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Rethinking Urban Water Management TAO LI Regional Director of IWA
IWA ASPIRE CONFERENCE, HONG KONG, 2 NOV. 2019
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4.5 B Without access to wastewater & sanitation
service
2.1 B Without access to safe drinking water
PRESENT
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2050: FUTURE
9 B Population
40 % energy demand increase
60 % food demand increase
50 % water shortage
Status quo is NOT an option. We need to find new efficiencies by doing more and using MUCH less
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• Climate Change
• Overexploitation on water due to the escalating demands from agriculture and energy
• Aging infrastructure has been the bottleneck of efficiency on delivering water & wastewater service
• Securing water supply might trigger the pressure on energy supply (e.g. Seawater desalination, long distance water delivery, etc.)
GLOBAL PRESSURES WILL MAKE WATER MANAGEMENT DIFFICULT
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www.arcadis.com/waterindex
INDEXES FOR WATER SUSTAINABLE CITIES
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http://www.iwa-network.org/projects/water-wise-cities/
IWA PRINCIPLES FOR WATER-WISE CITIES
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• Water Sensitive Urban Design - Australia • Low Impact Development – US • Sponge City - China
IWA new journal “Blue - Green Systems”
WATER SENSITIVE URBAN DESIGN
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• Secure water quantity and quality
• Decrease the impacts by extreme events
• Strenghten water safety
NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000261424
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UN Water Development Report 2018
• Green roof for rainwater harvesting
• Constructing wetlands to improve water quality
• Bioretention tank and permeable pavement
• Reconnect rivers and floodplains
NATURE-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE IS CORE IN URBAN WATER SYSTEM
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REGENERATIVE WATER SERVICES - 3RS CONCEPT
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REDUCE WATER CONSUMPTION We need to understand “Virtual water” (Water footprint)
www.thirsty4water.org
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Meat and milk production may double by 2050, What does it mean for water and pollution?
REDUCE WATER CONSUMPTION Per unit water consumption for food
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Reduce water leakage MUST be one of the priorities of water suppliers. 50% WL decrease will benefit 90 M people
REDUCE WATER LEAKAGE
Courtesy of Malcom Farley
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Source: US Department of Energy 2006
Water and energy are both key elements for urban sustainability
WATER AND ENERGY NEXUS
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• Power plant is the largest industrial consumer in China , around 8% total water usage • Saving energy is saving water
Water Energy Nexus in The PRC and Emerging Issues, ADB 2017
REDUCE WATER IN ENERGY SECTOR
Trends in power generation and associated water withdraw in China 2000-2014
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• Water sector has been one of the largest energy consumers
• 4-5% (US), 3% (UK), 10% (Israel), 20% (California)
• 35 % cost in water utilities is associated with energy
• Saving water is saving energy
REDUCE ENERGY IN WATER SECTOR
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17 Sabrina G. S., et. al., Nature Climate Change, 26 June 2011
0-1.06 KWh/m3 0.026-4.5 KWh/m3 13.6 KWh/m3 0.25-1.22 KWh/m3
Total water use cycle energy intensity: 0.53-5.3 KWh/m3
ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN WATER
Old approaches: add energy for trading water quality
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NEW PARADIGM: ENERGY NEUTRALITY WWTP
Energy Saving 10-20%
( fine bubble aeration, energy efficient motors and pumps)
Renewable Energy 5-10%
( wind, solar, thermal)
Energy from sewage flows 2-10%
( hydro-turbines, heat pumps)
Sludge 40-100%
( anaerobic digestion)
Valentina Lazarova, Water Energy Interaction of Water Reuse, 2012, IWA Publishing
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ENERGY NEUTRALITY WWTP CASE STUDY - STRASS IN AUSTRIA
• Side stream Anammox has been implemented since 2006, and achieved 108% energy recovery
• 200% energy recovery has been achieved with food waste co-digestion since 2016
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• 70% Wastewater in Jordan • 90% energy recovery • 10% agriculture water supply • 230,000 Kwh/d
ENERGY NEUTRALITY WWTP CASE STUDY - AS SAMRA IN JORDAN
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• Rainwater
• Used Water
• Brackish Water/ Sea Water
REDUCE FRESH WATER INTAKE - ALTERNATIVE WATER RESOURCES (AWR)
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AWR: SINGAPORE CASE
PUB
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WASTEWATER REUSE- NOT POTABLE
• The conventional WWTPs haven’t been designed without reusing purpose
• Used water has been widely reviewed as 2nd water resources in many cities
• Mainly reused for Irrigation, industry, toilet ect.
• More adaptable in newly developed area.
• Fit for Purpose reuse
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WASTEWATER REUSE- POTABLE
• Indirect potable water reuse
• Direct potable water reuse
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Jorg Drewes (2015), Recent Developments in Potable Reuse. Springer
HISTORY OF POTABLE REUSE
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De Facto Potable Reuse is Common
Jorg Drewes (2015), Recent Developments in Potable Reuse. Springer
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• 1st plant o use RO technology (1976) • 379,000 m3/d, the largest groundwater recharge project in the world
CALIFORNIA - GROUND WATER REPLENISH SYSTEM-GWRS
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RESOURCES RECOVERY - PHOSPHORUS RECOVERY IN CHICAGO
• Stickney WWTP has invested 31 M US$ to build the largest recovery facility in the world
• 10,000 Tons struvite is expected to be produced annually
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WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT - RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES
Energy: electric (microturbines)
Energy: Biogas, bioelec, biofuels, MFC
Energy: Heat, electric (microturbines) Nutrients: P & N
Nutrients: P & N
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CONCLUSIONS:
Changing our perspective creates opportunity to do things differently
Circular economy model will be widely adopted in water sector