like to thank the contributing organizations of these top-20 special case studies selected
from an overwhelming 100 entries: Borouge, CST, Danfoss, Emerson, GEA, GKD, Grundfos, Unilever,
Don’t just get Hydro International, KSB, Mantech, Mueller, Natural Solutions, Ozo Nano, P&G, Qua, Rochem, Suez,
involved. Fight for UEM India, and Waterneer.
your seat at the We have shortlisted these case studies based on their applications, relevance, location, product/
technology involved, and the end-user industry segment which they represent. Some of the promi-
table. Better yet, nent industry segments which these case studies cover are Power, Energy, Food, Beverages, Electricals,
fight for a seat at the Petrochemical, Mining & Mineral, Water, Waste & Environment, Dairy, Breweries, Hotels, Consumer
Goods, Textiles, Automobiles, and CETPs (Common Effluent Treatment Plants) for Industrial Clusters
head of the table. and Port Areas.
In our next two issues, we will focus on “Value of Wastewater”, and “Wastewater Recycle & Reuse”
- Barack Obama (in November 2018); and “CTOs Speak on Exciting New Technologies”, and “Automation & Instrumen-
tation” (December 2018). We welcome editorial contributions on these and all other topics which you
find significant for the water sector.
I urge you all to let us know your thoughts, and send us your suggestions.
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nor for any loss or damages incurred as a result of transactions with companies, associations or individuals advertising in its publications. We therefore recommend that readers
make necessary inquiries before sending any monies or entering into any agreements with advertisers or otherwise acting on an advertisement in any manner whatsoever.
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FOREWORD>>
Its been exciting past 12 months for us. Around 16 months ago (in June 2017), we (Mayur and I)
had envisioned a media venture for the Water Industry that would be an integrated platform of print,
online and live events. The dream was to create a neutral, unbiased platform that would be the most
authoritative source of information for the water industry that propels decision-making and aids the
growth of the industry. The platform would encourage the industry to share news, product informa-
tion, technology white-papers, case studies, best practices, and standard operating procedures through
active participation from the industry in the content generation.
We were very lucky to get early support for our dream from the Indian Express Group. After going
through our business plan, the group had graciously offered to incubate our project for the first 12
months with the offer that we could then branch off on our own once we had settled down in the indus-
try. This is how we launched Express Water in December 2017.
The high editorial values set by the group and its brand name helped us focus on the right content for
the readers. The early pangs of a new product launch were offset by the initial logistical, financial and
operational support from India’s leading media conglomerate and this went a long way in helping us
deliver a quality product to the industry. The print launch in December 2017 was quickly followed by
the online product in January 2018 and, in the past 8 months, we have emerged as a leading source of
quality content for the industry to satisfy its information needs.
Kailash Shirodkar Our integrated 360-degree vision was completed when - in March 2018 - we executed our first event.
Founder & CEO JAL SABHA was envisioned as a unique platform for the decision-makers from the Water and Waste
Smart Water & Waste World divisions of Municipal Corporations from across India. March 8th and 9th saw a gathering of 40 mu-
kailash@smartwww.in nicipal corporations converge in Pune for a 1-Night/2-Day hosted event.
After launching all of our 3 formats in the first 4 months itself, this financial year the focus has been on
consolidating our initial forays and preparing for the next most important milestone for us. As shared
with you earlier, EXPRESS WATER was an incubation project with the Express Group and we had been
preparing for the going out on our own.
I take great pleasure in sharing with you that from the October issue, we are on our own. We have
formed our own independent company and this is the inaugural issue of SMART WATER & WASTE
WORLD magazine.
We had the option of continuing with Express Water on a licensee agreement with The Indian Express
Group. The option was very easy and would have allowed us to leverage a distinguished brand. But I
(and have been lucky to have the support of a wonderful team) was always driven by the passion to cre-
ate a brand and make a difference on our own. A licensee arrangement would have meant that the final
ownership would have still been of The Express Group. We wanted to be in control of our own destiny
and felt that we would benefit immensely if we had the complete right to our plans and its decisions
without having to navigate the structures of a media conglomerate.
Also, the nature of the water industry is changing. New smarter utilities are emerging today having
shed their bureaucratic set-ups and are rapidly moving to SMARTER networks focused on efficien-
cy and data-driven customer service. Additionally, there is a greater focus on Waste today. Hence, we
wanted a new name and identity that is in sync with the new smarter water user and decided on the
name SMART WATER & WASTE WORLD which reflects our mission to cover this emerging trend.
We have completed all mandatory compliances as stipulated by the Ministry and Information and
Broadcasting and have officially registered the title with the Registrar for The Newspapers of India
(RNI). The Express Group has shared all the assets like previous content, database, design templates
to the new entity, for us to now be an independent company. Most importantly, the people behind the
brand have also moved to the rolls of the new company. This was very crucial to us, as we wanted to
continue with the same quality product and benchmarks which we had set earlier.
I would like to take this opportunity to put on record our immense gratitude to the Indian Express
Group in incubating us and helping us launch. I would also like to thank our early advertisers and
sponsors VA TECH WABAG, L&T, ANDRITZ, PURE N CURE, QUA, ROCHEM, TIME TECHNOPLAST,
TATA PROJECTS, JOSAB, and REWS, who had supported us then and have committed to support us in
our new avatar. Their support is a vindication that we are on the right track.
We are also quite excited with some new alliances that we have struck and which we will announce by
the end of this year.
It would be a lie if I did not confess that we are a little nervous. While we are quite confident of our-
selves and the team, it’s not often that one gets to go through the birth pangs twice within the first 12
months. But we are passionate about the direction we are taking and, with the support from the indus-
try, will prevail and grow.
I look forward to the support from every one of you for this new beginning!
An engineering graduate with a He has done his MBA in International Close to 20 years of experience in
management degree, he has an experience Business and started his career with operations with specialized focus on legal
of 18+ years in the marketing and media Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. compliance, financial documentation,
industry. He is credited with launching Managed the Editorial team of Earth and event management.
new media properties across print, events Water Group publications for 11 years
and online. Started his career in sales before joining The Indian Express Group Assisted several MNCs, during their
with a leading telecom company selling where he headed the Editorial vertical launch, in interactions with Company
Motorola wireless solutions, he joined the for EXPRESS WATER for one year. Law Board (CLB), Foreign Investments
media industry in 2000 to launch his first Promotion Board (FIPB), Ministry of
magazine. Over the next 18 years he has Overall experience of 14 years across the Information and Broadcasting (MIB),
launched numerous new magazines and key areas of building content for technical Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MCI),
events for leading media companies like and trade publications, conceptualizing and Registrar of Newspapers in India (RNI).
Jasubhai Digital Media, The Indian Express and executing conferences, sales &
marketing, customer relationship Exposed to Treasury/ Banks for LC
Group, UBM Plc and Earth Water Group.
management and conducting trainings. limits and banking documents and
He has worked on media properties across, 12 years of experience in the water sector. networking with financial institutions
IT, Telecom, Jewellery, Construction, for grant of various credit limits and
Maternity and Nuclear industries and has Apart from editorial skills, also adept at raising finance including scrutiny of
worked with a lot of international clients business development, launching new pre- and post-documentation.
like IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, Chicco, brands and brand building. Organized
more than 15 international and national Managed operations for leading
GE, Hiranandani, etc. on executing their
water exhibitions, conferences and water media houses. Has handled national &
marketing and branding activities across
meets. Well networked and connected international corporate events in Europe,
multiple formats. Exposed to managing a
with the key decision makers from water Malaysia, Paris, Dubai, Turkey, and Macao.
P&L of US$ 9 Million and leading a team
of over 70, he has managed multiple & wastewater treatment technologies
Well versed and connected in liaison
print products, exhibitions and 5 online and various allied sectors of EPC,
and compliance requirements for print
community sites in a previous role. environment and industrial automation.
publication industry with enablement
Working with media houses has helped of domestic and international brands in
Always been driven by an entrepreneurial
him gain knowledge and understanding India like Jasubhai Media - Digit - India’s
spirit, he has used that passion to
of the B2B industry. Over the years, Premier IT magazine, UBM India, ITP Media
build these media properties - some
attended numerous national and City - Dubai, CAT Publications, CMP Media
of which are still marquee brands in
international water events which have USA, Zscaler Inc USA, Netscot, etc.
their respective industry verticals.
helped him understand the trends, market
Excellent in admin, and facility
A passionate sales and a marketing outlook and development of the industry.
management related to production,
practitioner, with a focus on client
Currently based in Chandigarh. A events and compliances. Also
satisfaction and delivery he is an
social media enthusiast. While writing associated with leading Travel Port
avid reader and has also spoken at
is a hobby, and reading books is a in Himachal and active member of
public events and moderated industry
habit, photography is his passion. NGOs in Delhi NCR and Mumbai.
panel discussions and events.
Aerzen’s solution: A combination of Blower, Hybrid and Turbo technology – they serve the base loads, extremely
energy-saving and compensate supply peaks precisely.
Serving the exact load changes by combining di erent technologies
Overview Rødkærsbro, a Danish dairy The Situation and Arla separates this out as The Solution
Jonna Mortensen takes that makes mozzarella cheese. In the process of making wastewater in cheese produc- This was where Grundfos
an early-morning stroll on a A small herd of cows grazes cheese from milk, dairy plants tion. Every day, Rødkærsbro BioBooster came into the pic-
meadow behind Arla Foods among high grasses and a produce a lot of water. In fact, dairy produces 1,250 m3 of ture. BioBooster is a decen-
small brook. A thin summer about 85% of milk is water, this waste “cow water,” as they tralized, stand-alone unit that
mist hangs above the grass. call it. cleans wastewater at its source,
Just up a dirt path from here This cow water also includes treating it for reuse for cheese
lies a water treatment facility the nitrogenous compound
that Jonna Mortensen expects urea, which traditional treat-
It’s a huge value will break new ground in the ment plants cannot handle
to us that we field of process water treat-
ment.
easily.
In 2014, Arla Foods wanted
save our water “We have these wonderful to increase its production of
resources.” cows here, which deliver a lot mozzarella. That meant a sub-
- Jonna Mortensen, of milk to us, and it is, in fact, stantial increase in cow water.
