The application of Waterharmonica concept in the Metropolitan Region of Sao Paulo, Brazil - A Feasibility Study: link

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The application of Waterharmonica concept in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, Brazil - A Feasibility Study

A report by two Brazilian students during their study at Saxion Unversity in Deventer Abstract To the sewage treatment plants (STPs) contained in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (MRSP) it was applied the Dutch Waterharmonica concept. As part of it, it was given general characteristics of the STPs and the MRSP and about the Waterharmonica concept. To each of the STPs it was assessed the available area surrounding it, the treatment capacity for each Waterharmonica System and the main returns and extra functions these systems could bring to the MRSP and its environment, included increments in water quality, nature conservation, water storage and re-use and recreational values. It was found that the Waterharmonica has different potential inside the MRSP, according to STP’s location and size, however, improvements are possible in all the cases. In the central region, comparatively, usually smaller Waterharmonica Systems are possible, aimed to buffer rainfall peaks and effluent quality, while in the borders or urban fringes of the MRSP, bigger Waterharmonica System were possible, aimed to nature conservation and river’s restoration. Key words: Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (RMSP), Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Waterharmonica, Effluent, Nature Conservation, Living Water, Water re-use. http://waterharmonica.nl/reports/Wabo[1467]_2014_Brazilie_Waterharmonica_Saxion_Rekel.pdf


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