FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Index
| What is recycled water? | Go to Top | |
| Recycled water is the water generated from the treatment of waste and can be suitable for controlled reuse. Recycled water is a high-quality, tertiary-treated water, which is safe for its use in irrigation, toilet flushing, cooling tower make up etc. | ||
| What are the profits of using recycled water? | ||
| Recycled water reduces the demand on fresh water and protects the environment by reducing the discharge of treated effluent. | ||
| How recycled water is produced? | Go to Top | |
| There are four treatment steps that wastewater goes through before it is considered as recycled water: primary treatment, biological treatment (secondary), filtration and disinfection (tertiary). Reverse osmosis process is used for the reduction of dissolved solids concentration in the water. | ||
| Whether recycled water can be used for household applications? | ||
| Yes, recycled water can be used in households for non-drinking purposes such as toilet flushing and garden watering etc. | ||
| What are the applications of recycled water? | Go to Top | |
| Recycled water can be reused for gardening, toilet flushing, cooling tower makeup, floor washing. | ||
| Is Recycled Water Safe? | ||
| Yes, recycled water is safe. | ||
| Is there any difference between recycled and reclaimed water? | Go to Top | |
| No. | ||
| Can municipal wastewater be recycled? If yes which applications can the recycled water are used for? | ||
| Yes municipal wastewater can be recycled. It can be reused for gardening, toilet flushing, floor washing etc. | ||
| What is the full form of ZLD and what does it mean? | Go to Top | |
| ZLD stands for Zero Liquid Discharge. Recovering maximum amount of waste water for recycling and discharging only bagable solids out of the system. | ||
| What should be the TDS in cooling tower makeup water? | ||
| <150 - 250ppm. | ||
| Which system is used to treat water for cooling tower makeup applications? | Go to Top | |
| Reverse Osmosis | ||
| Which constituents in water does activated carbon remove? | ||
| Chlorine, organics and color. | ||
| Which impurities do ultra filtration membranes help in removing? | Go to Top | |
| Turbidity, TSS and Colloidal Silica. | ||
| What is the full form of SDI? | ||
| Silt density index | ||
| Where does recycled water come from? | Go to Top | |
| Recycled water in comes from our sewage treatment plants and effluent treatment plants. Rain water harvesting can be another option. | ||
| Does recycled/reclaimed water need to be kept separate from other water? | ||
| Nonpotable recycled water shall be distributed through a separate pipeline to the users. It shall be completely separated from the drinking water pipeline. | ||