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DOI 10.3390/w16050694
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Document HORIZON 2020 Publication
Title (Primary) Preliminary planning and optimization approach for wastewater infrastructure for regions with low data availability
Author Khurelbaatar, G.; Ramos Rodriguez, S.P.; Aubron, T.; Rahman, K.Z.; Khalil, N.; van Afferden, M.; Breulmann, M.; Friesen, J. ORCID logo ; Müller, R.A.
Source Titel Water
Year 2024
Department SUBT
Volume 16
Issue 5
Page From art. 694
Language englisch
Topic T7 Bioeconomy
Keywords data scarcity; decision support; preliminary planning; rural region; wastewater infra- 32 structure; optimization
Horizon 2020
Project Name Potential and Validation of Sustainable Natural & Advance Technologies for Water & Wastewater Treatment, Monitoring and Safe Water Reuse in India
Acronym PAVITR
Grant Number
Publication Date 27.02.2024
European Union (EU); Euratom
Euratom research and training programme 2014-2018
Abstract For decades, there has been ongoing discussion about whether centralized or decentralized wastewater management systems are better. Decision-makers need to define the best option but do not always have the necessary tools to develop, compare, and identify the most appropriate solution. To address this, studies have been conducted on a settlement level. In this study, the main focus was to develop and optimize wastewater management scenarios for a region containing rural areas, where data scarcity was an issue, by extracting scenario-relevant information from the region using a satellite image and its calibration using locally available data. We selected a study region in India containing 184 villages with a total population of around 210,000 and covering an area of around 400 km2. The study considered three different scenarios for the study area: centralized, decentralized, and an optimized scenario, which consists of a hybrid system involving partly decentralized and partly semi-centralized (clustered) infrastructure. The study developed a systematic approach for defining an optimized cluster of villages by considering the cost trade-off between the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) capacity and sewer network layout. The results showed that the clustered and decentralized scenarios were nearly equal in terms of cost (around EUR 118 million), while the centralized scenario showed a relatively high cost of EUR 168 million. Potential applications and further development of the method were also considered. The proposed methodology may aid global wastewater management by estimating and optimizing infrastructure costs needed to fulfill Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG#6) in rural regions.
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Khurelbaatar, G., Ramos Rodriguez, S.P., Aubron, T., Rahman, K.Z., Khalil, N., van Afferden, M., Breulmann, M., Friesen, J., Müller, R.A. (2024):
Preliminary planning and optimization approach for wastewater infrastructure for regions with low data availability
Water 16 (5), art. 694 10.3390/w16050694