Jonna Mortensen, Site Director of Jonna Mortensen at the Tanks that
the water in that milk that we Jonna Mortensen says, “It was
Site Manager, Arla reuse in our own facility. It’s Arla Foods Rødkærsbro, Which Uses expensive to send the water to
Collect the Process “Cow Wa-
ter” - the Water Separated from
Grundfos BioBooster to Clean a Half
Foods Rødkærsbro, a fantastic story,” says Jonna
Million Liters of Discarded Water
the municipality’s treatment Fresh Milk in Cheese Produc-
Mortensen, Site Director of plant, so this was a challenge tion - Before Arla Treats it in the
Denmark Arla Foods Rødkærsbro.
from Cheese Production Daily.
for us.” Grundfos BioBooster System.
production without jeopardiz- It reuses an additional 300 m3 “It’s a huge value to us that of 8 mg nitrogen per liter. “We liters of water per year. That’s
ing food safety. It treats water of process water in areas where we save our water resources. are down to 1.5 milligrams per a lot. Worldwide, if everyone
in a biological process, and it does not need fully-treated We might have enough wa- liter,” she says of the BioBoost-
ultrafiltration membranes re- water. ter in Denmark, but there are er-treated water. Phosphorus IN A NUTSHELL
move bacteria, thereby reduc- “We avoid pump- many places that don’t. So discharge limit is 0.3 mg/l, Industry: Petrochemical
ing risks for re-contamination. ing up 750 cubic meter there is no doubt that there’s “and we are down to 0.12,” she Industry: Dairy / Food & Bev-
The treated water complies s of groundwater every day, a huge value in reusing water.” says. “It’s a super result.” erages
with both strict discharge wa- or sending it to the municipal Jonna Mortensen glances at Customer: Arla Foods Rød-
ter limits and water reuse qual- wastewater treatment plant - The Outcome the cows in the meadow be- kærsbro
ity. both are expensive here,” says The Grundfos BioBooster hind her. Location: Rødkærsbro, Den-
Arla cleans 450 m3 of this Jonna Mortensen. “So we’re al- helps Arla Foods to keep well “Think about it. We reuse mark
purified cow water daily, ready beginning to see a return under Denmark’s strict dis- nearly a million liters of water Service Provider: Grundfos
which Arla releases into the lo- on our investment,” says Jonna charge limits for treated water, every day - just us, one com- Products/Technology In-
cal river or reuses in its facility. Mortensen. she says. This includes a limit pany. That makes 365 million volved: BioBooster System
Grundfos Supplied
Grundfos supplied the com-
plete BioBooster system to
Arla Rødkærsbro for on-site,
off-grid wastewater treatment.
RO treated water was recycled of the membranes and they tained between 0.4 bar to 2.0 secondary treatment which
back to the process. decided to explore other UF bar, with the CEB being done is a biological process involv-
The feed water to the UF options to resolve the problem. whenever the pressure reaches ing aeration. This is followed
plant was tertiary treated tex- 2.0 bar which usually happens by settling, clarification, and
tile effluent. The QUA Solution once in the day. CEB is being disinfection. The disinfected
The client had installed the The client found Q-SEP® carried out with sodium hypo water then passes through the
UF RO system about 3 years hollow fiber UF membranes chlorite + NaoH and HCL. The DMF before being taken into
back. The UF plant was con- to be the most suitable and ro- turbidity and COD is being the UF system.
QUA’s Q-SEP UF membranes figured with another manu- bust solution for their polluted tested almost every alternate Q-SEP UF skid comprises
have made their mark in in- facturer’s membranes and was effluent. Q-SEP membranes, day by the client. The product of 14 modules of Q-SEP 6008.
dustrial wastewater treatment. designed for an output capaci- with its Cloud Point Precipita- water turbidity has been con- There are of 2 parallel rows
Given here are two specific ty of 12 m3/hr. tion technology, ensure a high sistently less than 0.1 NTU on
cases that showcase the supe- pore density along the length all days and SDI less than 3 for
riority of Q-SEP ultrafiltration The Problem of the fiber and a uniform nar- the entire 2 years since Q-Sep
systems. Four UF membranes were row pore size distribution in has been in operation. This
installed with a crossflow of 5 effectively meets the RO mem-
Case Study: Tertiary m3/hr. The client encountered IN A NUTSHELL brane inlet requirement.
Treated Textile Effluent issues with the installed ul- Industry: Textile/ Automo- The above results make it
The facility is a cotton yarn trafiltration membranes right tive Manufacturing quite evident that Q-SEP® is
dyeing unit that also bleaches from the beginning. Customer: Cotton Yarn Dye- very effectively treating the
fabrics, and is located in Tamil Textile wastewaters are char- ing Unit / Manufacturer of textile waste producing superi-
Nadu. The dyeing and bleach- acterized by extreme fluctua- Passenger Cars or product water quality at low
ing unit produces about 250 tions in many parameters such Location: Tamil Nadu / India operating cost.
Kilo Liters per Day (KLD) of as chemical oxygen demand Service Provider: QUA Water with 7 Q-SEP modules each.
wastewaters. This textile efflu- (COD), biochemical oxygen Technologies Case Study: Automotive The system is designed to op-
ent is severely contaminated demand (BOD), pH, color and Products/Technology In- Manufacturing Plant erate in both dead-end and
and contains considerable salinity. At this textile unit, volved: Q-SEP Hollow Fiber Effluent Treatment cross-flow mode, depending
amounts of hazardous pol- the UF feed water - secondary Ultrafiltration (UF) Modules on the feed turbidity variation.
lutants - recalcitrant organic, treated effluent - had high- Project Overview The BOD value at the inlet of
colored, toxicant, surfactant, er than expected BOD and The client is one of the larg- UF is between 20 - 40 ppm and
chlorinated compounds and COD, BOD in the ranges of the membrane and have prov- est manufacturer and exporter COD at 150 - 200 ppm.
salts - and even heavy metals 50-150 ppm and COD in the en to be extremely effective of passenger cars in India. The Q-SEP UF system was
are common. range of 400-700 ppm. The in- with challenging effluents and They had set up a new plant commissioned in February
Environmental regulations stalled UF membranes began achieving the desired SDI. and was looking to expand
have made mandatory the fouling quickly and the SDI Thus the client replaced the their ETP to treat the increased
treatment of textile effluent started rising beyond 5 from other manufacturer’s mem- effluent.
before allowing it to flow into the third month onwards and branes with 4 Q SEP 6008, at a Ultrafiltration was required
the natural ecological system. there were frequent cleaning flux rate of 50 LMH with cross in tertiary treatment to provide
The scarcity of fresh water required of the UF and RO flow design. consistent product water with
availability has also necessitat- systems, resulting in increased low silt density index (SDI),
ed that wastewater be treated downtimes. The membranes Q-SEP UF Performance to safeguard downstream Re-
for recycling and reuse. were unable to adequately pre- The performance of the Q verse Osmosis (RO) unit from
The client started with a treat the water and meet the SEP® membrane on tertiary colloidal fouling. The feed tur-
conventional pre-treatment expected performance criteria. treated textile waste recycle bidity to Ultrafiltration (UF)
wherein they used coagulants CIP was being done every application has been very en- unit varies from 5 NTU to 20
and flocculants to take care of other day resulting in a drop in couraging. NTU.
the suspended solids. Subse- permeate flow to as low as 6-7 The Q-SEP ultrafiltration QUA’s Q-SEP Ultrafiltration 2017 and has been in success-
quently, the biological process m3/hr and a rise in turbidity system was installed for modules successfully met the ful operation for more than a
took over to take care of BOD at the outlet. Further, SDI lev- pre-treatment to the RO sys- plant’s requirements due to year now. The system is able to
& COD. The final treated ef- els severely rose and touched tem, to safeguard the RO mem- their low fouling characteris- provide a consistent permeate
fluent after clarification was infinity in the preceding 6 branes from fouling due to fine tics, uniform pore size distri- output of 45 m3/hr.
taken through filtration fol- months. The client was dissat- colloidal impurities, and the bution and a large surface area The Trans-membrane pres-
lowed by a UF RO system. The isfied with the performance system has been running suc- which provides high operating sure (TMP) has been consis-
cessfully for the last two years. efficiency and reliable oper- tently below 1 bar. Chemical
The Q-SEP feed water COD ation. The Q-SEP system fol- Enhanced Backwash (CEB) is
has been constantly high over lows a pre-treatment process done once a day. The output
the 2 years, in the range of comprising of a dual media fil- SDI is consistently below < 3
400 ppm to 770 ppm. Despite ter followed by a bag filter and since the startup.
this, the permeate flow of the precedes a reverse osmosis
UF system has been consis- treatment system for tertiary About the Authors
tently maintained at 12 m3/ treatment. Vyom Sharma is working
hr on a day to day basis with- a Head - Technical Services at
out any loss in gross output, The QUA Solution QUA.
and the cross flow has been The automobile plant ef- Karthikeyan Kanakabal is
maintained at 5 m3/hr. The fluent passes through a pri- working as Product Manager -
feed pressure has been main- mary treatment followed by MBR at, QUA.
A Question of Taste
What appeals to consumers can prove enormously challenging for drinks
manufacturers - or rather their equipment suppliers.
By Bryan Orchard
Introduction izer, Methanol, Steel & Iron charging their waste effluents SIPA under the policy-makers o C ommercial challenges like
Oman is one of the most processing plants, these indus- (Treated Industrial Effluents of the Government of Oman. providing affordable water
water-scarce nations in the tries require cooling and pro- TIE) into the return seawater tariff to the customers and
MENA region with only 416 cess water for Operation 24/7. canal for ultimate marine dis- implementing cost-effective
m3 of water is available per Among environmental issues posal, would no longer be able The Challenges solutions.
person each year compared that are currently being ad- to continue this practice. o Protect the water environ- o Providing the solution in a
with 1,429 m3 /p/ year average dressed, much emphasis has ment of SIPA, by providing time-bound manner, chal-
in the rest of the region. been put on air-pollution and Customer Overview pollution control measures. lenges towards completion
Sohar Industrial Port Area Liquid discharges. o Treatment of effluent qual- of the project.
