Article: China: Siemens starts up wastewater reuse system in Beijing, China.

Byline: pinto03

Three months before the beginning of the 2008 games in Beijing, Siemens Water Technologies has started up a wastewater reuse system at the city's Beixiaohe wastewater treatment plant. The city will use eco-friendly technologies in water/wastewater management. The goal is to process 90 percent of the wastewater, with 50 percent for recycle and reuse.

The solution that Siemens provided includes a Memjet Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) system, which treats wastewater for reuse in the Olympic Village central area, fountains and lakes. The treatment system has more than doubled the plant's capacity, from 40,000 m3/day to 100,000 m3/day.

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