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
EU proposal about minimum requirements for water reuse
The EU has released a proposal about the reuse of local and treated waste water to ensure minimum requirements and their surveillance on an EU level.
Market potential of water reuse
This report that deals with the requirements and criteria in different sectors and possible target markets for the MULTI-ReUse procedures is now available for download.
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Interactive knowledge transfer in MULTI-ReUse
/in News /by Lisa ZimmermannHow can you transfer knowledge from a research project to different target groups in an easy way? In MULTI-ReUse, the team relies on the touchtable!
MULTI-ReUse at IFAT 2018
/in News /by Lisa ZimmermannThe MULTI-ReUse project was introduced at the Leading Trade Fair for Environmental Technologies IFAT 2018 in May in Munich, Germany. It was located at the booth of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) together with other funded projects.