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Wastewater generation model to predict impacts of urine separation on wastewater treatment plants
(2024)
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are under increasing pressure to enhance resource efficiency and reduce emissions into water bodies. The separation of urine within the catchment area may be an alternative to mitigate the need for costly expansions of central WWTPs. While previous investigations assumed a spatially uniform implementation of urine separation across the catchment area, the present study focuses on an adapted stochastic wastewater generation model, which allows the simulation of various wastewater streams (e.g., urine) on a household level. This enables the non-uniform separation of urine across a catchment area. The model is part of a holistic modelling framework to determine the influence of targeted urine separation in catchments on the operation and emissions of central WWTPs, which will be briefly introduced. The wastewater generation model is validated through an extensive sampling and measurement series.
Results based on observed and simulated wastewater quantity and quality for a catchment area of 366 residents for two dry weather days indicate the suitability of the model for wastewater generation and transport modelling. Based on this, four scenarios for urine separation were defined. The results indicate a potential influence of spatial distribution on the peaks of total nitrogen and total phosphorus.
Potential and risks of water reuse in Brandenburg (Germany) – an interdisciplinary case study
(2024)
For Brandenburg, a region in Germany with increasing water shortage and drought events, water reuse can counteract competition scenarios between drinking water supply, agricultural irrigation, and industrial use. Centralized and decentralized sources for reclaimed water are found to potentially substitute 245 or 28% of irrigation water, respectively, in agriculture production in Brandenburg. For such a reuse scenario, the
fate of organic micropollutants is examined for diatrizoate (DZA) and carbamazepine (CBZ). Retention in local sandy soil and transfer into roots and leaves of arugula are analyzed in lysimeter studies and greenhouse pot experiments. Vertical transport was found for DZA and accumulation in or on arugula roots with a root concentration factor of 1,925+34% but a low bioconcentration factor due to intrinsic molecule properties. CBZ was not found to be mobile in the sandy soil but accumulates in arugula roots and leaves by factors of 70+7% and 155+12%, respectively. Further research on potential plant uptake and groundwater enrichment for more substances is highly recommended as well as tertiary wastewater treatment prior to water reuse.
Die Rückführung von Prozesswasser aus der Faulschlammentwässerung kommunaler Kläranlagen führt insbesondere durch dessen hohe Ammoniumkonzentration zu einer stofflichen Rückbelastung der Abwasserbehandlung. Zur separaten Prozesswasserbehandlung wurde auf der Hauptkläranlage Münster eine großtechnische Membrankontaktorenanlage mit Vorbehandlung installiert. Es wurden Stickstoffentfernungsleistungen von durchschnittlich ca. 74 % erreicht. Betriebserfahrungen zeigen, dass neben pH-Wert, Temperatur und Volumenstrom insbesondere die Feststoffabscheidung durch die Vorbehandlung des Prozesswassers einen maßgeblichen Einfluss auf den stabilen Betrieb der Membrankontaktorenanlage hat. Mit den Membrankontaktoren konnte aus dem Prozesswasser Stickstoff als Ammoniumsulfatlösung mit einem mittleren Stickstoffanteil von ca. 2,7 % N zurückgewonnen werden.
From 2023, new minimum standards for the reuse of treated wastewater will apply in the EU. Internationally, water reuse has already been a relevant issue for some time. Rising water demand worldwide, also as a result of global climate change, is increasing the scarity of freshwater resources in some areas. Reclaimed water is increasingly considered as a valuable substitute for natural water resources. Even before the new EU regulation came into force, DWA has published an extensive report covering a variety of aspects to be considered within the scope of non-potable water reuse. This article provides an overview of that DWA Topics issue “Non-Potable Water Reuse – Development, Technologies and International Framework Conditions for Agricultural, Urban and Industrial Uses”.
In Germany, the current sectoral urban planning often leads to inefficient use of resources, partly because municipalities lack integrated planning instruments and argumentation strength toward politics, investors, or citizens. The paper develops the ResourcePlan as (i) legal and (ii) a planning instrument to support the efficient use of resources in urban neighborhoods. The integrative, multi-methodological approach addresses the use of natural resources in the building and infrastructural sectors of (i) water (storm- and wastewater) management, (ii) construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure, (iii) urban energy system planning, and (iv) land-use planning. First, the development as legal instrument is carried out, providing (i) premises for integrating resource protection at all legal levels and (ii) options for implementing the ResourcePlan within German municipal structures. Second, the evaluation framework for resource efficiency of the urban neighborhoods is set up for usage as a planning instrument. The framework provides a two-stage process that runs through the phases of setting up and implementing the ResourcePlan. (Eco)system services are evaluated as well as life cycle assessment and economic aspects. As a legal instrument, the ResourcePlan integrates resource protection into municipal planning and decision-making processes. The multi-methodological evaluation framework helps to assess inter-disciplinary resource efficiency, supports the spatial identification of synergies and conflicting goals, and contributes to transparent, resource-optimized planning decisions.
Prozesswasser aus der Faulschlammentwässerung von kommunalen Kläranlagen stellt eine zusätzliche stoffliche Belastung der Anlage in Form von Stickstoff dar. Die Hauptkläranlage Münster betreibt zur Stickstoffentfernung und -rückgewinnung aus Prozesswasser eine innovative Membrankontaktorenanlage im großtechnischen Maßstab. Im Rahmen dieser Studie werden Auswirkungen auf die Leistung und den Betrieb der Membran sowie die Verwertung des produzierten Düngers untersucht. Erste Ergebnisse zeigen Stickstoffentfernungsleistungen von ca. 85 % und eine regionale Verwertbarkeit des produzierten Düngers.
Ab 2023 gelten in der EU neue Mindeststandards für die Wiederverwendung von aufbereitetem Abwasser – und damit auch in Deutschland. International ist die Wasserwiederverwendung schon länger ein relevantes Thema. Weltweites Bevölkerungswachstum und ein damit einhergehender steigender Wasserbedarf sowie die Folgen des globalen Klimawandels verringern zunehmend die Verfügbarkeit von Süßwasserressourcen. Aufbereitetes Abwasser kann ein wertvoller Ersatz für natürliche Wasserressourcen sein. Der aktuelle DWA-Themenband „Non-Potable Water Reuse – Development, Technologies and International Framework Conditions for Agricultural, Urban and Industrial Uses“ behandelt das breite Spektrum der Wasserwiederverwendung für Nutzungen, bei denen keine Trinkwasserqualität erforderlich ist. Der vorliegende Beitrag bietet einen Überblick über die im Themenband beschriebene Herangehensweise an die Wasserwiederverwendung und die damit verbundenen Herausforderungen.
Against the background of the world population growth, accompanied by increasing water demand on the one hand and at least regionally decreasing freshwater resources as a consequence of climate change on the other hand, reclaimed water is increasingly considered as a valuable substitute for natural water resources. DWA has recently published an extensive report covering a variety of aspects to be considered within the scope of non-potable water reuse. This article provides an overview of and excerpts from DWA Topics “Non-Potable Water Reuse – Development, Technologies and International Framework Conditions for Agricultural, Urban and Industrial Uses”.
Membrane contactors are a promising alternative for nitrogen removal and recovery from process water compared
to other physicochemical and biological sidestream treatment processes. Münster wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is the first municipal WWTP in Germany operating a full-scale membrane contactor
system to improve the nitrogen elimination and recovery efficiency. Factors influencing the operation and membrane performance are investigated in an accompanying research project. Additional operational aspects of the applied membrane modules are investigated in detail using a bench-scale membrane contactor. First results of the full-scale application demonstrate a high nitrogen removal efficiency of >95%.