Natural Water Systems and Treatment Technologies to cope with Water Shortages in Urbanised Areas in India (NaWaTech)
Abstract
The here proposed NaWaTech Europe proposal is closely interconnected with the partner project NaWaTech India. In order to reach the maximal impact the two projects have formed one common work plan for both projects, targeting the same objectives, will present their results at the same web-site and formed a joint management team. Providing adequate water supply and sanitation, particularly in urban areas, is a challenging task for governments throughout the world. This task is made even more difficult due to predicted dramatic global changes. In order to cope with water shortages in urban areas, there is a need for a paradigm shift from conventional end-of-pipe water management to an integrated approach. This integrated approach should include several actions such as: (i) interventions over the entire urban water cycle; (ii) optimisation of water use by reusing wastewater and preventing pollution of freshwater source; (iii) prioritisation of small-scale natural and technical systems, which are flexible, cost-effective and require low operation and maintenance. Natural water systems, such as manmade wetlands and sub-soil filtration and storage via soil aquifer treatment and bank filtration, are such systems. NaWaTech stands for natural water systems and treatment technologies to cope with water shortages in urbanised areas in India. The concept is based on optimised use of different urban water flows by treating each of these flows via a modular natural system taking into account the different nature and degree of pollution of the different water sources. Thus, it will cost-effectively improve the water quality of urban surface water and restore depleting groundwater sources. Due to the multi-barrier approach, these systems will also be able to treat heavily polluted water (i.e. wastewater) in order to reuse them and to supplement traditional sources to cope with water shortages today and in the future.
keywords natural water treatment constructed treatment wetland bank filtration numerical simulation
Publikationen
Compendium of Natural Water Systems and Treatment Technologies to cope with Water Shortages in Urbanised Areas in India
Autoren: Barreto Dillon, L., Doyle, L., Langergraber, G., Satish, S., Pophali, G. (Eds.) Jahr: 2013
Editorial
Safety planning approach for ensuring long-term operation of resources-oriented systems
Autoren: Nicolics, S., Masi, F., Pophali, G.R., Patwardhan, N., Satish, S., Labhasetwar, P.K., Doyle, L., Langergraber, G. Jahr: 2014
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
NaWaTech Deliverable D7.6: 2nd year scientific development report
Autoren: Langergraber, G. Jahr: 2014
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
NaWaTech Deliverable D7.3: 1st year scientific development report
Autoren: Langergraber, G. Jahr: 2013
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
NaWaTech Deliverable D2.1: Study Copping with water shortages in urbanized areas of developing countries: the case of India
Autoren: Langergraber, G., Nicolics, S. (Eds.) Jahr: 2013
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
NaWaTech Deliverable D2.2: Financial, social and environmental prerequisites for the successful development of NaWaTech system
Autoren: Langergraber, G., Nicolics, S. (Eds.) Jahr: 2013
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Application of the NaWaTech safety and O&M planning approach at the Ordnance Factory Ambajhari, Nagpur, India
Autoren: Nicolics, S., Hewitt, D., Pophali, G.R., Masi, F., Nagarnaik, P., Panse, D., Labhasetwar, P.K., Doyle, L., Langergraber, G. Jahr: 2015
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Application of the NaWaTech safety and O&M planning approach re-use oriented wastewater treatment lines at the Ordnance Factory Ambajhari, Nagpur, India
Autoren: Nicolics, S., Hewitt, D., Pophali, G.R., Masi, F., Nagarnaik, P., Panse, D., Labhasetwar, P.K., Meinhold, K., Langergraber, G. Jahr: 2016
Chapter in collected volumes
Project staff
Günter Langergraber
Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Günter Langergraber
guenter.langergraber@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81001, 81111
BOKU Project Leader
01.07.2012 - 31.12.2015
Sandra Nicolics
Dipl.-Ing. Sandra Nicolics
sandra.nicolics@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81119
Project Staff
01.07.2012 - 31.12.2015
Reinhard Perfler
Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Reinhard Perfler
reinhard.perfler@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.07.2012 - 31.12.2015
Alexander Pressl
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Alexander Pressl
alexander.pressl@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81123
Project Staff
01.07.2012 - 31.12.2015