(SIPA) being of strategic and From January 2014, Rules Majis Industrial Services ity complying to S1 dis- o Minimizing Client risk re-
economic significance for Gov- and Regulation prohibited SAOC charge, more pollutant dis- lated to the operation of the
ernment of Oman with a huge the discharge of any kind of Majis Industrial Services charge like S2 and a mix of Waste Water Treatment and
present investment, is the big- industrial liquid waste other SAOC has been providing wa- toxic/off spec discharge (S3). Recycle Plant.
gest in Oman, and together than brine and cooling water ter and wastewater services at o Recycle the effluent and
with SFZ (Sohar Free Zone), it to the marine environment. SIPA. Majis is responsible for make it reusable. The Solutions
is probably the largest in GCC. This change to the policy im- Monitoring, Collecting, Treat- o Removal of heavy metals. Majis had decided to de-
SIPA houses Industries like plied that the tenants of SIPA ing, Recycling and Reusing the o Providing reliable technol- velop a 10,000 m3 Central Ef-
Petrochemical, Power, Fertil- currently treating and dis- Effluent as much as possible at ogy for recycling and reuse. fluent Treatment and Recycle
HMRU at the CETRP Majis Plant in Sohar Industrial Area, Oman IN A NUTSHELL
Industry: Industrial Port
Plant (CETRP), to collect, treat, minimizes power, chemical Plant to produce high recov- strate the low-power and Area (Petrochemical, Power,
recycle and then pump back consumption and Net Pres- ery process water for indus- low-chemical consumption. Fertilizer, Methanol, Steel &
the ‘Process Water’ produced ent Value (NPV). trial use. o The plant has contributed to Iron Processing Plants, etc.)
by the Recycle Reuse Plant. o Integration of Online Mon- o Operation and Maintenance the client’s commercial ob- Customer: Majis Industrial
Majis then awarded a De- itoring stations and Central of the plant for 5 years. jectives and overall business Services SAOC
sign, Build and 5 years Opera- Monitoring stations for ef- goals. Location: Sohar,
tion (DBO) contract to UEM to fective Operations. The Benefits Sultanate of Oman
meet the above challenges and o Design and implementation (Since the Commissioning Project Outcome Service Provider:
objectives. of pre-treatment units for S1 of the Plant in August 2016) The reliability and reputa- UEM Group
UEM has provided turnkey stream of effluent o The plant is able to effec- tion of the first project imple- Products/Technology
and complete solutions with o Design, upgradation and im- tively treat the effluent (TIE) mented by UEM has been able Involved: Central Effluent
the following key deliverables: plementation for conversion and sewage and thus meets to strengthen the clients trust Treatment and Recycle
o Survey of the existing chal- of 3 MLD STP to 10 MLD the objectives of safeguard- in UEM, as a result UEM was Plant (CETRP), Sewage
lenges, and design through ETP to cater the need of re- ing the marine environment. awarded another DBO Con- Treatment Plant (STP),
detailed analysis. finery TIE. o The plant is able to meet the tract (with 10 years of Oper- Effluent Treatment Plant
o Study and maximizing the o Removal of heavy metals. process water requirement ation & Maintenance) of 10 (ETP), Ultrafiltration (UF),
use of existing assets. o Installation of mem- successfully, as expected. MLD CETRP (Phase II), which Reverse Osmosis (RO)
o Optimize plant design that brane-based Recycle/Reuse o The plant is able to demon- has also been commissioned
HMRU at the CETRP Majis Plant in Sohar Industrial Area, Oman RO Section Inside the CETRP Majis Plant in Sohar Industrial Area, Oman
cestors used natural wetlands gardens- The Reed Beds are ar-
to clean up their liquid efflu- tificially created wetlands with
ent thousands of years ago. the impervious base. They do
Traces of this ancient tech- not allow any seepage of un-
nology adoption can be seen treated wastewater into the
in many traditional villages ground.
with low population density. Inside this leak-proof tank
There the households divid- or basin, appropriate baffling
ed their total wastewater flow ensures sufficient contact time
into kitchen flow, bath flow, and surface area interaction of
and toilet flow. The first two the roots of selected acclima-
flows were allowed to run the tized hygroscopic plants, with
ground surface. Birds and the waste. We plant several
insects ate away what was acclimatized plants besides
The Reed Bed Nestles so well in the Landscape of Grape County their food. Earthworms and Reeds and rushes, planted in
termites finished the job effi- carefully laid graded media
TOURISM INDUSTRY HAS high oil and grease content The major issue that these ciently. There was no problem with gravel and soil on top.
large water footprint. Obvious- leaving the kitchens. places pose is the variability in of pollution of groundwater. The graded media is colo-
ly, it also has large wastewater Hotels built later on and the flow and intermittency of In 2003, the Central Pollu- nized with microorganisms
generation. The hotels built Resorts built in places away the flow. Mechanical activat- tion Control Board published that break down any organic
in cities a long time ago had from the cities do not have the ed sludge processes are much a booklet on the use of con- pollutants from an inflow of
an easy access to municipal service/ luxury of municipal sensitive to such variation structed wetlands in sewage dirty water, leaving the out-
sewers. So, they did not need sewer lines. They either end up and may get grossly disturbed and industrial effluent treat- flow cleaner.
to take the treatment of their polluting their surroundings, by weekend surges and lean ment. However, it took some We design the systems to
wastewater seriously. Slowly, it especially in Suburban/ Rur- season starvation. The third time to gain popularity with optimize the actions of the
was learned that these waste- ban areas or decide for them- challenge that these resorts users. Because not many purification processes which
waters are high volume and, in selves to ‘Go Green’. We were face is the power charges. They companies were interested can treat many different kinds
many cases, even much higher fortunate to work with two pay at commercial rates and in selling a technology which of wastewaters from domestic
in concentration than the nor- such forward-thinking resorts. using a lot of electricity for does not call for a steady flow sewage, grey water to some
mal city sewage, particularly Who, on their own decided to sewage treatment appears to of spares and consumables. kinds of industrial effluents
due to the food wastage which treat their sewage and reuse give them jitters for the fear Such systems are bad busi- and road run-off. Reed beds
goes down the drain and the the treated water. of the electricity bills. Anoth- ness for them. It does not give can be built, at or below
er expense that they find a bit them perpetually flow of sale, ground level. If the site con-
too much is dedicated staff though for users it is all gain… ditions demand they can be
to maintain activated sludge and a good bargain too. made even above the ground
process variants. Another pain Now, however, it is recog- level.
point is the need of chemicals nized that Reed bed systems/ Acclimatized plants help in
needed for maintaining the ef- constructed wetlands are both the quick commissioning of
ficacy of the ASP. an economic and an ecologi- the reed bed system. The type
Hence, we suggested to cal natural method of treating of vegetation is key to such
these clients, use of Low-ener- sewage and some types of con- systems. We use our ecological
gy, No Chemical, easy to main- centrated effluent. and botanical expertise in se-
tain Reed Bed Systems. These lecting plants suited to the site
constructed wetland technolo- Constructed Wetlands climatic conditions. Academ-
gies have performed very well or Reed Bed Systems ic scientists have found that
in these places too. Today, thousands of con- microbial populations within
The use of wetlands to treat structed wetland treatment gravels containing Phragmites
effluent is not a new idea. Most systems are operative all over and Typha are far greater than
Reed Bed in Making on a Sloping Rocky Terrain probably our Indus valley an- the world. These engineered those existing in gravel alone.
The Port of Victoria, Capital of the Seychelles, Where Environmental Safeguards are Essential to Protect the Remote Archipelago’s Natural Beauty and Major Industries of Tourism, Fishing and Farming.
AN INTERNATIONAL EX- represented in Australasia by onshore and offshore food, East Africa. The Victoria pro- obic waste digester to achieve
PORTER of seafood dedicat- CST Wastewater Solutions, beverage, aquaculture, and ag- cessing plant - an operation of outstanding discharge quali-
ed to top world standards of which says the widely appli- riculture processing operations the Thai Union Group Public ties, and convert a mixture of
environmental protection and cable technology will not only in Australasia, says CST Waste- Company - produces 2,000 cu- wastewater and sludge into
sustainability has introduced achieve outstanding effluent water Solutions Managing Di- bic meters a day of wastewater biogas, which can later reduce
new high-efficiency wastewa- qualities but, depending on rector, Michael Bambridge. in its processing and canning the company’s dependence on
ter treatment to its Seychelles how it is utilized, can also pro- Indian Ocean Tuna’s seafood operations. fossil fuels and minimize their
manufacturing plant in a pris- vide biogas. processing operation is in Vic- The new GWE plant is de- environmental impact.
tine area of the Indian ocean “This renewable energy, toria, capital of the Seychelles signed to remove over 95% of “Such benefits are also avail-
7,000 km west of Perth. which has the potential to re- archipelago of 115 islands, organic contaminants from the able to any Australasian pro-
The India Ocean Tuna plant place fossil fuels by turning which are renowned for their wastewater. The plant, commis- cessing operation with a bio-
incorporates the latest Global wastewater organic content natural beauty and are home sioned this year, uses treatment logical waste stream, including
Water & Energy (GWE) aerobic into green energy, is broadly to UNESCO World heritage processes including its glob- meat, poultry, fish, dairy, crop
and anaerobic digestion plants applicable to a wide range of sites 1,600 km off the coast of ally proven ANAMIX™ anaer- and brewery, and beverage
Success Thanks
to Technology
Schiebel builds on a tech-
nological specialty: their so-
called “fail-safe” actuators.
“Electric actuators have a weak
point: If the power supply fails
then the actuator fails, which
Schiebel Smartcon and Danfoss VLT® Midi Drive FC 280 are the Perfect Match for Precise Actuator Control in Demanding Applications can lead to problems in cer-
tain areas of the oil and gas
WORLDWIDE, THERE ARE the actuators, ensuring that anywhere that the supply and factory in Vienna, we produce industry,” explains Stephan
only a handful of manufactur- flows can be regulated in an removal of solid, liquid or gas- around 7,000 actuators each Vasiljevic, who is responsible
ers of electrical actuators for accurately controlled manner, eous substances need to be year with 56 employees, and for electrical engineering at
the process industry – and the even in difficult applications. controlled. “Compared to oth- we have the entire produc- Schiebel. A good 20 years ago,
Viennese company Schiebel Danfoss is responsible for this: er providers on the market, we tion chain in our own hands, technicians from the Viennese
Antriebstechnik GmbH is the the VLT® Midi Drive FC 280 are the smallest company. But from development through company had to deal with this
smallest of these. However, AC drive is a product that is it is precisely our manageable to construction, mechanical weakness using a spring reset
the company turns this to its perfect for the task at Schiebel. size that allows us to have an finishing to assembly and mechanism. Today, the tech-
advantage and gains status important say in this market,” packaging.” This is due to the nology that evolved from this
in the marketplace with tech- Small and Excellent states company director Klaus fact that the Schiebel actuators is highly in demand on the
nology quality rather than Schiebel is the only Austri- Schiebel confidently. In this are considerably more com- market. “Our fail-safe function
quantity. This technology is an producer of electric actua- context, depth of production pact than competitor products is a major factor in our strate-
tucked away in the interior of tors. These actuators are used is one of the key terms: “At our with the same performance. gy of winning customers with
ing silica.
