The Prairie Waters project is about water reuse to support drinking water resources for the city of Aurora, Colorado. Water is reused from a watercourse (South Platte River) heavily influenced by wastewater using a multi-barrier treatment train. This consists of a combination of nature-based processes (bank filtration, sequential groundwater recharge) with advanced water treatment (UV-AOP, BAC, GAC). The treated water covers 30% of the drinking water requirements of the city of Aurora. Prof. Drewes played a leading role in the design and realisation of the nature-based treatment and in the water quality assessment of the overall system during commissioning and regular operation.
Services: Realisation, commissioning and operational optimisation
Website: https://www.auroragov.org/residents/water/water_system/water_sources/prairie_waters
- Location:
- Colorado, USA
- Duration:
- Ongoing
- Client:
- City of Arvada
