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Reuse of reclaimed water for corn irrigation

4 June, 2050

Reuse of reclaimed water for corn irrigation

SmartFertiReuse

Waste water source

Municipal wastewater is used from the Aureilhan wastewater treatment plant.

Distribution System

The distribution system should supply the experimental fields that belong to 2 different farmers. However, many issues have araised with social acceptability and the position of the distribution network. The distribution systems were not installed yet by mid-2020.

Farming system

Arable land with corn, cultivated intensively.

Waste water treatment description

Nutrient removal : Activated sludge
Pesticide removal : none
Disinfection : UV and gravity driven membrane filtration
Suspended solids removal : Primary treatment : Grit removal, screening, de-oilling
Other :

Capacity

The potential capacity is around 3,700 m³/day.

Extent of the agricultural beneficiaries

10 ha of arable land is irrigated with the reclaimed water.

Costs

The total budget of the project is 5 million euros, the cost of the reclaimed water isn’t known yet.

Type of agreement

Seen the explorational status of the project, a consortium agreement was made between the project partners.

Scientific results

The project website provides an overview of the analyses of water and soil samples: link to database

Additional information

Rapport (French):
http://www.hautes-pyrenees.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/000318v2_smartfertireuse_aureilhan_novembre_18_avril_19.pdf

Installation has started in 2018 but is now stopped waiting for complementary fundings.

Venue

France + Google Map

Other

Type of initiative
Research initiative, Operational group
Waste water source
Municipal
Waste water treatment
Nutrient removal, Desinfection, Suspended solids removal
Farming system
Arable land
Application use
Irrigation of processed food crops
Irrigation method
Sprinkler irrigation
Implementation stage
Exploration
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