ECO-INDIA (308467)

  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/308467

  FP7 (2007-2013)

  Energy-efficient, community-based water- and wastewater-treatment systems for deployment in India

  EU-India cooperation in water technology: research and innovation (ENV.2012.6.6-1)

  wastewater treatment processes  ·  sensors  ·  drainage basins  ·  metalloids  ·  hydraulic engineering

  2012-09-01 Start Date (YY-MM-DD)

  2016-02-29 End Date (YY-MM-DD)

  € 2,259,742 Total Cost

  Description

The overall aim of ECO-India is to design and develop innovative cost-effective solutions for community- based water- and wastewater- treatment systems. These systems will be deployed at pilot sites in arsenic-affected water-stressed regions in India. The two consortia, Indian (DST) and European (FP7), will establish pilot schemes for • catchment area and reservoir management • surface water supply schemes • arsenic removal (including monitoring using UFZ’s field-tested Arsolux arsenic sensor) • disinfection treatment for potable water based on Trustwater’s EC-certified mixed-oxidant generation systems. • online monitoring of water quality • water distribution network, together with online/offline water quality monitoring programmes • sewerage and wastewater treatment. In addition, prototype energy-efficient modules for water deionisation and heavy metal removal will be developed. A feasibility study will be performed to assess the potential for energy harvesting from sludge.

  Complicit Organisations

1 Israeli organisation participates in ECO-INDIA.