Results
Anaerobic model (UASB tank) does
not have good treatment result. During
operation, the first period (15-30 days)
brings good efficiency (60%-70%),
then sludge losses its activation and
floats because of microbial inhibitors
in wastewater and be clotted by colloi-
dal particles.
The results show that this model is
unstable and after 1 month of opera-
Anaerobic Sludge Destabilization
tion, stopped study because of being
inefficient.
The Solution
To assist in the selection of the cor- Anaerobic Sludge
rect technology, comprehensive pilot Destabilization
trials are conducted at the site to test
following biological models. MBBR + ASP Combined Model
The wastewater composite samples o MBBR Volume: V=10 liter
are collected from the concentrated o ASP Volume: V =20 liter
wastewater streams throughout the o Clarifier with inclined walls allows
day during different durations from circulating sludge. Perform activat-
ed sludge circulation from the clar-
On Site Pilot Model Test Experiment on Actual ifier to MBBR.
Wastewater o Carrier: Surface area: > 500 m2/m3
o Carrier Volume: 5 liters
WASTEWATER GENERATING o Blower System, dosing pumps, elec-
FROM variable CIP operation in pro- ological treatment strategy to degrade morning to evening to understand the trical cabinet
cess manufacturing of different house- the organic pollutants from wastewater peak, average, and minimum parame- o Cultured Sludge: 1 liter after 1
to comply with local effluent discharge ters. month of adaptation and upgrading
norms and add value in optimizing the From multiple sampling of wastewa- loading from various Kg COD/m3.
investment, operation consumables ter, we can note that the BOD/COD ra- day, system was operated and tested
and foot-print. tio and the soluble fraction looks very the parameters
interesting in terms of peak, average
The Challenge fluctuation to select the appropriate Measurement Results
Factory manufacturing operation treatment strategy applicable for this Following models are studied with
is facing an extreme challenge to sta- kind of effluent and it is obvious to test various kind of loading rate of both
bilize the process due to fluctuating the efficiency of biological system on organic carbon and carrier:
market demand of products and due to different lading condition. This study
Anaerobic Sludge Destabilization change of various recipes every week, focuses only on a proper selection of o Volume load: 3.2-3.5 kg COD/m3
producing a lot of wastewater with the biological system. tank
hold care products like fabric cleaner, significant variation of both hydraulic o Carrier load: 48 kg COD/m3 carrier
detergents, dish wash, laundry soap and wastewater load. Lab Test Methodology o Volume load: 4 kg COD/m3 tank
has a significant variation of organic The challenge here is to fix the de- o Carrier load: 60 kg COD/m3 carrier
carbonaceous contaminants with re- sign basis of wastewater treatment UASB Anaerobic Model
spect to soluble and insoluble fraction plant as well as to understand the cor- o Volume of UASB Column: V = 10 Stand Alone MBBR Model
of bio-degradable and non-bio degrad- rect Biological model which will treat liter Conduct treatment efficiency re-
able BOD and COD. most efficiently the soluble bio-de- o C
olumn Height: H = 2m search on single MBBR model re-
This case study puts light only on bi- gradable BOD and COD. o C
ultured Sludge: 4 liter moved Aeration from the system.
Target is to design such a system to panies like Ion Exchange, and M.N.
achieve the most competitive space Dastur in India. He works as an inter-
as well as the investment and opera- national water and wastewater process
tion of a simple plant. To do this, the expert for projects in Water Treatment
thought process is driven to test single Plant (WTP), Sewage Treatment Plant
stage MBBR model and its efficiency (STP) and Effluent Treatment Plant
to achieve the performance as well as (ETP). He has executed more than
mitigate the constraint of space and 20 projects in ETP and 50 projects in
investment. WTP and has experience in execution
Comparing a single MBBR model vs. of advance technologies like MBBR for
combined MBBR and ASP, if using a more than 10 projects globally. He has
single MBBR tank, the biological treat- provided wastewater treatment solu-
ment efficiency can be reached up-to tion to Food & Beverage, Steel, Textile,
about 78%-80% with higher inlet COD Chemical, Oil Refineries, Petrochem-
from 18000 mg/l-28000 mg/l. icals, Automobile, Sugar Industries,
COD Removal Efficiency of Combined MBBR and Aeration Tank (ASP) - 3.2-3.5 kg COD/m3 and CETPs. He is currently working
Aerobic Tank
Review and Proposal with Unilever Global Engineering Or-
o V olume load: 4.5 kg COD/m3 tank and COD removal efficiency reaches Based on the model operation re- ganisation for last 5 years and man-
o Carrier load: 67.5 kg COD/m3 carrier the highest stable value of 86-87%. sults, it should be optimized invest- aging design, engineering and project
Model operation results show that ment cost and operation cost to pro-
pose an appropriate design.
For the system to reach the standard
and be stable, it should be designed
with the following elements:
o Ensure stable input COD for coag-
ulation system operation stably and Factory
efficient and steady load to biologi- manufacturing
cal system. operation is facing
o Make sure that the temperature of
input wastewater does not exceed extreme challenge
35degC before entering the coagula- to stabilize the
tion system.
o Both MBBR +ASP and Single Stage
process due
MBBR will drive the most competi- to fluctuating
tive performance in terms of meet- market demand of
ing effluent discharge norms.
products and due to
About the Author change of various
Combined MBBR and Aeration Tank (ASP) - 4.0 kg COD/m3 of Aerobic Tank recipes every
week, producing
Performance Result Summary the load of this system can reach up- lot of wastewater
Model operation results show that to maximum 4.0 kg COD/m3 tank day with significant
the load of the system with a combi- corresponding to carrier load of 60.0
nation of MBBR and ASP reaches 3.2- kg COD/m3 carrier with the same mod- variation of both
3.5 kg COD/m3.day, with this load, the el to achieve COD removal efficiency hydraulic and
system can receive input wastewater reaches the highest stable value of 80-
composed 15000-25000 mg COD/l 82%.
wastewater load.
Mine tailings are, potential- in the form of a slurry con- local environment, and breach- the valuable elements from the a protection against the abra-
ly, the most environmentally taining fine mineral particles, es that cause serious environ- tailings for sale. sive nature of the feed thereby
hazardous part of any mining have been contained in large, mental damage, although rare, GEA uses decanter centri- achieving a maximum ma-
operation. man-made lakes that allow do happen. Wildlife too often fuges to dewater the slurry, chine availability.
Here, GEA looks at an estab- the solids to settle out and the mistakes the ponds for safe return the cleaned water to the Anionic flocculants are add-
lished and growing technology cleaned water to be skimmed habitats. process and produce a dry cake ed to the process to help ag-
that can significantly reduce off the surface. Together these provide a for easy disposal or reprocess- glomerate fine particles so that
the impact of tailings on the However, this process is less major challenge to operators ing. they drop out of solution.
environment and help to min- than ideal. Settling takes a very who strive to limit the effect In the past the capacity of Solid matter, at approxi-
imize water usage. long time so tailings ponds can of their operations as much as decanters was insufficient for mately 80% dry solids, is then
Mine tailings are the ore become very large. possible. the technology to be viable, discharged onto a conveyor
waste from mining operations When in contact with air and In recent years, however, however more recently, ad- with the clean water being re-
mixed with process water. water the waste material can GEA has provided a much vancements in decanter design turned to the process.
These can be toxic and so generate acid mine drainage more environmentally accept- have created machines that Mines are under continual
need to be kept isolated from (AMD) or acid rock drainage able method of handling tail- can handle up to 100 tonnes pressure to reduce their reli-
the environment. (ARD) that pollutes the envi- ings by separating the process of slurry an hour making them ance on tailings dams.
However, they can also con- ronment. water from the fine particles, much more practical. There were at least two ma-
tain valuable minerals that, if Ponds frequently use the thereby reducing or eliminat- The decanter rotates at appli- jor breaches of dams in 2015,
extracted, can become a reve- natural topography and are ing the need to store the slurry. cation based centrifugal forces 2016 and 2017 with four in
nue source. retained by large dams which The process also provides to dewater the tailings. 2014.
Traditionally, mine tailings, has a dramatic effect on the the opportunity of extracting The machine is lined with In February 2018, there was
the country’s environmental dark environment which The bioreactor was officially
strategy. A leading example is would be the ideal conditions opened on September 18th,
Contact Energy’s geothermal for the bacteria to grow. 2012 and has a design lifespan
plant at Wairakei which was Using the normal PE100 of 20 years. Contact Energy
commissioned as long ago as pipes in the form of long coils was extremely impressed with
1958 and uses steam drawn or straight lengths present- the efficiency of the bioreactor
from the local underground ed their own logistics and which removes around 80 per-
geothermal system to drive ten installation difficulties and cent of the hydrogen sulphide
large turbines to generate over therefore an alternative solu- from the water, which is 10
150 MW of electricity. Due to tion was sought. The logical percent more than is required
the technology available when solution was to extrude the in the power station’s resource
it was built, the plant uses complete 100m lengths on consent.
water from the Waikato River site and family-owned and
for cooling purposes, which run RD Manufacturing came Concluding Remarks
allows natural elements in the up with the concept for a mo- The outstanding proper-
geothermal steam, such as hy- bile pipe extrusion plant. “It ties of Polyolefin pipes, long,
drogen sulphide (H2S), to mix was an obvious solution for maintenance-free service life,
with the plant’s cooling water us. There would be no freight wide range of diameters and
which is then returned to the component, no joints and all availability across the region
river. production could be done have made them very popu-
As part of the Wairakei ‘just in time’ according to the lar for industrial applications.
plant’s re-consenting pro- installation schedule,” says RD The environmental impact
cess in 2000, Contact Energy Manufacturing Managing Di- of different materials further
commissioned a range of sci- rector Neil van Duyn. supports the use of PE pipes
entific studies into environ- Construction began with for Industrial applications
mental effects, which found a large tent which would like Geothermal Energy as a
that H2S had negative effects hold 20 tonnes of material sustainable material. Last but
in an aquatic environment and the drying and loading not least is the quality of the
Wayang Windu Geothermal Map and it was likely to have an raw material to be used in the
impact on the ecosystem of production of pipes. A mate-
IN A NUTSHELL
Resistant (HSCR) PE 100 peratures and pressures. the Waikato River and near- rial which conforms to latest
Industry: Energy,
compound such as BorSafe™ The site engineers wel- by lakes. With these findings, ISO standards must be used
Geothermal Plant
HE3490-LS-H. External dam- comed the discussion which Contact Energy worked with as a minimum. Many a time
Customer: Star Energy,
age could develop into cracks clearly showed them that the Waikato Regional Council the quality of infrastructure
and Contact Energy
which gradually made their HSCR PE100 pipes could pro- to reduce the environmental remains perpetually weak due
Locations: Wayang
way through the pipe wall, vide answers to many of their impact of geothermal power to a weak local standard.
