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Sustainable
Sanitation Systems – Practical Applications
NASPA
contributes to the application of sustainable sanitation systems.
Within the project SERI will do an acceptance analysis for one of the
five case studies for alternative concepts of sanitation systems.
Conventional
sanitation systems are not always the ecological and economical best
option, especially for remote rural settlements. The necessity to
support sustainable sanitation systems was more and more recognised
during the last years, but due to a lack of operating experience only
rarely applied. By means of five objects (2 rural settlements, a
housing estate, an office building and a private home), new options
for sustainable sanitation systems are analysed and recommendations
are developed.
The
objectives of the project are:
- Analysis
of the current water management and demonstration of the potential
of water saving technologies.
- Optimization
of greywater- and blackwater reed-bed treatment plants (constructed
wetlands).
- Development
of optimized guidelines and operation concepts for service water and
reed-bed sludge treatment plants.
- Awareness
creation and distribution of sustainable sanitation systems through
participatory planning.
As
alternative sanitary systems are often controversially discussed in
public and politics, SERI will accompany one of the case studies with
an acceptance analysis in order to learn more about the main pros and
cons and to start a positive discussion in the case study area.
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