Grey water recycling project under way | Science and = Environment

Grey water recycling pilot = project under=20 way

By EHUD ZION WALDOKS=20

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Article's topics: Water=20 Crisis

A pilot project to examine grey water recycling in = Israel=20 has gotten under way recently, it was revealed to = The=20 Jerusalem Post this week.

Grey water has one-third to half the contamination = of black=20 water, which is from toilets.
Photo: Courtesy=20 Water-Arc

If the pilot is successful, the government would = consider=20 permitting systems in the public sector and in = businesses to=20 recycle shower water for flushing toilets or watering = gardens.=20 There is also the potential for new construction to = contain=20 grey water purification systems.=20

Grey water is the leftover water from showers, = sinks and=20 washing machines, as opposed to black water - the = water from=20 toilets. With the proper treatment to reduce bacteria, = it can=20 be reused in toilets or to water gardens.=20

Grey water recycling has become a hot topic around = the=20 world, with water-strapped countries like Australia = and others=20 installing such systems. In Israel, the Health = Ministry has=20 generally prohibited grey water recycling because of = the=20 unacceptably high bacteria count in the water.=20

The pilot project, initiated by the environmental=20 organization Shomera for a Better Environment, would = only=20 focus on reusing shower water, as there are additional = problems with reusing kitchen-sink and washing-machine = water,=20 Shomera executive director Miriam Garmaise told the=20 Post Tuesday.=20

The collaborative project is unique in that for the = first=20 time, the Health Ministry has been in the picture from = the=20 very beginning.

Shomera had attempted a grey water recycling = project in=20 connection with mikvaot (ritual baths) seven years = ago, but it=20 did not meet the standards of the Health Ministry, and = Shomera=20 decided to suspend the project. This time around, = Shomera is=20 looking to create a demonstration site at a mikve, = which would=20 exhibit the potential for the public sector.=20

To do that, Garmaise reached out to the Technion - = Israel=20 Institute of Technology's Dr. Eran Friedler, one of = the=20 country's foremost experts on grey water recycling, = who=20 eagerly joined. Together, the two approached Water = Authority=20 Water Conservation Branch deputy department head Amir = Shisha=20 with their proposal. Shisha immediately realized the = Health=20 Ministry needed to be brought in for the project to = have a=20 chance at success, and made the connection. The = Water-Arc=20 Company was chosen to implement the project.=20

Friedler has been investigating grey water = recycling at his=20 lab for some time and has compiled reports for the = Water=20 Authority on the topic in the past.=20

Friedler told the Post on Tuesday that the = potential=20 water savings from grey water recycling depended on = the=20 penetration level into the population.=20

"The savings depend on the penetration rate. We did = a study=20 in 2003 that showed that with 20 percent to 30% of = households=20 [not just public buildings] utilizing such systems, = the=20 potential annual savings were between 25 million and = 50=20 million cubic meters of water per year. That's the = equivalent=20 of a small city's annual water use," he said.=20

Thus far, the project is in the planning stages. = The idea=20 is to take two different types of technologies - one = suitable=20 for household use and one for municipal use - and test = them on=20 the showers of a Jerusalem mikve for about a year. The = technologies themselves were not new, Friedler said, = but no=20 one has done any "real-world" testing with them in = Israel.=20

After the testing phase, Garmaise said, the = intention was=20 for the mikve to become a demo site to showcase the = potential=20 for other buildings like dormitories, country clubs or = hotels=20 and other end-users.=20

Garmaise chose mikvaot because one of Shomera's = goals is to=20 make the connection between Judaism and the = environment.=20 However, in this case, each partner brings a different = target=20 audience to the project, she noted.=20

"Moreover, inherent to the initiative are = additional=20 educational opportunities. The choice of a mikve as = the site=20 for a water conservation effort invites the = opportunity for=20 dialogue between Jewish precepts and concepts of = environmental=20 sustainability.=20

"This is a prime example of Shomera's ongoing = attempts to=20 inspire new population groups to join the = environmental=20 community by illuminating those places where Judaism = and the=20 environment meet," she said.=20

Garmaise added that she was still looking to raise = the=20 final necessary funds for the project.=20

The Health Ministry, meanwhile, got involved with = the=20 project because they were afraid that more people = would=20 attempt to reuse their grey water on their own because = of the=20 water crisis.=20

"We became involved because we were afraid that = people=20 didn't realize how many disease-causing bacteria there = are in=20 untreated grey water. People are under the mistaken = impression=20 that one can just use grey water without treating it = first,=20 and that is not true," warned David Weinberg, national = planning and treated-effluent engineer at the Health = Ministry.=20

"Studies have found that there are millions of = pathogenic=20 microorganisms in 100 ml. of grey water. It has to be = treated=20 before it can be used," he explained.=20

Weinberg greatly stressed that the pilot project = was not=20 intended to pave the way for private grey water = recycling=20 systems.=20

"Individuals should not be putting in grey water = recycling=20 systems. The treatment needs constant monitoring that = the=20 individual just cannot provide. Rather, the idea is = for local=20 authorities or businesses to take responsibility and = install=20 large-scale systems which are constantly monitored," = he said.=20

The constant monitoring that the Health Ministry = demands=20 would force someone to take responsibility for the = system.=20 While public buildings or hotels are ideal in that = respect, it=20 could potentially extend to new construction, where = the=20 municipality would monitor the building's system.=20

"There's another potential problem with individual = systems:=20 If a contractor who does not know what he's doing = installs or=20 fixes the system, he could accidentally hook up the = grey water=20 pipe directly into the water supply and thus = contaminate the=20 entire household's water supply," he said.=20

The Health Ministry released regulations for = municipalities=20 interested in recycling grey water last summer, but = this is=20 the first project to test the systems in real-world=20 conditions.

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