Current concerns
Wastewater disposal in rural areas
The lecture is based on a report (“Standortbestimmung der Abwasserentsorgung im ländlichen Raum”, KA 6/2014 – current situation of wastewater disposal in rural areas), worked out by the technical committee “Abwasserbehandlung im ländlichen Raum” (wastewater treatment in rural areas) of the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA).
At present, wastewater treatment plants in rurally structured areas should be planned on the basis of a wastewater disposal concept considering technological and organizational aspects, with a cost comparison calculation of all possible disposal...
