Water Technology (3rd edition)
Existing and New Links
Existing and New Links
13. Nature of Wastewater
Existing links:
Ofwat (the Water Services Regulation Authority)
An important task of Ofwat in England and Wales is setting charges for both water and sewage treatment. This site provides all the
technical background to how charges are calculated by the Water Companies and Water Services Companies under their jurisdiction.
Link
http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/pricereview/
Water UK
The industry association that represents UK statutory water supply and wastewater companies has an excellent section on its site on
pricing for water and wastewater services in the UK with links to a number of useful documents and reports. Link
http://www.water.org.uk/home/resources-and-links/waterfacts/waterprices
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO document dealing with wastewater characteristics and their importance in agriculture. Link
http://www.fao.org/docrep/t0551e/t0551e03.htm
US Environmental Protection Agency
Useful reference to wastewater characterization published by the US EPA. Link
http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/pubs/625180012/625180012chap4.pdf
European Water management Association
An EWA report on a survey of European wastewater characteristics. This provides a comparative analysis of treatability and variability.
Link
http://www.ewaonline.de/journal/2004_04.pdf
United Nations Environment Programme
Example of wastewater characteristics from the South Pacific Region. Link
http://www.unep.or.jp/ietc/publications/techpublications/techpub-15/3-8IlandPacific/8-1.asp
City of Springfield, Oregon
Interesting historical analysis of wastewater characteristics from two plants in Springfield, Oregon in the US. Link
http://www.ci.springfield.or.us/MWMCPartners/facplan/Facilities%20Plan%20Document%20Index%20Page/Final%20Facilities%20Plan%20and%20Tech%
20Memos/Chapter%204%20Wastewater%20Characteristics.pdf
Global Phosphate Forum
An industry association for manufacturers of phosphates for detergents and detergent manufacturers. The site gives access to much
detailed information about both laundry and dishwasher detergents and their phosphate contents. Link
http://www.phosphate-forum.org/index.php
Centre Européen d’Etudes sur les Polyphosphates
CEEP has been researching into the use of polyphosphates since 1971 and has worked extensively on the sustainable use of
phosphates as well as their recovery and reuse from sewage and animal wastes. Extensive site covering every aspect of
phosphorous including access to their newsletter SCOPE. link
http://www.ceep-phosphates.org/
Technische Universitat Darmstadt Phosphorus Recovery
Dedicated sites dealing with the recovery of phosphorus from wastewater. Link
http://www.phosphorus-recovery.tu-darmstadt.de/index.php
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Existing links:
Ofwat (the Water Services Regulation Authority)
An important task of Ofwat in England and Wales is setting charges for both water and sewage treatment. This site provides all the
technical background to how charges are calculated by the Water Companies and Water Services Companies under their jurisdiction.
Link
http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/pricereview/
Water UK
The industry association that represents UK statutory water supply and wastewater companies has an excellent section on its site on
pricing for water and wastewater services in the UK with links to a number of useful documents and reports. Link
http://www.water.org.uk/home/resources-and-links/waterfacts/waterprices
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO document dealing with wastewater characteristics and their importance in agriculture. Link
http://www.fao.org/docrep/t0551e/t0551e03.htm
US Environmental Protection Agency
Useful reference to wastewater characterization published by the US EPA. Link
http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/pubs/625180012/625180012chap4.pdf
European Water management Association
An EWA report on a survey of European wastewater characteristics. This provides a comparative analysis of treatability and variability.
Link
http://www.ewaonline.de/journal/2004_04.pdf
United Nations Environment Programme
Example of wastewater characteristics from the South Pacific Region. Link
http://www.unep.or.jp/ietc/publications/techpublications/techpub-15/3-8IlandPacific/8-1.asp
City of Springfield, Oregon
Interesting historical analysis of wastewater characteristics from two plants in Springfield, Oregon in the US. Link
http://www.ci.springfield.or.us/MWMCPartners/facplan/Facilities%20Plan%20Document%20Index%20Page/Final%20Facilities%20Plan%20and%20Tech%
20Memos/Chapter%204%20Wastewater%20Characteristics.pdf
Global Phosphate Forum
An industry association for manufacturers of phosphates for detergents and detergent manufacturers. The site gives access to much
detailed information about both laundry and dishwasher detergents and their phosphate contents. Link
http://www.phosphate-forum.org/index.php
Centre Européen d’Etudes sur les Polyphosphates
CEEP has been researching into the use of polyphosphates since 1971 and has worked extensively on the sustainable use of
phosphates as well as their recovery and reuse from sewage and animal wastes. Extensive site covering every aspect of
phosphorous including access to their newsletter SCOPE. link
http://www.ceep-phosphates.org/
Technische Universitat Darmstadt Phosphorus Recovery
Dedicated sites dealing with the recovery of phosphorus from wastewater. Link
http://www.phosphorus-recovery.tu-darmstadt.de/index.php
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