Analyzing the Feasibility of Decentralized Wastewater Systems for Energy-efficiency and Capital Investment

Analyzing the Feasibility of Decentralized Wastewater Systems for Energy-efficiency and Capital InvestmentCentralized wastewater treatment, widely practiced in developed areas, involves transporting wastewater from large urban areas to a large capacity plant using a single network of sewers, whereas, decentralization is the concept of wastewater collection, treatment and reuse at or near its point of generation. Smaller decentralized plants can achieve extensive reclamation and wastewater management...Author(s)Kartiki S. NaikMichael K. StenstromSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Oct, 2013ISSN1938-6478DOI10.2175/193864713813674306Volume / Issue2013 / 15Content sourceWEFTECCopyright2013Word count158