Welcome articles on Present Cost Challenge & Future Purview Of Wastewater Recycling – March 2018 issue Dear Industry Colleagues, Greetings from Water Today! I am working on the March 2018 issue and would like to invite you to contribute technical articles, case studies, research papers on “Present Cost Challenge & Future Purview Of Wastewater Recycling” and facilitate a comprehensive perspective on the same. Please find below the theme note and do let us know if you could send us your article. Theme Note: PRESENT COST CHALLENGE & FUTURE PURVIEW OF WASTEWATER RECYCLING – March 2018 Water stress has become a perennial concern in most Indian cities. With a growing urban population, India is expected to add ~404 mn new urban dwellers by 2050. This rapid urban growth will be linked with higher industrial output and greater water demand. To mitigate the severity of this impending crisis, there is a need for innovative alternatives to fresh water. Reuse of treated wastewater or reclaimed water is one such alternative. Though wastewater reuse is endorsed in many policies and programmes, there is a lack of clear guidelines and frameworks to support the implementation of such projects. As a result, the reuse of reclaimed water for non-potable purposes continues to face challenges. More detailed policies and stronger enforcement is needed for wastewater reuse projects to be viable. Water reuse offers tremendous potential in augmenting already strained water resource portfolios, yet biosolids utilization/disposal remains challenging particularly for dense urban settings. In both water reuse and biosolids applications to land, the primary challenge remains public perception. While advanced technologies can help to lower energy footprint and to increase reliability, the obstacle of perception can be far more daunting. Emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals and antibiotic resistant bacteria are particularly difficult to explain to the public. Advanced technologies such as on-line sensors, membranes, and advanced oxidation can help ease perception; however, a better understanding of how engineered reused water compares to existing source waters can be quite persuasive. Today, wastewater is usually transported through collection sewers to a centralized WWTP at the lowest elevation of the collection system near to the point of disposal site to the environment. Because centralized WWTPs are generally arranged to route wastewater to these remote locations for treatment, water reuse in urban areas is often inhibited by the lack of dual distribution systems. The infrastructure costs for storing and transporting reclaimed water to the points of use are often prohibitive, which is making reuse less economically viable. Thus there is an urgent need for developing wastewater reuse as a sector, identifying the interventions that could help in the development of this sector and also identifying suitable structures that can help in mainstreaming the implementation of wastewater reuse projects in the country. Our March issue will be focusing on highlighting these challenges. We would like to invite you to share your experiences in the form of articles, technical papers and case studies with our readers. Please inform us of your intent to contribute at the earliest, so that we can evaluate the articles for the publication. Topic: Present Cost Challenge & Future Purview Of Wastewater Recycling Length: 2000-4000 words Inclusions: Related graphs, tables and images (high-resolution) along with captions + short bio of the author/s (including author’s present designation, educational qualification/s and years of experience in the field) Article Deadline: March 5, 2018 You can also send in details about new product launches and press releases for inclusion in the magazine to editor@watertoday.org. Best regards Water Today - Editorial Team
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