The Nutzwasser project was funded as part of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) programme called ‘Water technologies: Reuse’ wherein it was developed to application maturity. The objective was to develop new, highly flexible and demand-oriented management strategies for water reuse for urban and agricultural irrigation in a practical manner. The focus was on defining water quality requirements for different irrigation practices, developing modern digital approaches for the automated recording, determining irrigation requirements considering real time local and regional data, and implementing innovative multi-barrier treatment processes for efficient reduction of microbiological and chemical contaminants. As part of follow-up funding from the Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection, a ‘Nutzwasser’ transport and storage system is now being implemented in urban areas for various urban applications for the first time in Germany. Prof. Drewes played a leading role in initiating and coordinating both projects.
Source: Ho, J., Ahmadi, J., Schweikart, C., Huebner, U., Schwaller, C., Tiehm, A., Drewes, J.E. (2024). Assuring reclaimed water quality using a multi-barrier treatment train according to the new EU non-potable water reuse regulation. Water Research 122429.
Services: Strategic consulting, feasibility study, application support, risk assessment & risk management, communication
- Location:
- Schweinfurt, Germany
- Duration:
- 2018-2027
- Client:
- BMBF, Bavarian State Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection
