Wastewater - Get Started
Given the growing scarcity of fresh water, the re-use of wastewater after appropriate treatment is contributing to water sustainability. There are different types of wastewater, each requiring different treatments and disposal systems. At the domestic level, wastewater from the kitchen can be re-used for gardening, cleaning and washing in homes.
The wastewater treatment and disposal industry, driven by evolving technologies, is a rapidly growing one, proving the merit of the concept. Wastewater treatment requires considerable infrastructure logistics and financial outlay for its benefits to be sustainable and reach out to many.
The mantra of tomorrow could well be ‘do not waste your wastewater’! Only then will water, when separated from its waste, can become wealth again.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Why is it important to treat wastewater?
In households, treated wastewater from the kitchen can be used for gardening and cleaning purposes, leading to savings in consumption of water. For learning more about treatment of wastewater from the kitchen,click here.The youtube video that highlights the steps in the modern treatment of wastewater was taken from http://www.britannica.com/E...
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What do we mean by treating wastewater ? Why is it important ?
Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater and household sewage, both runoff (effluents) and domestic. It includes physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove physical, chemical and biological contaminants. Its objective is to produce a waste stream (or treated effluent) and a solid waste or sludge suitable for discharge or reuse back into the environment. This material is often inadvertently contaminated with many toxic organic and inorganic compounds.
To learn more, click on The link has been sourced from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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How is wastewater treated? And what happens to the waste of treated wastewater?
Sewage can be treated close to where it is created (in septic tanks, biofilters or aerobic treatment systems), or collected and transported via a network of pipes and pump stations to a municipal treatment plant. Sewage collection and treatment is typically subject to local, state and federal regulations and standards. Industrial sources of wastewater often require specialized treatment processes. Conventional sewage treatment involves three stages, called primary, secondary and tertiary treatment. There are many different kinds of sewage and effluent treatment plants and technologies that are in use depending on the kind of contamination, volume of water flow, cost etc. For more information, click here. The link has been sourced from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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