Windu, Indonesia, and
eventually leading to a brittle corrosion problems and keep activities. The company then
Wairakei, New Zealand
failure of the pipe. However, the plant running for many invested US$25.2 million
Service Provider: Borouge
About the Authors
HSCR PE100 materials have years to come. on addressing this potential
Products/Technology
a much higher resistance to problem and called on the in-
Involved: PE100 Pipes
slow crack growth thus giving 400 Kms of PE100 genuity of a number of local
engineers greater confidence Pipes in Contact New Zealand companies to
when considering the use of Energy’s Geothermal assist them. equipment. Attached to this
PE pipes in the most challeng- Plant at Wairakei Uses The proposed solution was were three 40-foot contain-
ing environments. Andy also Reduced Environmental to build a giant bioreactor the ers arranged in single file to
explained how these same ma- Footprint size of a football field made of create a long corridor hous-
terials were being used in the New Zealand is well known 378 km of underground pipe- ing the extrusion equipment
Oil and Gas Industry in the for its clean green image, and work which would be capable required to make the pipes.
Middle East to line steel pipes producing renewable energy of handling 13,000 liters of Inside this facility, the pipes
operating at much higher tem- is one of the main strands of used cooling water every sec- could be extruded at a rate of Chanchal Dasgupta is Ap-
ond. The bioreactor facility 10 meters per minute onto a plication Marketing Manager
provides a unique environ- timber stacking table, which at Borouge (India) Pvt Ltd.
ment in which sulphur-oxidiz- held enough pipes to ensure Prashant Nikhade is Sr.
ing bacteria, growing natural- that RD Manufacturing were Application Development En-
ly in the river, line the walls always five days ahead of in- gineer - Infrastructure at Bor-
of the pipes. These bacteria stallation. ouge India Pvt. Ltd.
will then remove the hydro- “We transferred our knowl-
gen sulphide from the cooling edge of making pipe in-house
water before it is returned to to making it on-site. And with
the river. Contact Energy en- high line speeds, tight toler-
gineers set to work, drawing ances and a strict testing re-
up a design with pipes that gime, Borouge’s HE3490LS
were 110mm in diameter and PE100 was the only option
100m long, with a total length for us”, says Ian van Duyn, RD
Some of the Many Kilometers of Pipe at the Plants Including the New PE100 of 378km. The PE100 black Manufacturing’s Production
Pipe Installation pipes would create a smooth Manager.
The Surrounding Water Garden that Inspired the Sustainable Design of the Taicang Plant in China.
The Issue including: first LEED Gold very demanding incoming to overall wastewater dis- success criteria, to enable flex-
In 2010, Procter & Gamble certified administrative build- water and wastewater permit charge and Chemical Oxygen ible operations while meeting
saw the opportunity to build ing, first site to utilize 100% requirements. In addition, Demand (COD) so increasing the corporate water reduction
its most sustainable manufac- renewable wind electricity, retailer/consumer demands changeovers would send the goal. They also validated the
turing facility at that time. The lowest water discharge within were requiring a more flexible site in the wrong direction. potential of water reuse in
opportunity came in the form the P&G Beauty Care Busi- supply chain including small- With these three things in utilities and production in an
of a new Beauty Care - Hair ness, and the first P&G site in er packages and shorter lead mind, the site decided to fo- effort to ensure reapplication
Care (Head & Shoulders, Pan- China to qualify as sending times that would require addi- cus on reducing, or where pos- at other sites.
tene, Rejoice, Vidal Sassoon) zero manufacturing waste to tional changeovers and more sible, completely eliminating There were several challeng-
production site in Taicang, landfill. frequent cleaning of the mak- the impact of C&S on water es that presented themselves
close to Shanghai, China. In- From the beginning, water ing and packing equipment. input and output. during the development of
spired by a Chinese water was one of the key challeng- Within a typical Hair Care As a first step, the team as- this project. It was difficult to
garden, the site ‘designed in’ es that the site needed to ad- manufacturing site, Cleaning sessed the minimum water develop a sustainability scope
sustainability accomplish- dress. The facility is located and Sanitization (C&S) activi- requirements for C&S to meet in parallel to the core process
ing several firsts within P&G, in a water-stressed area with ties are the main contributors the Quality Assurance (QA) development. Ensuring ade-
zation. From day one, sustain- from a cost standpoint. The sion/business case along
ability was always part of site’s core process work was justi- with clear leadership sup-
equity, being referred to as “a fied on a cost savings basis port. Understanding the
factory inspired by a garden.” and the C&S water treat- local water basin and how
We used experienced vendors ment was justified based on P&G could develop a sus-
to help us achieve our goals. compliance to local permit tainable manufacturing site
requirements. for the long-term was part
The Business Case o A valuation study was done of the success criteria for
It was essential for the site by the Beauty Care sustain- the overall site
to not only comply with the ability group leading to a o Importance of an integrated
strict legal requirements but proposal at the beginning approach with the project
to also ensure the longevity of of the project that included team to accomplish the ob-
operations in a water-stressed the overall cost estimates jectives and address issues
area. The team wanted to de- and success criteria. The (multi-functional team
velop a best in class approach cost of water at the various - R&D, Engineering, QA,
to be good water stewards, ef- stages of the process, from Manufacturing, etc.)
fectively operate within strin- buying water to wastewater o Essential to start with sus-
The Surrounding Water Garden that Inspired the Sustainable Design of the
Taicang Plant in China.
gent permit requirements, and treatment was calculated tainability as a core aspect
exceed P&G sustainability and used in the financial of the design and not wait
quate water reuse with a new project, the first step was to and water reduction targets. justification for the project. until the end to add it onto
team and local chemicals was reduce the quantity of water While doing so, the project o The equipment enabling wa- the criteria - otherwise it is
also an issue, as well as the used at the site. To do this, the also delivered savings, mainly ter reuse was considered as not affordable (design in
increase in treatment costs as core process was designed to from the reduction on: development work to assess sustainability from the be-
the water became more con- be easier to clean (eg. flange o C ost of purified water, the potential to reuse water ginning)
centrated. Having firm go/ to flange concept) and a new o Cost of heating water & pur- in utilities and reduce the o The detailed water map was
no-go success criteria helped medium (steam) was used to chasing steam dependence on discharge integral to driving the right
define the business need and decrease the amount of water o Cost of cleaning and saniti- volumes. This was neces- decision and design
these issues were addressed needed to clean and sanitize. zation water treatment, sary due to the strict code o Based on our learnings
by the stakeholders involved Developing an effective way o Cost of concentrated water in place due to the site’s from this initial pilot site,
in the project and fixed within to reuse the water was the disposal (via trucks) proximity to Lake Tai. The on the next project the
the first year. The engineering next step and to do this a pro- cost of the reuse equipment wastewater plant will be
team optimized the process cess for treating and reusing Decision Making was more affordable thanks designed directly for wa-
and developed a new model the water versus discharging Process to the overall C&S water vol- ter reuse versus adding
for the site’s wastewater plant, it was designed, generating an One key lesson from this ume reduction. post-treatment. In this way,
while the Quality and Health, extra flow of reusable water, project is the benefit of fully o Information about the local the process could be im-
Safety & Environment (HS&E) and reducing accordingly the integrating sustainability tar- community and status of proved even further
teams ensured no compro- city water intake. gets into the design right from water availability in the area
mise for their respective pro- The specific solutions were the start. Clear conservation were shared with leadership Future
gram. The Vice President of to treat washwater by Dis- targets for the overall design and considered while devel- Implementation
manufacturing was also a key solved Air Flotation (DAF), in allowed R&D, Engineering, oping the project objectives. and Next Steps
advocate in the process. biological tanks, by filtration, and Manufacturing to ‘design The C&S and water filtra-
and by reverse osmosis (RO) in’ sustainability as part of Project Results tion/reuse processes devel-
Objective and filtration. The wastewater the go/no-go success criteria. Today, the site is the com- oped at this site are now being
Project Overview RO permeate was then sent Changes could be made not pany benchmark for water benchmarked and reapplied
The goal of the project was directly to utilities (mainly only within the facility but reuse, and beneficially reuses for Beauty Care process op-
to demonstrate how to create cooling towers) and core pro- also within the equipment/ most of the C&S water. This timization. The site is imple-
the most sustainable site with- cess, while the wastewater RO process design which made was achieved first by optimi- menting additional measures
in P&G. From the beginning, concentrate went into a me- it more economically afford- zation of C&S in the core pro- to reach 95% water reuse by
sustainability was at the core chanical vapor recompression able (versus trying to add a cess, and the reuse of 60% of end 2017.
of the initiative and the design evaporator to create conden- sustainability dimension to the treated water back into the Credit: This case study is
was inspired by the design of sate that was then used to run an already designed unit). cooling towers, and 12% into part of the WBCSD Business
a traditional Chinese Garden, on-site utility systems. A stor- However, this requires many the core process while main- Guide to Circular Water Man-
which has all the elements of age tank balances the water iterations, as there are often taining the quality and safety agement (2017).
