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Resource Recovery & CHALLENGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOOLS APPLICATION REFERENCES ACTIVITIES

The Watershare CoP on Resource Recovery & Upcycling invites experts to exchange know-how, with a strong focus on implementation in practice: ‘make the happen’.

MANAGING OUR RESOURCES Kees Roest – KWR Watercycle Research Institute Bodo Weigert - Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin gGmbH

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Building a circular economy by managing our resources There are already several examples from drinking water production residuals (e.g. iron sludge and calcite) and resource recovery from WATER (e.g. , ENERGY cellulose, but also water). COMPONENTS

By mutually sharing and learning from Resource efficiency → : Circular economy the experiences of different areas as well as from colleagues from other Reduce Recover regions, performance improvement and creative application of innovative solutions will be possible.

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CoP Members

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Expert tools for managing our resources The Watershare members develop models and methods on the basis of scientific knowledge and successful practical applications. The resulting user-friendly tools are incorporated into the online Watershare Tool Suite. In this way the knowledge is secured and can be applied by other Watershare members to a wide range of situations.

Residual Best Practices P- Best Practices Cycle recovery Water Reuse

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Residual Cycle Residual Cycle is a decision-making support tool that encompasses all relevant aspects of the reuse of residuals, primarily those from drinking water treatment processes.

THIS INCLUDES • Available residuals (volume, quality, and their fluctuations over time). • Potential applications of the residuals (volume, quality, and their fluctuations over time). • Matching of supply and demand of residuals in the region. • Logistics and costs. • Legal aspects and permits.

RESIDUAL BENEFITS

• Support for logistics and planning for the reuse of residuals. Residual • For your clients: minimization of residuals-related costs. Cycle • For your clients: compliance with and commitment to Cradle-to-Cradle

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Application References

Screencap Learning from Best Practices on Phosphorus recovery Demoware Water Resource Recovery from Water from wastewater reuse in Europe Screencap is an EU funded project demonstrating at full scale a Driven by environmental, Overview of novel and current DEMOWARE demonstrated the promising finescreen technology economic, and ecological benefits, technical solutions for phosphorus feasibility and cost effectiveness of to recover suspended solids resource recovery from has recovery and . innovative water treatment including cellulose from waste started to draw attention Projects Nureg4org, Newfert, technologies and reuse scheme water on the basis of particle size worldwide. Smart-Plant operations

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Application References

Sustainability Airport Cities

Schiphol Airport spread granules on its grassland that were recovered from wastewater from the toilets from airplanes.

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Screencap

WHAT’S DONE? WHAT’S NEXT? Finescreens have potentially significant advantages SVI remains 70 -90 ml/l in comparison with existing solid separation technologies based on density differences. No negative impact on removal of P&N or on dewatering of sludge Screencap adapts, installs and operates at full scale Screencap the finescreen technology at one of the two identical Approximately 15% decrease in m3 aeration (= energy) treatment trains of a waste water treatment plant Screencap is an EU funded project in the Netherlands. Comparison with the other Approximately 10% lower sludge production demonstrating at full scale a treatment train enables to establish the performance promising finescreen technology of the finescreen technology. A dedicated impact Increased WWTP capacity (person equivalents) to recover suspended solids assessment is part of the project. approximately 10% including cellulose from waste water on the basis of particle size www.screencap.eu

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Best Practices Resource Recovery from Water

WHAT’S DONE? WHAT’S NEXT? A range of new initiatives are underway to promote and This web-based tool shows best practices accelerate the development and uptake of resource recovery on resource recovery from water. science and technologies. Innovation on resource recovery in the The goal is to share and exchange water cycle has been developing fast, but examples of large scale knowledge and experience, with the and marketable applications from current scientific innovations ultimate goal to learn from best practices Winner 2017: are scarce. The key issue here is how to move from research to and make new innovations on resource POSCO, K-eco and Anyang City practice, while also taking into account: recovery possible. for treatment plant Anyang Saemul Park • the market potential for the resource recovered, A best practice, in this case, is a proven • appropriate public policy, regulation and institutional technology on resource recovery, applied arrangements to support and accelerate resource recovery and at full scale, from supply to demand, • stakeholders’ needs well integrated with technologies, markets, which can serve as an excellent example policy, new initiatives, current research and practice. for another country, area, company, etc.

