ABOUT LIFE PHOENIX PROJECT
LIFE Phoenix develops innovative solutions for urban wastewater regeneration for
agricultural purposes, adapted to every kind of WWTP. A demonstrative plant has been
designed with more than 12 different technologies, considering a flexible concept. A
decision support system (DSS) shows the best solution to be implemented in each WWTP.
Locations
Pilot Plants
Flexible Pilot Plants (FPP) has been designed for both large-medium and small populations. Therefore, the project takes place in different locations.
Solutions for large-medium populations:
El Toyo WWTP (Almeria, ES)
Almonte WWTP (Huelva, ES)
Fonte Quente WWTP (Abrantes, PT)
Solutions for small populations:
El Toyo WWTP (Almeria, ES)
Talavera de la Reina WWTP (Toledo, ES)
Replicability
The project also includes a replicability analysis. For this analysis, wastewater reuse in the province of Almeria will be study. This activity will not only provide information of the local incidence of wastewater reuse, but valuable data to be extrapolated to the EU. Several WWTRP will be evaluated among them El Bobar WWRTP, El Toyo WWRTP or Pulpí WWRTP to name a few.
OBJECTIVES
1
Solutions for wastewater tertiary treatment
To develop and test flexible pilot plants based on new multibarrier
treatments for water reuse, meeting the new WWR-EU.
To minimize environmental and health risks ofreclaimed wate ruse, while ensuring its quality.
To reduce the OPEX oftertiary treatmet.
2
Diagnosis of current tertiary treatments
To study of the incidence of water reuse in WWTP in Almeria, regarding WWREU.
To develop a decision support system (DSS) and a sustainability tool to ensure
the adaptation to each specific case.
3
Fertirrigation trials.
Intelligent irrigation using reclaimed water.
To test fertilizers obtained in nutrient recovery process.
IMPACTS
Better use of natural resources
Installation of LIFE PHOENIX technologies in a WWTP means the reduction of the
effluents thanks to the agricultural use of reclaimed water. Therefore, fresh water
consumption for irrigation would decrease, relieving stress over this natural resource.
Furthermore, nutrient recovery technologies would lead to the change of conventional
fertilizers to more sustainable options, minimizing associated contamination.
High quality reclaimed water
LIFE PHOENIX project produces reclaimed water for agricultural use, meeting the new
European Directive 2020/741. The project also aims to reduce the concentration of
contaminants of emergent concern in water, as well as microplastics. That way, LIFE
PHOENIX ensures the production of high-quality water, safe for human health and for the
environment.
Sustainable production of reclaimed water
Reduction of energy demand of tertiary treatments is guaranteed by the optimization of
technologies and by the adaptation of the solutions in each case. This would lead to the
reduction of greenhouse gases. Furthermore, the reduction of costs and resources would
ensure the replicability of the project.
LIFE PHOENIX´s numbers
Better use of natural resources:
Reduction of treated water effluents 135.800 m3/year
Fresh water consumption reduction 135.800 m3/year
Non-conventional fertilizers use 900 kg/year
High-quality reclaimed water:
<1 mg/m3 antibiotics
<1 µg/m3 oestrogens
<30 µg/m3 pesticides
<10 particles microplasticss/m3
Reduction 4log E.coli
Reduction 4log Coliphages
Reduction 5log Spores of Clostridium
Reclaimed water sustainable production:
>50% reduction greenhouse gases
>50% reduction energy