a harmonious existence with streams. In order to ensure the pieces of information that are requirements to allow for a
nature, including a strong water sent to the core process missing until we reached the very flexible operation. Versus
emphasis on water systems. is at parity with the incom- final scope. Therefore, ensur- a baseline from similar sites, IN A NUTSHELL
A key objective was to meet ing city water, the site used ing adequate cross-functional this facility uses 40,000 m3/ Industry: Consumer
the legal requirements to re- active carbon filters and chlo- support (including sustain- year less water through core Goods/ Beauty
use the wastewater generated rine addition. The percentage ability) on decision making process optimization and an Company: Procter
during C&S activities. Very reached for this flow is around is critical at each step of the additional 20,000 m3/year re- & Gamble (P&G)
importantly, a detailed water 12%, with a qualification in project, from pre-feasibility to duction through reuse. Location: China
map was developed and up- place to reach 25%. start-up. Products/Technology
dated for the site to monitor The project was managed Lessons Learned Involved: Water
the direction of the project de- by local project team in Chi- Project Details Some key lessons learned Reuse, Wastewater
velopment and design. na and supported by Global & Finances have been: Treatment, Filtration
As with any sustainability Beauty Sustainability Organi- o The project was optimized o Importance of a strong vi-
ects of the Global Environmen- It has several working groups tions in its design don’t consider longevity criteria - for instance,
tal Change Programmes. There formed from international com- the problems themselves, and some solutions will have defi-
were four Global Environmental munities: currently there are 12 instead, they take an overview of ciencies that make them ineffec-
Change Programmes, starting in groups and two more are join- the problems and design differ- tive after a few years.
the 1970s: they were the Inter-
national Geosphere-Biosphere
ing soon - Water and Health, as
well as Mountains and Climate
ent solutions. However, even at
a policy level many of the solu-
The Water Solutions Labs
rates the various criteria and
The Water
Programme (IGBP); the Inter- Change. They work on topics tions that have been designed the various solutions, from the Solutions Lab
national Human Dimensions ranging from groundwater to are not addressing the root caus- perspective of stakeholders, the aims to act as
Programme (IHDP); the World
Climate Research Programme
environmental flows to water
ethics to water governance.
es of the problems.
During the Global Water Sys-
people on the ground. And if
there are any deficiencies, the
a matchmaker.
(WCRP); and one on biodiver- Our objective is to harvest the tem Project, we found that while Water Solutions Lab will try to The Water
sity, called DIVERSITAS. Each knowledge that exists in differ- examining the freshwater or sed- resolve them. Solutions Lab
program focused on particular
aspects of global change and cli-
ent parts of the world and then
synthesize that knowledge and
iment management problems
at the catchment level, the in-
How can we address those
gaps in the solutions? By looking
team identifies a
mate change. The programmes feed it to different initiatives tended solutions do not address at the root causes of the prob- rational solution
were also instrumental in form- that can properly serve different the root causes of the problems, lems. Therefore, the end-result strategy and does
ing IPCC (Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change) and
countries, different regions and
address the global agenda set
and solutions are targeted in
the areas where they have only
is not simply one solution for
several problems but different
a simultaneous
IPBES. Those global change pro- by the UN and others. We also marginal beneficial effects to re- solutions for different problems or indicative
grams asked: What are the feed- aim to embed this thinking into duce the problems of the overall and different regions. By exam- problem
back elements for the ways in
which climate change and global
a global and original perspective.
Water Future’s connection
catchment.
Here, the Water Solutions Lab
ining the root causes of some
problems we hope to solve other
assessment.
change are taking shape? Water with Australia is very strong, aims to act as a matchmaker. The problems as well. In short, the
Programme is a core part of these with the International Secretar- Water Solutions Lab team iden- Water Solutions Lab takes a ho- water in 5-10 years’ time. So, with
global change programmes as iat moving here, to Brisbane, tifies a rational solution strategy listic look at both problems and multiple stakeholders and multi-
hydrological variability plays a from Germany in early 2016. and does a simultaneous or in- solutions. ple partners, we are setting up a
very significant role in global From Australia, we can focus dicative problem assessment, in The Lab is implementing solutions lab there. The Indian
change and climate change, con- on Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacif- multiple dimensions and from knowledge. We are harvesting Institute of Science Bangalore,
sidering 80% of climate change ic, whereas previously we were the perspectives of multiple and synthesizing knowledge the Federation of Indian Cham-
effects come from hydrological focusing mainly on Africa and stakeholders. that has been produced and bers of Commerce and Industry,
variability, which is connected to other places where there is also When we are doing an inte- that exists in many areas and and many other partners are all
the water cycle and considering severe water scarcity. grated problem assessment, we applying it in a way that is need- involved. The products will be
regulations in the terrestrial eco- Various initiatives are emerg- consider the socio-economic, ed by society. I would say the digital information repository
system (including land use). ing as outcomes of our synthe- ecological, hydrological, and bi- Water Solutions Lab is a very solutions, strategy reports, water
Around 2013, all the global sizing exercise. The initiatives ological as well as governance demand-orientated initiative. Its solution strategy reports, capaci-
change programs merged into are cross-governed by different aspects and we bring all these structure, approach, and focus ty development, and a very local
one international science collab- teams, aiming to address the components together in the depend on the end-user. level water state index. These
oration platform, which is called global agenda. They are inno- problem assessment, together will engage the different stake-
‘Future Earth’. This is a science vative combinations of ‘state-of- with the multiple stakeholder An example: holders and different dialogues
and technological alliance for the-art’ science and information perspectives. In response to interest from and policy dialogues at that lo-
global sustainability. The Glob- technology. They are very much Then, when it comes to ap- the Indian Government, we are cal level, helping them identify
al Water System Project evolved design-orientated, working on a plying solutions, again we do a establishing a Water Solutions what they need to do if a water
into the ‘Sustainable Water Fu- good design with practitioners multi-criteria solution assess- Lab in India to address the water crisis starts emerging in that city.
ture Programme’, and that short and the different stakeholders. ment because a solution can scarcity problems in the city of These knowledge products will
name in use is ‘Water Future’ to And they focus also on imple- have different perspectives and Bangalore. Bangalore has 10 mil- be accessible by the public; the
get rid of acronyms. mentation - so they have a re- criteria. There will be economic lion people and there are predic- digital information reports will
gional focus. criteria. There may be timing or tions that the city will run out of be in the public domain.
Q. What is Water One of the initiatives is a com-
Future doing? What prehensive assessment, called
is its mandate? ‘Compass’. Other initiatives are WATER FUTURE... GLOBAL WATER FUTURES AND SUS-
Anik: Water Future’s man- the Water Solutions Labs we are Building upon more than a decade of wa- TAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONFER-
date now is not just to find the developing in various regions, ter-related research under the Global Water ENCE 2019...
problems that exist at a global and water governance initia- System Project, Water Future as a water pro- Water Future and Future Earth-Australia
level; we also are applying ad- tives, and capacity development gram of Future Earth is a major international are organizing this conference in Canberra
vanced scientific knowledge to which we are working on with research platform providing knowledge and next year.
implement action. We focus on the United Nations University. support to accelerate transformations to a This conference is next year around World
conducting innovative research more sustainable world. Water Day (22 March), which is being public-
and knowledge synthesis, and Q. Can you tell us The water future program of Future Earth ly announced at the end of June 2018.
on the comprehensive analysis more about the Water provides an international coordination plat- The conference is called ‘Global Water Fu-
of the world’s water systems, and Solutions Lab? form for integrative research on Global Wa- tures and Sustainable Development’, and its
on building capacity for the next Anik: There is an apparent dis- ter. It addresses the increasing challenge of objective is to focus on how the global water
generation of scientists and prac- connection between the knowl- co-balancing the needs of humankind and science community can face the different
titioners. edge generators and knowledge nature through the protection of ecosystems challenges in our water systems in real time,
The structure of Water Future implementers, as the water prob- and their services provided, offering solu- and how we can open up new frontiers for
has been adjusted so we can lems and solutions are often tions based on interdisciplinary science. innovative solutions.
become more action orientated. identified in silos. Many solu-
mentations of suitable actions. It and near-real-time (one-month ernance gaps that exist at a very practice together so that young
is a near-real-time index of the latency). local level. That is an area where practitioners can train in some
global water resource expressed the gender issues are important. component of this to learn
in a standardized form, like a Q. Have you any Water Future will gather the what’s going on the UN, and how
Around 80% of Dow Jones Index made for water. observations or comments gender disaggregated data, in- it is relevant, as well as practical
climate change We intend Compass to pro- about gender equality corporate it, and see the func- aspects. We aim to launch this at
duce a six-month water outlook. and social inclusion? tional performance of the gov- the end of this year (2018).
effects come It will combine the weather fore- Anik: Gender issues are par- ernance systems to address the
from hydrological cast with the prediction of water ticularly relevant to the imple- gaps. This is being done at a local Q. Tell us about your
variability, which use and current and forecasted mentation of the Sustainable level, by the solutions labs, but conference in Canberra
economic activities. It will also Development Goals (SDGs), es- all these initiatives are connect- in 2019, ‘Global Water
is connected to do scenario analysis for the me- pecially Goals 6.1 and 6.2. That ed to one another. They all work Futures and Sustainable
the water cycle. dium-term and the long-term for is clear if you look at who are the ‘hand in hand’ with each other. Development’.
infrastructure planning at a very users of water. In many house- Anik: Water Future and Fu-
fine resolution, and we can tune holds, women are the main users Q. Do you have any ture Earth-Australia are organiz-
Currently, this water solution in and, knowing the GDP distri- of water. In agriculture too, wom- messages for young ing this conference in Canberra
lab is at the stage of extensive bution, see how many people en are stepping into the roles of water professionals who next year. Water Future Interna-
stakeholder dialogue to produce are vulnerable to water stress at smallholder and farm laborer want to join this dynamic tional Secretariat has been based
a vision document that will set a grid scale of, say, 5 km resolu- because men are leaving agricul- and growing industry? in Australia now for two years,
out the way for the lab to be tion, or even less. ture and migrating to the cities, Anik: We learn a lot from and we eager to cater to the
designed to meet the needs in At the World Water Forum leaving the agricultural land to young researchers. There’s a Australian water community. So
Bangalore. in March 2018, we showcased women. need for capacity development, we are organizing a conference
some of the prototype products, Water is strongly connected and for better connections to next year around World Water
Q. Tell us about the tool like the near-real-time water to gender issues. Women and enable knowledge to flow from Day (22 March), which is being
‘Compass’, which ‘detects, state index, and we showed the men have different needs for science to practice and practice publicly announced at the end
evaluates and reports results of an index covering from water; they have different hy- to science. It involves mentoring of June 2018.
