Analysis, Reuse And Recycling Of Grey Water

Krupa Naik, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India; Riddhi Shah ,Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad, Gujarat, India; PriyaJain ,Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad, Gujarat, India

Grey water, Recycling, Reuse, Waste water

Proper management of water sources, reuses of water and recycling of water can overcome water scarcity of world today and in future. Recycling of water is one of the methods for water conservation. Water utilized by humans can be divided as black water which contain feces and grey water generated generally from household activities strictly excluding black water. Grey water is the waste water generated from bathrooms, sinks, washing machines, and other kitchen appliances. Grey water is generated by human beings during their household activities can be recycled by treatment for activities like gardening, flushing etc. This grey water if not managed properly creates problems like health hazards, river water pollution and land pollution. Thus it becomes extremely necessary to have a proper waste/grey water management system. Waste water management falls under the authority of Water Supply and Sewerage Board (WSSB). Grey water generated from residential area, commercial area, institutional area, and recreational area falls under waste water. There is an increase in grey water constantly due to increase in population and change in life style. In this paper we have tried to divide the management of wastewater into 2 subdivisions so that load on WSSB can be decreased and waste water can be managed in better way. We have considered Rajupura village near Vasad as our case study. This study will be helpful to WSSB for reducing load in water treatment plants and recycling of waste water. This will be model village for similar rural and urban areas for recycling grey water so as technology goes to grass root level.
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Paper ID: GRDCF001029
Published in: Conference : Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS-2016)
Page(s): 128 - 133