The AWARE method is developed and tested on real water reuse schemes: at least one study case per partner, spanning urban, industrial and agricultural sectors, plus additional cases identified through stakeholder engagement.
Is your scheme next?
AWARE is looking for additional study cases in the urban, industrial and agricultural sectors. Participation is voluntary, free of charge and covered by a data-sharing agreement.
The AWARE study cases are: Hersonissos, Crete (GR), Lisbon (PT), Campinas (BR), ÖZEN İPLİK, Istanbul (TR), Girona (ES).
Each is described in full below.
Greece
Hersonissos, Crete
- Sector
- Urban and agricultural reuse (tourism area)
- Plant / technology
- Municipal WWTP with full effluent reuse
- Operator
- D.E.Y.A.X.
Greece's first licensed WWTP for full effluent reuse, managed by D.E.Y.A.X. Upgraded during the PURE project (LIFE08 ENV/GR/000551), it is a model for water reuse in irrigating olive trees, homes, and hotel gardens. The area hosts over 250 hotels (100,000 beds), generating over 1.5 million m³ of wastewater annually (April–November).
Have a similar scheme? Write to HMU
Portugal
Lisbon
- Sector
- Urban non-potable reuse
- Plant / technology
- Municipal WWTPs (Beirolas, Chelas, Alcântara); hotel case in the Algarve
- Operator
- Águas do Tejo Atlântico
The Beirolas, Chelas, and Alcântara wastewater treatment plants, publicly owned by Águas do Tejo Atlântico, are part of Lisbon's Strategic Plan for Water Reuse, promoting recycled effluent for non-potable urban uses (green area irrigation, street cleaning). The Wyndham Grand Algarve Hotel also participates as a case study.
Have a similar scheme? Write to IPL
Brazil
Campinas
- Sector
- Reclaimed water for industry
- Plant / technology
- Full-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR)
- Operator
- SANASA
The full-scale EPAR Capivari II WWTP (SANASA) is the first large-scale plant in Latin America to use membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology, producing high-quality reclaimed water for Campinas' industrial region.
Have a similar scheme? Write to UNICAMP
Türkiye
ÖZEN İPLİK
- Sector
- Industrial reuse (textiles)
- Plant / technology
- Membrane bioreactor + reverse osmosis
- Operator
- ÖZEN İPLİK
A textile yarn production facility with a wastewater treatment and reuse plant using membrane bioreactor and reverse osmosis technology.
Have a similar scheme? Write to ITU
Spain
Girona
- Sector
- Urban greywater reuse (urban agriculture)
- Plant / technology
- Experimental Green Wall Facility (EGWF): decentralized, hydroponic, vertical, modular
- Operator
- ICRA
An innovative, decentralized, hydroponic, vertical, modular Experimental Green Wall Facility (EGWF) for greywater treatment, to be expanded for producing reclaimed water for use in urban agriculture.
Have a similar scheme? Write to ICRA