on existing, imminent, 2009 to February 2018. We also giene needs and so on. And the of the next generation of water The conference is called ‘Glob-
and emerging water displayed prototypes showing problem is that many of the in- scientists and practitioners, who al Water Futures and Sustainable
resource challenges’. how we can predict hotspots for dicators we have for the SDGs will focus together on key plan- Development’, and its objective
Anik: There have been many water conflict and involuntary do not reflect that difference in ning challenges, adopting and is to focus on how the global wa-
advances and global and re- population disbursement in real water needs. There needs to be capitalizing on the best state-of- ter science community can face
gional assessments made by the time. And we showed prototypes more emphasis on gender in pol- the-art science, technology, and the different challenges in our
scientific community globally, for investment opportunities, icy-making at the national level. water assessment tools and pro- water systems in real time, and
but we think that there are con- threats to rivers, climate variabil- Currently, the pace of progress moting an expanded use of inte- how we can open up new fron-
tinuous interactions between ity, and negative inverse impacts in SDG implementation in most grated and ecosystem-based ap- tiers for innovative solutions.
global change and local change, of the investment to natural cap- countries, particularly Africa is proaches for the design of future The program aims to focus
and many feedbacks and inter- ital. That demonstrated where not enough to achieve universal water security systems. Water on the current state of water re-
linkages. Therefore, we think we bring in investment, where basic water services and sanita- Future is developing a capacity sources, what are the future path-
data that are, say, five years old we can do reinvestments, and tion by 2030. Of the 10 countries development program for young ways and scenarios, and what
assessment data cannot neces- which are the areas where there where at least 20 percent of the researchers along with United solutions might be possible to
sarily be relied on in policy-mak- are good returns and so on. national population uses limited Nations University. It is called enable technological institutions
ing, because things are changing Currently, we are developing services (with water collection ‘2030WaterSecure’. 2030Water- to accelerate implementation of
very fast. Compass further, with proto- times exceeding 30 minutes), Secure is an innovative vision to the SDGs.
Compass aims to capture types that can assess the popu- eight are in sub-Saharan Africa. develop capacity by combining There’s an obvious need to
a real-time analysis of what’s lation under water stress, and Women and girls are responsi- state-of-the-art water knowledge accelerate action and to bring
going on. It’s a systems assess- the coping capacity of the pop- ble for water collection in 8 out with modern, personalized the community together and
ment and it includes the ecolog- ulation, and a water pollution of 10 households with water off communication tools in order this conference will help put the
ical perspective, the hydrological index, and the investment op- premises. Therefore, reducing to tackle the 21st-century water science community into direct
perspective, the governance per- portunities in green infrastruc- the vulnerability of the popula- challenges and facilitate effec- contact with the international
spective...they are all embedded tures, and the state of water for tion to water security risks (from tive implementation of the 2030 policy consultation process. The
together, and Compass captures the environment in terms of en- climate change and also local Water Agenda. Water Security launch of the 2019 United Na-
that. It has several products vironmental flow alteration. changes) will have a strong gen- has several components, includ- tions World Water Development
which are designed with a dy- In about one year’s time, we der impact. ing drinking water, ecosystems, Report, which has the working
namic approach, given this kind hope to be running pilot projects Tools being built by Water Fu- natural hazards, transboundary title ‘Leaving no one behind’, will
of demands, to make a continu- in different regions: Latin Amer- ture are intended to capture data water, urban water. The under- be at this conference.
ous assessment rather than sin- ica, in India, in Brazil, and so on. to support gender equality and pinning concept to understand We would like to invite water
gle-time snapshots. These projects will work with social inclusion. this water security is through the sector people in Australia, and
Compass is tailored to the de- international agencies to check One of our new initiatives lens of water risk. the members of the Australian
mands of society and different for ground truth and many oth- is on water governance and Our capacity-building ini- Water Partnership, to attend this
users: such as for infrastructure er things, and they will involve management systems. It’s still tiative will look into the under- conference.
planning, identifying business extensive regional consultations, in the design phase. We are do- standing of water risk: how we The Australian Water Partner-
opportunities, how we can as- with the objective of customiz- ing a state-of-the-art diagnosis assess water risk, and how we ship (AWP) is an Australian Gov-
sess a city’s progress, and so on. ing Compass to suit the needs of to assess current functional implement different institution- ernment development initiative
You can think of it as tracking its potential users. performance and resilience in al technological solutions to any enhancing the sustainable man-
our systems in terms of water so The data used in Compass governance and management particular water risk. agement of water across the In-
that it can help and guide imple- will be global, and continuous, systems, and to identify the gov- It brings science, policy, and do-Pacific.
site water reuse systems that that are each 7.8m in height. cesses can be reclaimed for
can be installed, as follows: Each pump can drain 40 cubic storage and reuse for the same
1) Wastewater reuse system meters of water per second, purpose, for agricultural irriga-
(blackwater, greywater, rainwa- the equivalent of draining tion, or even domestic purpos-
ter for, flushing of toilets and an Olympic-sized swimming es (flushing toilets, outdoor
urinals, cooling tower makeup, pool in a minute. taps etc.), Water trading: WRE
washing of sidewalks, streets With the dam’s gates and is exploring the possibility of
or buildings, laundry, and sub- pumps keeping the reservoir’s developing transfer pipelines
surface of drip irrigation sys- water levels constant, the to share and transfer surplus
tem, and 2) Rainwater reuse freshwater lake is utilized for water resources between com-
systems used solely for cooling a variety of water sports in- panies and across sectors,
tower makeup, subsurface irri- cluding kayaking and dragon Uniting flood control and
gation, and drip irrigation. boating. The Marina Barrage water supply: There is a pos-
In addition to reducing de- has a green roof that is about sibility of working with drain-
mand for potable water, some the size of four football fields age authorities and boards
of the additional benefits en- offering visitors a recreation- to change procedures from
joyed by the citywide installa- al space for kite flyers, pic- pumping away excess water
tion of water reuse systems in- nickers, and those seeking a to capturing it for use in the
clude deferred capital costs of view of Singapore’s skyline. public water supply system,
large-scale water, wastewater, A pedestrian bridge also sits Natural infrastructure: WRE
and stormwater infrastructure; on top of the steel crest gates will explore the feasibility of
reduced loadings to sewers enabling walking, jogging or directing excess flood water
and water bodies; improved cycling around the Marina and overflow from new and
environmental stewardship; Bay. Throughout the year the existing dams and reservoirs
and increased capability to Marina Reservoir also plays to aquifers for use in times of
manage demand on the water host to large sporting and cul- high demand or drought, Man-
THE EFFECTS OF climate future water challenges, New supply system. tural events. aging demand: WRE will focus
change are beginning to im- York City’s Department of En- on how to effectively engage
pact water quantity and wa- vironmental Protection (DEP) Singapore’s Marina Innovative Solutions customers on the need to con-
ter quality across the globe. has implemented a variety of Barrage Turns 10! to Water Scarcity serve water, maximizing the
However, there is no single programs to reduce citywide This year the Singapore in England potential outcomes of water
action or strategy that any water consumption includ- Public Utilities Board’s (PUB) The East of England’s water demand approaches that in-
government can implement ing an On-Site Water Reuse multi-purpose Marina Barrage resources are challenged by a clude water conservation, us-
to ensure a community is re- Grant Pilot Program to provide is celebrating its 10th anniver- variety of mega-trends includ- ing grey water, and installation
silient to climate change-re- commercial, mixed-use, and sary. PUB’s Marina Barrage op- ing climate change and pop- of water-saving equipment.
lated extreme weather events multi-family residential prop- erates nine hydraulically-oper- ulation growth. In response,
while also protecting the nat- erty owners with incentives to ated steel crest gates spanning Anglian Water has formed the Conclusions
ural system. Instead, climate install water reuse systems. across the 350-meter-wide Water Resources East (WRE) Some of the key best prac-
resilient water resources man- Grants are available for wa- Marina Channel. Each gate initiative to bring stakeholders tices from the case studies are:
agement requires integrated, ter reuse system at the individ- is 26.5m-wide and 5m-high. together to manage shared wa- water utilities can proactively
forward-thinking policies ual building and district level, These gates help keep freshwa- ter resources wisely. meet future challenges by ex-
that are not only adaptable to with district-scale projects ter in from a 10,000-ha catch- WRE is a multi-sector wa- ploring ways of reducing de-
changing climatic conditions involving two or more parcels ment zone and keep seawater ter resource planning strategy mand for potable water while
but also seek to maximize of land such as a housing de- out, providing the city with a that promotes the sharing of capitalizing on the multiple
economic and social welfare velopment, where the project ready source of water supply. ideas, expertise, and best prac- benefits alternative supplies
in an equitable manner while reduces demand in the shared The opening of the Marina tices between sectors with a provide, 21st Century infra-
ensuring the continued health distribution system. Individu- Barrage helps reduce the risks focus on managing water de- structure needs to be designed
of their ecosystems. A range of al building-scale projects can of severe flooding in low-ly- mand and protecting the en- in a way so multiple benefits
leading locations around the receive up to USD 250,000 ing areas of the city. During vironment. The priority areas can accrue from one infra-
world ensuring their water re- in reimbursement for a sys- periods of heavy rainfall and WRE is encouraging innova- structure asset, and new part-
sources are resilient to future tem designed to save at least low-tide, the steel crest gates tive thinking on are: Reducing nerships that promote innova-
challenges are New York City, 32,000 gallons per day (GPD), are sequentially opened to re- water-energy nexus pressures: tive solutions to water scarcity
Singapore, and the East and and district-scale projects lease excess stormwater into The coastline of the region need to become the norm.
England. are eligible to receive up to the sea. When heavy rainfall stretches for around 1,000 Robert Brears is the au-
$500,000 in reimbursement occurs during high tide the miles making energy efficient thor of Urban Water Security,
New York City for a system designed to save gates remain closed and ex- desalination a possibility to Founder of Mitidaption, and
Embracing Future at least 94,000 GPD. cess water from the reservoir meet future water demand, Our Future Water.”
Water Challenges The NYC Construction Code is pumped into the sea. In Industrial water recycling:
To be proactive in meeting regulates two types of on- total there are seven pumps Water used in industrial pro- @Mitidaption
POST EVENT
9th World Renewable Energy Technology
Congress & Expo-2018
August 21-23, New Delhi, India
The event included interactive panel discussions on ‘Sustainable Energy Options:
Energy-Water-Food Nexus’, and ‘RE - Clean Water for Sustainable Development
Solar Pumps - Ground Water Extraction’.
