decentralized – TechConnect Briefs

Innovations in Energy Efficient Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems:

Behrends L.L., ReCiprocating Water Technologies LLC, US

This paper will provide a brief overview of differences between conventional centralized wastewater treatment systems and the more recent decentralized systems. Brief comparisons will be made regarding differences in scalability, economics, energy efficiency, and environmental [...]

Innovations in Energy Efficient Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems:

Behrends L.L., ReCiprocating Water Technologies LLC, US

This paper will provide a brief overview of differences between conventional centralized wastewater treatment systems and the more recent decentralized systems. Brief comparisons will be made regarding differences in scalability, economics, energy efficiency, and environmental [...]

Baltimore Charter on Sustainable Water Systems

Nelson V.I., Coalition for Alternative Wastewater Treatment, US

The Baltimore Charter on Sustainable Water Systems was drafted as a commitment to design new water systems that mimic and work with nature. These systems will both protect public health and safety and will restore [...]

Institutional Challenges and Opportunities: Decentralized and Integrated Water Resource Infrastructure

Nelson V.I., Coalition for Alternative Wastewater Treatment, US

The failure of mainstream water and wastewater utilities to adopt decentralized technologies can be attributed to institutional and market barriers. The framework of policies and markets need to be altered and expanded to include: integrated [...]