Cost of Treating Water

If you think about the cost to treat one gallon of wastewater, actually, 90% of that cost isn't the treatment process, it's in the ground, in the pipes. 

Organica flips that idea upside down - as Organica's wastewater treatment facilities are beautiful botanical gardens, they can be put directly in the city, hence reducing the cost of treating water. 

Source: Organica Water

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2. The Howard-Higgins system of Waste Management and DRY Sanitation is specifically designed for rural applications which can avoid spending all that money on connecting to or constructing a mains sewerage system. It does not involve ponds or underground run off pipes. It is unique in its environmental properties and it's benefits to health as the stabilised fertiliser produced (HH-4) in 90 days is now sold on our web site ggi.org.uk under packages. It is second to none in its fertilising and disease prevention properties in all crop types on all soil types. This is, as of 11th May, 2018, now being tested by relevant Universities in the UK with a view for world-wide benefit. Please see our web site  ggi.org.uk  Please address requests directly to us on this web site rather than on the Water Network. You can order HH-4 on line to trial for yourself and alternative practitioners and then you can purchase the system as a flat pack to set up in any rural or peri-urban situation.

3. Very nice use of the permaculture concept.  I really do like the idea. But I can not see any practical use for this. Just for fun to see if you can create gardens is spiritually uplifting. A few questions to bring the point home.  The average size WWTP tank is 300,000 gallons. /day. large cities have hundreds of these tanks.  What kind of garden would cover this amount?  Also not clear on No smell!.  To make this feasible and economical try decentralizing the units. Residential is best.  Biodigester for the waste. connect a bio generator in the system. clean potable water returned to home use tank, biosolids  used for your home grown victory garden. Long term storage (drought preparedness) in 10,000 gl. cistern. Elec to help run your house. Long term food storage. No grid to worry about being cut off.  You can still have botanical gardens. Just not before food, water, energy, home security.

4. Cost of treating the sewage water is cheaper compared to treating seawater. The treated water and the sediments/solid wastes are reusable. 

   The project is a model for environmental protection and ecological balance.

   Best wishes.  

5. Hi. Researchers. The cost of making of the plant is to becrecovered say in 4 to 5yrs time. Evry yr afford 15to20% on o&m ... will reduce in 5yrs time.. then only running costs of wwt plant.. all re use water is at cost.. even in drought / dry months one gets water.. it has more indirect benefits than direct +ves.. so enjoy re cycling and use once used water .. w wshs .. Prof Ajit Seshadri. Vels University. Chennai. INDIA ..