Group Singapore. sized the importance of Global foster partnerships and collab-
Delivering the theme ad- Cooperation for Sustainability orations with local players.
dress, Anil Razdan, Chairman in Renewable Energy Sector. The main features of the res-
Energy And Environment 9th WRETC-2018 confer- olutions adopted at the confer-
Foundation said to ensure ence deliberated various issues ence were:
access to energy mix through related to Renewable Energy &
global cooperation by evolv- Energy Efficiency: Emerging • Smart Grid and Smart me-
ing an integrated strategy for the Future, Mobilizing Invest- tering will facilitate greater
meeting the energy needs of ments for Renewable Energy penetration and manage-
the global citizen and a sus- Projects, Integration of RE in ment of Renewable Energy.
tainable planet. Smart Grid - Rooftop Solar, • Increasing urbanization
KS Popli, CMD of IREDA Energy Storage and Future of make water management
& Co-Chairman of Steering Electric Vehicles, Renewable and waste to energy projects
Committee, WRETC highlight- Energy: Skill Development an imperative.
THE 9TH WORLD Renewable gy Technology Congress. He ed that stepping up of private & Human Capacity Building • Contamination of any wa-
Energy Technology Congress emphasized about the today’s investments and the intro- to meet Future Challenges, ter body or source must be
& Expo-2018 was held from global engagements on ener- duction of new investment Make-in-India: Indigenous So- made a serious offense.
21-23 August 2018 at New gy-water. He said, “I am sure vehicles, such as masala green lar Manufacturing, Fuels of Fu- • To check the excessive ex-
Delhi, India and served as an this event of technology will bonds, and crowd-funding ture: Biofuels, Hydrogen, New traction of groundwater,
excellent energy platform for make renewable energy, water have created a positive move- and Emerging Technologies. the mapping of aquifers,
the global renewable energy more attractive particularly for ment in the renewable energy The conference & expo was and their recharge through
industry to address various emerging and growing econo- market across the world. attended by national and in- a transparent institutional-
industry issues including in- mies of our country.” Rajinder Kaura, CMD, Ber- ternational delegates. The ized auditing needs to be
novations, new technologies, The secretary gave away gen Group of Companies said conference brought together enforced speedily.
investment opportunities, and Energy and Environment that the government should leading international and do- • Incentives for investment in
project financing. Foundation Global Excellence take care to create an interface mestic players, policy-makers, the raw and wastewater sec-
U.P. Singh, Secretary Minis- awards 2018 to Dr. Emilio between industry and aca- government officials and tech- tors, along with appropriate
try of Water Resources, River Gabbrielli, Director, Overseas demia for new energy technol- nocrats on a common plat- pricing of water will help its
Development & Ganga Rejuve- Business Development Global ogy forces to rope in renewable form. The concurrent confer- availability and judicious
nation, Government of India Sales Water Treatment at Toray energy. ence sessions were comprised use.
addressed the gathering of Membrane USA Inc., Brazil; Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director of interesting workshops, • Water harvesting, conserva-
delegates attending the 3-day and KR Raghunath, Founder General, The Energy and Re- interactive panel discussions tion and recycling measures
9th World Renewable Ener- & Managing Director at KIS sources Institute & Chairman on “Sustainable Energy Op- must be given due emphasis
Steering Committee, WRETC tions: Energy - Water - Food right from the lowest rungs
gave away welcome address Nexus”, “RE - Clean Water of urban and rural gover-
and said we have to find sup- for Sustainable Development nance.
porting technologies that can Solar Pumps - Ground Water • Water treatment based on
help us to move low cost re- Extraction” and Workshop on natural materials should be
newable energy as and when “Make-in-India: Indigenous duly recognized.
we needed through the grid Solar Manufacturing”. The The next edition of WRETC
and off-grid solutions. conference had served as an for the global green renewable
Dr. Anil K Garg, President, important gateway for world- energy and water communi-
World Renewable Energy wide new energy companies ties will be in New Delhi, India
Technology Congress empha- to access the Indian market to from 21-23 August 2019.
POST EVENT
Product Training Partner Summit 2018 by
Bentley Institute
September 14, Bengaluru, India
The objective of this event was to establish a knowledge-sharing platform to
apprise the authorized Product Training Partners about Bentley Institute’s vision,
upcoming plans, current industry trends and opportunities to enable Bentley
Institute and its stakeholders align their growth paths.
POST EVENT
Municipalika 2018
September 19-21, Mumbai, India
The three-in-one event was focused on Future Cities with CAPEx and IIPM.
ties with Indian businesses in strategies, best practices, and tive session between citizens
the infrastructure and smart display of technologies, equip- and government for joint ac-
cities sector 28 leading Cana- ment and solutions for imple- tions in improving our cities.
dian urban infrastructure, In- menting these agendas across There was an Annual Meet
ternet of Things and Artificial the country including ease of organized by All India Council
Intelligence companies visited doing business. of Mayors, where Mayors from
Municipalika. The mission The Smart Cities Conclave across the country participat-
was organized by the Canadi- had participation from several ed.
an Trade Commissioner Ser- Smart City CEOs, industry ex- CAPEX - Construction, Ar-
vice (TCS) of Global Affairs perts and technology provid- chitecture, Planning and Engi-
Canada, in collaboration with ers - dealing with challenges neering Expo, was a platform
the Government of Ontario, and opportunities arising out for showcasing innovative
the Government of British of the Smart Cities Mission. building materials and tech-
Columbia, the Government There was a special session on nologies. The expo provided
of Alberta, Air Canada, and Fire and Public Safety, which opportunities to project the
the Indo-Canadian Business had the participation of Chief needs of infrastructure, build-
Dignitaries at the Inaugural Ceremony of Municipalika 2018: G Ibra- Chamber. Fire Officers, fire engineers ing construction and architec-
him, Executive Director, Good Governance India Foundation; V Suresh, Nadir Patel said, “Canada and professional institutions ture and providers of mechan-
President, Good Governance India Foundation & Former CMD, HUDCO; is globally recognized for its deliberating about the fire ical, electrical, plumbing and
Divya Kush, President, Indian Institute of Architects; H.E. Nadir Patel, excellence in urban infrastruc- regulations for all types of fire services (MEPF), green
High Commissioner of Canada in India; Mahendra Jain, IAS, Additional ture and smart cities which buildings and their enforce- building products, building
Chief Secretary, Urban Development Department, State Government includes high-level project ment in-line with the National materials and technologies
of Karnataka; and Sanjiv Agarwal, Founder Chairman, Good Gover- management, specialized tech- Building Code of India. which are environment-friend-
nance India Foundation and Editor & Publisher, Urban News Digest nical skills and for developing The three-day long confer- ly and energy saving.
environmentally friendly tech- ence also included sessions The Decision Maker’s Con-
THE 15TH MUNICIPALIKA bodies, CEOs of Smart Cities nological solutions combined on Resilient and Secure Cities, clave, a special Buyer-Seller
Exhibition & Conference was and parastatals, along with with innovative design. This is Healthy Cities, Green Cities, meet, provided the opportu-
recently organized in Mumbai technology providers, profes- a great opportunity for Cana- Connected Cities, Digital Cit- nity for solution providers
aimed at being a 360-degree sionals, and all urban stake- dian companies to learn about ies and on Integrated Cities to meet architects, builders,
event on city development, holders. Faculty and students the exciting developments and for self-contained cities. The green building consultants,
with the addition of Construc- of architecture, engineering, plans for transformation in In- Humane Cities session delib- EPC project heads and mate-
tion, Architecture & Planning technology, and management dia’s urban infrastructure and erated on the Housing For All rial procurement heads from
Exhibition (CAPEx) and India institutions participated to get smart cities. I look forward Agenda, progress achieved large corporations.
International Property Mart exposure on the latest trends. to further collaboration to and the path forward for The event was organized
(IIPM) - the first of its kind The 15th Municipalika 2018 support India in achieving its achieving the goal by 2022. with JLL as the Knowledge
B2B forum for real estate. provided a networking forum smart cities objectives.” Municipalika 2018 also Partner. JLL co-curated the ses-
The three-in-one interna- for governments, experts, Rajasthan was its Partner hosted a session on Participa- sions with Good Governance
tional conference and exhibi- entrepreneurs, and service State this year, continuing a tive Cities which is an interac- India Foundation.
tion at the Bombay Exhibition providers to collectively find partnership of last few years,
Centre was organized under solutions to urban challenges. to showcase all the excellent
the banner of ‘Future Cities’ - It also provided a platform to urban and housing initiatives
an exposition of technologies, evolve, evaluate and share pol- in the state. Karnataka, Kerala,
products, and services for ur- icies, strategies, cutting-edge Assam, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu,
ban development. technologies and innovations Maharashtra, Uttarakhand,
Around 200 delegates par- towards smart and sustainable Goa, were also represented in a
ticipated in the conference living in cities. big way, as are 20 more states.
segment, from over 300 Indian Canada, the Partner Coun- With the ongoing Urban
cities and towns and abroad try, brought an array of tech- Transformation process for
and professional visitors in the nological best practices for 100 Smart Cities, 500 AMRUT
exhibition segment, including possible use in India’s city Cities, PMAY-Housing for All,
ministers, mayors, municipal development missions. To ex- Swachh Bharat Mission, the
commissioners, urban local plore collaboration opportuni- event aimed at discussing
Students and Community Representatives Enjoy Water from the Water ATM
Water is the Elixir of Life. We at L&T Construction value the Over 20 million people in India have benefited from our water
importance of water and are creating world class infrastructure in infrastructure projects. With an experience of over 57,000 KM of
India and abroad. water and waste water pipeline networks and more than 4000 MLD
of water, waste water and effluent treatment plants, we are India’s
We provide turnkey EPC services for Municipal, Industrial and
largest water infrastructure company.
Agriculture sectors with focus on:-
• Urban and rural water supply and treatment From the high caliber engineers at our Engineering Design &
• Municipal waste water network and treatment Research Centre to experienced project managers on the field, we
have a team with full complement of skills to provide complete
• Industrial water systems and effluent treatment plants
solutions for building defining water infrastructure.
• Irrigation networks and canal lining / rehabilitation
• Desalination plants
• Water management
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