Reusing agro-industrial wastewater for vegetable production

Reusing agro-industrial wastewater for vegetable production DEMOWARE Waste water source Fiordelisi is an agro-food industry located in Apulia (Southern Italy). The company grows, processes, packages, and does the marketing of preserved, ready-to-eat vegetables. There are four steps of the process that generate waste water streams: washing, acidification, packaging and pasteurization. Salt is present mainly in...
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Reclaimed water for fruit tree irrigation

Reclaimed water for fruit tree irrigation Jumilla wastewater treatment plant Waste water source Households of Jumilla town and wineries in the area provide the wastewater to be reclaimed. ESAMUR is the public entity in charge of operation and maintenance for the wastewater treatment plant. Distribution System Pressurized pipes from the wastewater treatment plant bring the...
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Water reuse project of Hersonisos. Reclaiming municipal wastewater for the irrigation water of olive trees

Water reuse project of Hersonisos. Reclaiming municipal wastewater for the irrigation water of olive trees Life initiative (2009-2013) Waste water source The wastewater is of urban origin coming from the municipality of Hersonisos located in Northcentral Crete. The wastewater treatment plant receives wastewater from three settlements: ‘Hersonisos’, ‘Piskopiano’ and ‘Koutoulofari’. The wastewater treatment plant is...
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Reuse of water from the wastewater treatment plant in Thessaloniki

Reuse of water from the wastewater treatment plant in Thessaloniki Waste water source In Thessaloniki, the secondary effluent of the wastewater treatment plant (165,000 m³/day) is used for agricultural irrigation of the Halastra-Kalohori area. Approximately 2,500 ha of spring crops are irrigated with a mixture of fresh water and effluent in the Halastra-Kalohori area. In...
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Water reclaimed for irrigation from the Castellon wastewater treatment plant

Water reclaimed for irrigation from the Castellón wastewater treatment plant Waste water source The reclaimed water originates from the Castellón wastewater treatment plant. There are some problems with high salinity (3 g/l) and boron toxicity in the effluent. The water is therefore mixed with surface water for agricultural application. Distribution System The reclaimed water is...
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Olives trees sustainable irrigation model using reclaimed water

Olives trees sustainable irrigation model using reclaimed water REUTIVAR Waste water source The water comes from the wastewater treatedment of Montilla (Cordoba). Distribution System After treatment, the water is stored in the Tintin water pool. A pumping station extracts the water from this storage and distributes the water to the olive groves. The reclaimed water...
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Water reuse for agricultural irrigation in Alicante

Water reuse for agricultural irrigation in Alicante Rincón de León water reclamation plant Waste water source Municipal wastewater from the city of Alicante, with mean values of SS (17 mg/L), turbidity (4.8 NTU), COD (52 mg/L), BOD5 (13 mg/L). The The Rincón de León wastewater treatment plant and water reclamation plant belong to EPSAR (public...
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Water reclaimed for irrigation in Aguilas, Murcia

Water reclaimed for irrigation in Aguilas, Murcia Waste water source The municipal WWTP is operated by ESAMUR. From time to time, the Irrigation Community cannot use the reclaimed water due to problems on water quality. This is due to mass tourism and the rise in wastewater production that results in a lesser treatment quality. Distribution...
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Water reuse in Asprovalta, Municipality of Volvi, Thessaloniki

Water reuse in Asprovalta, Municipality of Volvi, Thessaloniki Waste water source The municipal wastewater treatment plant of Asprovalta receives and treats urban wastewater from Asprovalta city. Distribution System The treated effluent goes either directly to the river, or to the nearby land area by surface irrigation. Farming system Reclaimed water is used to irrigate natural...
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