Wastewater Recycling

The prime objective of the guidelines for evaluation of proposals/requests for the withdrawal of ground water, is to focus on a specific part of ground water management viz.

Publication Date:

16/11/2015

Source: Central Ground Water Authority

Tags:

Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, Water Resources, India, Water Management, Industry, Wastewater Recycling, Mining, Water Salinisation

Water Pollution

Economic valuation of wastewater: the cost of action and the cost of no action

This report presents the results of an analytical study on the economic valuation for wastewater, comparing the cost of no action versus the cost of effective wastewater management. Although economic valuation of wastewater management is complex, it remains an important tool to guide policymakers and investors to take informed decisions.

Publication Date:

01/11/2015

Author(s): Francesc Hernández-Sancho, Birguy Lamizana-Diallo, Javier Mateo-Sagasta, Manzoor Qadir

Source: UNEP

Tags:

Wastewater, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Recycling, Health Effects, Environment, Industrial Pollution, Water Pollution, Child Health, Sanitation, India, Global, Water Treatment Technology, Wastewater Treatment Cost

Water Supply

University of Cambridge develops UK's largest water recycling system

The University of Cambridge has signed an agreement with Cambridge Water to support the UK's largest water recycling system at the University's North West Cambridge Development site.

Publication Date:

20/10/2015

Source: Edie (UK)

Tags:

Water Supply, Wastewater Recycling, United Kingdom (UK), Water Quality, Drinking Water

Habitat And Urbanisation

Lucknow Municipal Corporation prepares roadmap to Smart City, to use recycled water, LED lights

Lucknow Municipal Corporation has gone a step ahead in mapping the Smart City proposal for Lucknow by including smart features like emphasis on use of recycled water for cleaning, installing LED l

Publication Date:

13/10/2015

Source: Times of India (Lucknow)

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Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow (T), Municipal Corporation, Smart City, Wastewater Recycling, LEDs, Energy Efficiency

Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding releasing of untreated sewage into river Yamuna, 12/10/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 12/10/2015 regarding releasing of untreated sewage into river Yamuna.

Judgement Date:

12/10/2015

Tags:

Yamuna, River Pollution, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Uttar Pradesh, Sewage Pollution, Waste Disposal, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Agra (T), Wastewater Recycling, Construction Industry

Environment

Toxicity study in mice fed with corn produced in soil containing tannery sludge vermicompost and irrigated with domestic wastewater

Growing food in unconventional systems such as those using irrigation with domestic wastewater and the use of potentially toxic waste has generated resistance from producers and consumers. Here, we evaluate the possible physical and biochemical damage to Swiss mice fed for 13 weeks with corn produced in soil containing tannery sludge vermicompost and irrigated with wastewater from domestic sewage.

Original Source

Publication Date:

10/10/2015

Author(s): Guilherme Malafaia, Dieferson da Costa Estrela, Wellington Alves Mizael da Silva & et al

Source: Current Science

Vol:

109

Issue:

7

pp:

1326-1332

Tags:

Wastewater Recycling, Irrigation, Sewage, Vermiculture, Agriculture, Toxicity Studies, Food Contamination, Leather Industry

Water Supply

An Israeli ‘white-ball solution’ to water stress

But there is plenty of water stress going on in the world right now — such as in California, where earlier this month desperate officials dumped 20,000 black plastic balls into a Los Angeles reserv

Publication Date:

01/09/2015

Source: Times of Israel

Tags:

Water Supply, Israel, Water Management, Drinking Water Scarcity, Wastewater Recycling

Water Pollution

Good practices for regulating wastewater treatment: legislation, policies and standards

This UNEP publication presents a critical analysis of successful cases for regulating wastewater treatment and management in six countries - Argentina, Austria, Finland, Jordan, Singapore and South Africa. It reviews procedures and processes in the implementation of wastewater legislation and may be useful for other countries in addressing the global wastewater challenge.

Publication Date:

26/08/2015

Source: UNEP

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