另一方面, 80% of used water is discharged back into the natural environment without any treatment. This has made 水的再利用 for the alleviation of water scarcity a hot topic among many industry leaders. 本周CH2M, a global engineering and project delivery company and a longstanding WBCSD member was rewarded with the Stockholm Industry 水 Award (SIWA) for its dedication to developing methods for 水的再利用.
The company’s success started in the early stages of waste-water treatment, when it found new ways of filtering water and cleaning up rivers after World War II. 20世纪70年代, CH2M began working with the Upper Occoquan Service Authority’s Regional 水 Reclamation Plant in Virginia to assist with designing the world’s first and largest indirect potable reuse plant. 自从, the company has continuously worked on improving its technologies and developing cost-effective approaches to water treatment. CH2M’s work on Singapore’s NE水 can be considered an important milestone in this regard, w在这里 high-tech water purification processes allow for wastewater to be transformed into ultra-clean and safe drinking water, 现在覆盖了30%的城市供水.
公众意识, 然而, remains a major concern for the development of waste-to-potable water projects. How to convince people that the new technologies allow treated water to be 100% safe for drinking? CH2M pioneered in using social science research and innovative education tools to positively shape public perception for potable reuse projects. Studies prove that public acceptance is often a question of language. Replacing terms such as “treated sewage” with “wastewater reclamation” allows reuse to be perceived in a positive manner. This acceptance is reinforced by an improved understanding of the water cycle by the general public.
今年, SIWA recognized the importance of 水的再利用 technologies to decreasing exposure to water risk while safeguarding sustainable water supply for future generations. 水 reuse is also critical in building a more circular notion of the water cycle and moving towards a co在这里nt strategy for water stewardship. 在WBCSD, we are working with forward-looking businesses such as CH2M on developing scalable solutions that allow companies to become better water stewards. 与我们的会员一起, we develop water management tools and business solutions in the fields of natural infrastructure, 水的再利用, water-energy-climate nexus as well as water and sanitation.
The SIWA award ceremony will take place during the Stockholm International 水 Week on 23 - 28 August. 有关该奖项的更多信息可在此找到 在这里. For additional information, please contact Joppe Cramwinckel at cramwinckel@jsonpresentreklam.com.
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The Stockholm Industry 水 Award (SIWA) was established in 2000 to stimulate and celebrate outstanding and transformative water achievements by companies in improving production, 管理风险, finding solutions and contributing to wise water management. The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) and the 新时代赌场亚洲最佳 (WBCSD) were partners in establishing the award, which is also supported by International 水 Association (IWA) and World Wide Fund for 自然 (WWF).
