Wastewater

Specific methods used were automation of localized water storage system, elimination of water wastage by providing timer for water supply, constructing pond for harvesting rain water, optimisation of paint sludge pit cleaning, installation of screw compressors without cooling tower compressors, installation of spot cooling system, inst

The company has achieved this through recycle and reuse of wastewater, reducing water consumption by process changes, improving water efficiency in existing processes, implementing zero discharge effluent and reverse osmosis projects, reducing soft water consumption, eliminating water softener usage and using a new liquid surface conditioner.

 This has been carried out through strengthening its water monitoring system by installation of water meters at source points, recycling of effluent of reject pit discharge to abandoned mine pit, zero effluent discharge by providing sedimentation tanks and re-utilisation of effluent. Apart from water, work was also done on reducing Greenhouse gas emissions.

This work that included domestic waste-water recycling, reduction in river water usage, and by close circuiting of process water.won the 

It has achieved this through the use of dry low NOx burners, air cooled condensers, rainwater harvesting through building a pond, improving recovery in its reverse osmosis water treatment process and by increasing the cycle of concentration in its auxiliary cooling tower.

Organiser: Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society

Dates: 7th December to 12th December, 2009 in Bangalore.

Water And The Laws In India, edited by Edited by Ramaswamy R Iyer, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. Published by SAGE Publications.

Laws relating to water in India have diverse origins, including ancient local customs and the British Common Law. The in-depth chapters in this compendium, written by luminaries from various fields, pertain to issues on water and proceed to a discussion of the legal questions that arise. This volume thus straddles two domains, viz., (i) water-resource policy, management, conservation, conflict-resolution, etc., and (ii) water law. The book also briefly raises and explores the case for a constitutional declaration on water and an overarching national water law.

The book is an invaluable resource for policy-makers, planners and administrators concerned with water at the Central, State and local levels; students, academics and practitioners in the domains of water as well as law; and social scientists, NGOs and activists concerned with the various issues discussed in the book. It should be useful as a main or supplementary textbook in universities and research or management institutions where any aspect of water (engineering, ecological, legal, social, economic, management or other) is a subject of study.

A list of contributors to the book is as follows:

Sundrerajan Krishnan,et al, study the recent spread of reverse osmosis technology for treating domestic water in Gujarat and analyse various economical, social and cultural factors associated with it. They express concern over safe disposal of the effluent water generated by these RO plants.

This report includes the findings of a study by the Planning Commission sponsored by the World Health Organisation and The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that conducted an assessment of the water and sanitation situation in India in 2002. The assessment revealed that:

Under the support of Ministry of Environment & Forest and European Union – APSF (EU – India Action Planning Support Facility), India’s only united forum involving GTZ and ASEM, CEE and IGIB, IES 2009 is the most premium trade exhibition and conference dedicated to offer comprehensive environmental solutions. Who should Exhibit? Waste Management & Recycling: # Municipal Waste Collection, Disposal and Storage # Transportation Machinery and Vehicles # Landfill Construction and Management # Composting, Bio-Gas, Bio-Fuel and other Waste Treatment # Electronic Waste, Plastic, Packaging, Rubber, Waste Paper Disposal & Recycling Water & Waste Water Management: # Water Resource Protection # City and Industrial Waste Water Treatment # Sewage Treatment Technologies # Eco-Toilets and Sustainable Sanitation Technologies # Water Harvesting and Reuse Technologies Air & Noise Pollution Technologies: # Air Quality Measuring, Monitoring, Remote Sensing # Industrial Air Pollution Control and Dust Removal # Indoor and Outdoor Household Pollution Prevention # Noise Testing, Prevention and Controlling Systems Environmental Management & Services: # Environmental Management, Financial & Legal # Environmental Design, Architects, Impact & Diagnosis # Integrated Electronic Treatment Systems Eco Friendly Products: # Eco-Friendly Household Products # Recycled items including Wood, Plastic & Paper # Energy Conserving Products # Electric Vehicles and Transport Systems