Financial viability of in-building grey water recycling

Butler, D. and Dixon, A. M. (2002) Financial viability of in-building grey water recycling. In: International Conference on Wastewater Management & Technologies for Highly Urbanized Cities, Hong Kong.

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Abstract

There is a growing interest worldwide in utilising water more efficiently. This paper presents a study undertaken to explore the financial aspects of an in-building water re-use system. The financial issues are defined in terms of: capital costs, running costs, maintenance costs and water saving benefits. A model was developed to allow the user to specify factors pertinent to a net present value calculation and to map the viability space (i.e. the set of conditions required for the re-use system to be financially viable). The most important variable was found to be the annual maintenance cost. A scoring system was developed to indicate the degree of financial viability. Use of the model is explained by the application of three example cases.

Publication Type: Conference or Workshop Items (Paper)
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Divisions: Academic Areas > Professional Services > Research Office
Event Title: International Conference on Wastewater Management & Technologies for Highly Urbanized Cities
Event Location: Hong Kong
Depositing User: Andy Dixon
Date Deposited: 03 Aug 2015 08:34
Last Modified: 03 Aug 2015 08:34
URI: https://eprints.chi.ac.uk/id/eprint/1426

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