www.watershare.eu/projects/best-resources-from-water/

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Phosphorus recovery from waste water

WHAT’S DONE? • Many (local) project initiatives • Several positive business cases • Integral value chain assessment • Partners: water utilities, tech providers, fertilizer companies, chemical industry, (organic) farmers …

WHAT’S NEXT • Uncertainty about European legislation and financial risks • Need for consistent policy development & support • Real market for P-recyclates

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Water Reuse in Europe IND 60% ECO CHALLENGES 40% IND STATUS 18% 6hm3 Optimization of treatment AGR technologies required agricultural irrigation

Challenge in health IND 3 risk assessment 17hm industrial uses IPR ECO REC 12% 70% Inconsistent evaluation REC 12% of costs and benefits recreational uses (golf courses) IND 12% Lack of unifying ECO URB identity ecological uses 5% 8hm3 Need for effective URB ECO REC 4% 3 AGR monitoring technologies 3 43hm urban applications 12% 234hm 95% Low levels of IND AGR IRP 3% public confidence indirect potable reuse 88% AGR Poorly developed URB GWR 8hm3 88% business models 6% 20% 13hm3

AGR AGR 75% 80%

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Public acceptance in general positive, but ... degree of human contact →

HIGH

LOW ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURAL AGRICULTURAL NON-POTABLE NON-POTABLE INDIRECT POTABLE DIRECT POTABLE FRESHWATER BARRIER, RESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC AREA RESIDENTIAL RIVERS, WETLANDS IRRIGATION IRRIGATION

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Water reuse

WHAT’S DONE? WHAT’S NEXT? Innovations: • Establish realistic water quality • Improved performance and cost efficient filtration technologies standards and monitoring (UF, RO) requirements based on the • -Aquifer Treatment (SAT) for improving groundwater application of the reuse scheme availability for potable reuse (Port de la Selva, Shafdan site) • Partial disinfection strategies (UV versus performic acids) • Establish clear institutional roles Demoware Water • New water reuse schemes in agricultural sector and responsibilities reuse in Europe • Approaches for nutrient recovery and recycling; feeding separately containing reclaimed wastewater and • Water quality to be judged according DEMOWARE demonstrated the wastewater sludge to its appropriateness for use and not feasibility and cost effectiveness of • Process monitoring and performance control: flow cytometry, its origin innovative water treatment qPCR, disinfection for biofilm control, online particle control for technologies and reuse scheme membrane integrity monitoring, chemical fingerprinting, • Consider a risk management approach: operations • Risk management and environmental benefit analysis Water Reuse Safety Plan; harmonizing • http://www.water-reuse.eu (Cranfield) European hygienic standards www.demoware.eu/en

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Activities within this Community of Practice

The aim is to accelerate the development of resource recovery and The Watershare CoP on upcycling from the water cycle. This can be done by bridging the gap Resource Recovery and between supply and demand and sharing actual knowledge, experiences, Upcycling invites experts bottlenecks and solutions. Connection between countries and mutual to exchange know-how, inspiration. We will discuss the sense and nonsense of specific resources with a strong focus on that make an impact in the circular economy. To accelerate the implementation in practice: development of resource recovery and upcycling you need sustainable value chains and markets for products from the water cycle. MAKE THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY HAPPEN

Several examples that already show what works and why resource recovery and upcycling is a success will be shortly discussed, but also the question what is additionally needed to make the circular economy a success. Sharing actual knowledge, experiences, bottlenecks and solutions, but above all to connect different initiatives. Opportunities for resource recovery in Europe vary from initiatives at other continents. Characteristics of some other global experiences will be shared.

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