The GE ultrafiltration membrane system will allow the Vodokanal treatment plant to recover 55 000 cubic metres per day (m3/day) of water for reuse to backwash the conventional filters in the facility.
“Water is a critical resource, and our strategy is to use proven and reliable technologies to conserve and reuse as much of it as possible,” said Vadim Kuznetsov, technical director of Ekaterinburg Municipal Unitary Enterprise Vodokanal.
“This important project will minimise the treatment plant’s environmental impacts by reducing both its dependence on freshwater supplies as well as water discharges,” said Chris Jeffrey, regional director CEE & Russia/CIS, water and process technologies for GE Power & Water.
The new ZeeWeed system will begin commercial operation next year.
