the opportunity for carbon neutral, low impact, and low waste rural water treatment
WRc assessed technologies' suitability in treating rural water supplies.
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tools to inform the selection of, and protocols for, active and emerging technologies
treatment effectiveness selection based on household demand and removal capacity of impurities
In a rural area of the UK there are approximately 20,000 private water supplies providing services to about 3% of the population. These water supplies vary in size and quality and include surface water, private impoundment reservoirs, and groundwater such as wells, boreholes and springs. Some have adequate treatment and are well managed, but others present greater treatment challenges as a result of the quality of the water. There faces a big challenge in addressing the need to sustainably supply water and treat wastewater in rural communities.
The water company commissioned by WRc for this project acknowledged the scale of this challenge, and required solutions which are a complete paradigm shift from current approaches in order to meet the long term aspiration for carbon neutral, minimal/ zero environmental impact and minimal/ zero waste solutions.
WRc collated a list of 140 technologies which were suitable for the client in terms of the treatment capacity. The list was further evaluated and shortlisted for a single household, up to four households and up to fifty households (small community). Using the defined assessment criteria, a selection tool was developed to provide a list of collected technologies and their effectiveness in removing various impurities in the water. In addition, it allows the client to filter the list based on the removal capacity of certain impurities. This in turn provides the flexibility to compare the pros and cons of each technology and package suitable technologies together.
During this project three main deliverables were produced:
By utilising WRc’s unique scientific and process expertise in assessing innovative technology applications and their capability, the client was able to optioneer the best technologies for different water treatment challenges and in a variety of situations.
the opportunity for carbon neutral, low impact, low waste rural water treatment
tools to inform the selection of, and protocols for, active and emerging technologies
treatment effectiveness selection based on household demand and removal capacity of impurities