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1. What is waste water recycling?

 ALL POSTS

2. What are the types of waste water?

 HOUSE CONSTRUCTION

3. What are the current techniques we are using to handle

the waste water?  COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION

4. What are the technologies used for waste water recycling?  COMPOUND WALL CONSTRUCTION

5. What is the cost of waste water recycling?  HOME RENOVATION

6. What are the advantages of waste water recycling?  ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNING

7. What are the disadvantages of waste water recycling?  STRUCTURAL DESIGNING

8. Waste water volume calculation  INTERIOR DESIGN

9. Can we reuse the recycled water?  MODULAR KITCHEN

10. What is the importance of waste water recycling? Is it  BUILDING PLAN APPROVAL

worth the cost and effort?  GREEN BUILDING

 SMART HOME
The following blog will be providing answers to the above mentioned questions in detail. You can
also directly skip to a particular question by clicking on it, however we recommend you to read the
entire blog to have in depth knowledge about the waste water recycling

1. What is waste water recycling? RECENT POSTS

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it’s sent out of the house as waste water. The process cleaning the waste water and making it fit for
direct or indirect usage is known as waste water recycling.

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3. What are the current techniques we are using to handle – Advantages,
the waste water? disadvantages and cost?

There are various techniques used to handle waste water across multiple locations. We are going to
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explain some of the popular methods used in Chennai, their advantages and disadvantages.
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RCC Septic Tank:

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It is used in places where there is no central drainage connection. This method involves collection of
all the waste water in a house or building i.e. grey and black water inside a concrete tank where the
sludge and waste water is allowed to settle down using gravity. The water accumulated will slowly
percolate into ground and only the sludge will remain

Advantages of RCC Septic Tank:

There is chamber to separate sludge from the water hence making it easier to clean

Disadvantages of RCC Septic Tank:

Has to be cleaned with trucks often.
Since the waste water & sludge is stored underground, after a few months or years the sludge
will get deposited on the ground pores and the percolation of water will become less. Due to
this, the waste water will become stagnant, once the tank becomes full it will start flowing
out.
Even though sludge and water are separated in separate chambers the bacteria and pathogens
from them will penetrate into the ground and contaminate the existing ground water.
Expensive when compared with the other existing methods which are mentioned below.

Septic Tank Rings:

It is also used in places where there is no central drainage connection. It’s very similar to RCC
septic tank except the water is collected inside a ring without a separation chamber

Advantages of septic Tank Rings:

The most cheapest method and takes less amount of time to install.

Disadvantages of septic Tank Rings:

Same disadvantages as RCC septic tank except the cost.
The surface area of this method is very less when compared with RCC septic tank, so the
chances of sludge getting deposited in the ground and decreasing the percolation capacity will
be much higher.
Not easy to clean since there is no separation chamber

Drainage system:
This is a central drainage system either provided by government or developed inside a community.
The entire wastewater would be collected and either dumped in rivers, seas or cleaned using
cleaning trucks.

Advantages of drainage system:

The house owner doesn’t have to maintain it or clean it unless there is a blockage

Disadvantages of drainage system:

It’s available only in prime locations of a city or inside a gated community.
If there is a blockage its not easy to find and rectify.

In all the current techniques of handling wastewater there is one common

problem "Zero water savings"

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4. What are the technologies used for waste water recycling?

Once again there are multiple technologies used for waste water recycling across the world. We are
going to explain some of the most commonly used water recycling technologies

Sewage treatment plant (STP):

STP’s are commonly used in large apartments where the number of residents are more than 100. It
involves the process of collecting all the waste water and separating the sludge from them using
filters and treating the water with chemical or electrical process. There are different kinds of STP’s
based on the purpose and budget.

Advantages of STP:
Recycles the water so that it can be reused.
It reduces the amount of waste generated by us and contributes to the environment

Disadvantages of STP:
It is very expensive
High maintenance cost
Requires a skilled person to maintain it
Requires chemicals and electricity to operate. High operational cost too.

Bio cleanser septic tank:

These kinds of septic tanks use bacteria to recycle the waste water. There are different varieties in
this type of recycling tank. Some of these tanks can recycle both grey water and black water, some
of them can only recycle black water as it needs organic material to feed the bacteria which helps in
recycling the waste water. The bacteria which is present inside the septic tank will eat the sludge and
remove some pathogens and bacterias from the waste water. Harmful chemicals and cleaning acids
should not be used as it will kill the live bacteria inside the tank. It has one large tank to collect the
waste water and treat it with live bacteria, the treated water is sent to various small tanks which will
percolate the treated water into the ground.

Advantages of bio cleanser septic tank:

Recycles the water without electricity or chemicals

It uses gravity for the flow of water and bacteria to recycle the waste water Hence very less
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It uses gravity for the flow of water and bacteria to recycle the waste water. Hence very less
operating and maintaining cost
No maintenance person required
Cost effective when compared with STP’s or conventional septic tanks

Disadvantages of bio cleanser septic tank:

The treated water cannot be reused directly
Recycled water is not fit for skin touch i.e it cannot be touched directly as it might create
some allergies
Since it has more number of smaller tanks it requires more space and cannot be used in
smaller plots inside city limits
It cannot be place under car parking without a reinforced concrete flooring as the load of car
might break the recycling tanks

Biofilm septic tank:

This type of septic tank uses aerated filters and aqua septic bio film inside it to recycle the waste
water. It relies on microbes to use oxygen and grow inside plastic intermediaries present inside, the
microbes form like a mucus inside by feeding off the waste inside the tank and cleans the impurities.
These type of tanks can recycle both black and grey water. Harmful chemicals and cleaning acids
should not be used as it might damage the filter inside.

