WASTE WATER TREATMENT

Domestic Wastewater can be broadly

classified into grey water and black water.
Grey water is the output from bathrooms and
the kitchen. Black water includes the waste
discharged from the toilets.
Many cities today use a lot of water for
gardening and for other non-potable purposes
such as flushing the toilets. Grey water
unfortunately is connected to sewage lines
and a large quantity of water goes waste,
being further contaminated with toilet and other industrial discharges. This
not only is a burden to the Municipalities' wastewater treatment systems but
also is a waste of our natural resource, which today is a precious commodity
in many cities.

Grey water can be treated in homes with a small investment and a simple
system of stone-gravel filter associated with plants such as the Canna
indica. These systems can be designed for single apartments (SAI) to
multiple apartments (MAI).
The water that is treated can be safely used for gardening purposes and in
larger installations can be redirected for use in flushing the toilets.
Generally an area of one square meter may be required to treat one kilolitre
of water.