(79a) Water Reuse in Circular Economy: From Not Potable to Potable - Municipal and Industrial

Currently we facing significant increase in water reuse needs due to the several reasons such as, but not limited to climate changes, increase of natural disasters and uncertainty in water supply, lack of water sources, and increase cost of water, tight discharge criteria, regulatory pressure, and corporate mandates. Each project development needs right approach and right strategy.

This presentation will show evolution from not potable to potable water reuse, both Indirect Potable Reuse (IPR) and Direct Potable Reuse (DPR), best practices in water reuse as well as the leading utilities and industries in water reuse. The approach to implement economical water reuse will be presented, how to select the treatment process and several successful water reuse case studies based on the presented approach will be shared.