The influence of water price and the number of residents on the economic efficiency of water recovery from grey water

This article presents the results of an analysis of the economic viability of using an installation for the treatment of grey water. Economic indicators in the form of simple payback time (SPBT) and net present value (NPV) were used in the analysis. The use of a dual water supply system should theor...

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Main Author: Dobrzański Maciej
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-01-01
Series:Technical Transactions
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2021001
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description This article presents the results of an analysis of the economic viability of using an installation for the treatment of grey water. Economic indicators in the form of simple payback time (SPBT) and net present value (NPV) were used in the analysis. The use of a dual water supply system should theoretically enable the reduction of the costs of both water supply and sewage disposal, ensuring investment profitability. The article presents the impact of the number of residents as well as the impact of water and sewage on the profitability of using example water-recovery systems. It was found that both factors have a huge impact on the result of the economic analysis. For a small number of residents and at a low price of water supply and sewage disposal, it is not profitable to invest in a water-recovery system. This is due to the high price of purification devices.
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spelling doaj.art-285370e51a4146b38085798a861db26b2023-12-18T12:46:11ZengSciendoTechnical Transactions2353-737X2021-01-01118110.37705/TechTrans/e2021001The influence of water price and the number of residents on the economic efficiency of water recovery from grey waterDobrzański Maciej0Institute of Environmental Engineering and Building Installations, Lodz University of TechnologyThis article presents the results of an analysis of the economic viability of using an installation for the treatment of grey water. Economic indicators in the form of simple payback time (SPBT) and net present value (NPV) were used in the analysis. The use of a dual water supply system should theoretically enable the reduction of the costs of both water supply and sewage disposal, ensuring investment profitability. The article presents the impact of the number of residents as well as the impact of water and sewage on the profitability of using example water-recovery systems. It was found that both factors have a huge impact on the result of the economic analysis. For a small number of residents and at a low price of water supply and sewage disposal, it is not profitable to invest in a water-recovery system. This is due to the high price of purification devices.https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2021001grey waterwater priceeconomic analysiswater recoverywater supplysimple payback timenumber of users
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The influence of water price and the number of residents on the economic efficiency of water recovery from grey water
Technical Transactions
grey water
water price
economic analysis
water recovery
water supply
simple payback time
number of users
title The influence of water price and the number of residents on the economic efficiency of water recovery from grey water
title_full The influence of water price and the number of residents on the economic efficiency of water recovery from grey water
title_fullStr The influence of water price and the number of residents on the economic efficiency of water recovery from grey water
title_full_unstemmed The influence of water price and the number of residents on the economic efficiency of water recovery from grey water
title_short The influence of water price and the number of residents on the economic efficiency of water recovery from grey water
title_sort influence of water price and the number of residents on the economic efficiency of water recovery from grey water
topic grey water
water price
economic analysis
water recovery
water supply
simple payback time
number of users
url https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2021001
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