Cost of reclaimed municipal wastewater for applications in seasonally stressed semi-arid regions

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Research Article| September 01 2005 Cost of reclaimed municipal wastewater for applications in seasonally stressed semi-arid regions E. Gonzalez-Serrano; E. Gonzalez-Serrano 1Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Málaga, Campus de El Ejido, s/n,29013 Málaga, Spain Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar J. Rodriguez-Mirasol; J. Rodriguez-Mirasol 1Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Málaga, Campus de El Ejido, s/n,29013 Málaga, Spain E-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar T. Cordero; T. Cordero 1Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Málaga, Campus de El Ejido, s/n,29013 Málaga, Spain Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar A. D. Koussis; A. D. Koussis 2Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, I. Metaxa & Vassileos Pavlou,GR 152 36 Palaia PenteliAthens, Greece Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar J. J. Rodriguez J. J. Rodriguez 3Department of Chemical Engineering, University Autónoma of Madrid, Cantoblanco,28049, Madrid, Spain Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2005) 54 (6): 355–369. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2005.0034 Article history Received: June 16 2004 Accepted: July 05 2005 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Permissions Search Site Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThis Journal Search Advanced Search Citation E. Gonzalez-Serrano, J. Rodriguez-Mirasol, T. Cordero, A. D. Koussis, J. J. Rodriguez; Cost of reclaimed municipal wastewater for applications in seasonally stressed semi-arid regions. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 1 September 2005; 54 (6): 355–369. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2005.0034 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex The effectiveness and the cost of wastewater treatment options appropriate for different uses of reclaimed water in seasonally stressed regions are evaluated. Data are for applications in locales of the semi-arid regions of the Mediterranean rim and islands. These regions experience water demand stresses mainly from seasonally intense tourism and agriculture. With precipitation-derived resources fixed, recycled treated wastewater is a non-traditional, potentially cost-effective alternative water source that can be secured to meet certain demands. Different levels of wastewater treatment have been studied, Ti, satisfying effluent quality standards corresponding to four final effluent destinations: T1, for a sea outfall or surface waters (zero-alternative, for comparison); T2, for irrigation (USEPA guidelines); T3, for aquifer recharge by infiltration from spreading fields (guidelines of the California Department of Health Services) and T4, for aquifer recharge by direct injection (USA Drinking Water Standards). The result is a set of cost functions for investment I and for operation and maintenance O&M developed based on the technical design and the cost estimation of the unit processes and operations of the studied wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). cost function, reclaimed water, wastewater treatment This content is only available as a PDF. © IWA Publishing 2005 You do not currently have access to this content.