Advantages of biofilm septic tank:

It has all the advantages similar to bio cleanser septic tank, it occupies much lesser space all
other waste water recycling systems.
It can be used in small plots inside city limits

Disadvantages of biofilm septic tank:

The treated water cannot be reused directly
Recycled water is not fit for skin touch i.e it cannot be touched directly as it might create
some allergies
It cannot be place under car parking without a reinforced concrete flooring as the load of car
might break the recycling tank

5. What is the cost of waste water recycling?

Based on the method of waste water recycling and its capacity the cost may vary. But in residential
segment for a family of 4 an average of 10,000 litres capacity – conventional septic tank would cost
approximately Rs.1,60,000 – Rs.1,80,000.

Wastewater recycling tanks like biocleanser or biofilm septic tanks would typically cost around
Rs.1,25,000 to 1,65,000 depending on the capacity and installation type. This cost includes the cost
of water recycling tank and installing it under car parking along with RCC slab. If it’s installed in a
open plot where there is no car parking or any other floor area on top of it, the cost will be lesser
since it does not require RCC slab.

Sewage treatment plant (STP) can range between Rs.5 lakhs – 12 lakhs for apartments with less than
200 people.

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6. What are the advantages of waste water recycling?

Reduces the wastage of water

Prevents the depletion of underground water table and saves water.
Grey water can be directly used for gardening purposes like how its shown in the image
above. It helps in gardening

Some real life scenarios which can be avoided by waste water recycling

We drill a borewell upto 100 feet now, after 5 years time the borewell runs out of water and
we will have to have dig another deeper well. This happens because we take the water out of
borewell but do not give back. Rain water is also not properly harvested which all contributes
in depletion of underground table
Cost of water purchased in trucks can go upto 3 times in summer season, most of the time we
don’t get water trucks too. There is huge demand for it during summer season. We need not
depend on water trucks if only we had recycled the waste water from our house
The need for water or the cost of it is not going to get reduced but will increase multiple folds
in the future. If we don’t recycle the water we will have to pay a fortune for water in the
future

" Our parents generation would have never thought buying drinking water in
cans will be the only option for us. Likewise we don't see the fact that our
children and grandchildren will be having no water to use"

7. What are the disadvantages of waste water recycling?

For people who already have a central drainage system this might be an additional cost
It has to be carefully handled, throwing solid objects or harsh chemicals, acids might damage
the recycling tank
Since its buried underground the chances of repairing it is very less and will be costly.
If not properly installed the chances of it getting damaged is high. It’s better to choose skilled
people who does best quality work

8. Waste water volume calculation

This table indicates an average value of water usage for family with 4 people in India. The values in
this table are arrived based on the data collected by talking with some of our customers and our own
household usage

Wastewater type Wastewater source L/Family/Day

Blackwater Toilet Flush 280

Greywater Shower & other bathroom use 400

Washbasin 60

Kitchen 200

Total 940 litres/day

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On an average day a family of 4 uses close to 1000 litres of water per day for domestic purpose. You
can also calculate your usage based on your overhead tank capacity and how long does it last if
filled one time.

9. Can we reuse the recycled water?

The most cost efficient and easiest way to reuse the recycled water is to use grey water for
gardening purposes and to recharge the ground water.

There is a common expectation that if we can reuse the recycled water in flush tanks to be used in
toilets. To do that we will have to install additional underground tank and also an additional
overhead tank and a pump so that the recycled water can be pumped into the overhead tank and
supplied to flush tanks. So just to reused the recycled water we will have to buy 2 additional tanks
and a water pump which altogether might cost close to Rs.30,000 including installation.

The recycled water will not be transparent in color or free from smell, so the flush tanks, overhead
tank and plumbing lines will require frequent cleaning and maintenance. The motor pumping that
will also require frequent maintenance. Our toilets may also smell bad and stains may be formed on
it because of the water.

10. What is the importance of waste water recycling? Is it

worth the cost and effort?

The most important reason to recycle the waste water is to save our own money and future.

An average family spends upto Rs.5000 per month in buying drinking water cans. Our parents
would have never imagined that their children will be spending that much money for buying
drinking water. Their monthly salary itself might have been only Rs.5000 at that time. Likewise our
children may spend Rs.1 lakh per month for buying water for domestic usage.

How many of us have suffered without water in borewells during summer?

A 9000 litre truck load of water costs around Rs.5000 in summer compared to Rs.2000 in other
seasons supplied by private companies. Source: News 18

Based on that cost we will be spending Rs.15000/month if our borewell ran out of water and we are
completely dependent on water trucks and they might not be available too at all times. The water
cost keeps rising every year.

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water and India falls in the high risk category

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future - not oil or gold"

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