Usually treated wastewater is being fed into the rivers but what if you could
reuse it instead?
That is the focus of the research project MULTI-ReUse funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), over the course of the next three years. With the application of new procedures this so called ‘service water’ wouldn’t necessarily reach the quality of drinking water but it could be reused for a couple of other purposes, such as for the industrial sector, for agricultural purposes or groundwater recharge. It also could contribute to the saving of drinking water and the preservation of groundwater levels.
Nine project partners develop new technologies and methodologies for the reuse of treated wastewater, which are then being tested in a pilot plant in the North of Germany. Reliable procedures for the quality control of the water, an evaluation tool and concepts to market the results of the project also will be developed.
Learn more at the Project description.
Project News
MULTI-ReUse project is finished
At the center of the MULTI-ReUse project was a pilot plant in Lower Saxony at the municipal wastewater treatment plant in Nordenham. In this coastal region with a lack of water,
Imagefilm (in German) explains the research project MULTI-ReUse
What exactly is MULTI-ReUse researching? And why? The imagefilm (in German) summarizes the research project and outcomes in an easily understandable manner.
This post is also available in: German
When does water reuse make economic, ecological and technical sense?
The BMBF project “MULTI-ReUse” is developing a tool for the sustainability assessment of water reuse technologies.
MULTI-ReUse wins sustainability award northwest 2020
Usually treated wastewater is being fed into the rivers but what if you could reuse it instead? The research project Multi-ReUse, funded by the Federal Ministry