Hi Alan, If you are also implying that all organic sludge be made 100% re-usable then absolutely Yes! This is what Nature has been doing since day dot. Afterall, the physico-chemical ability to address humanity's added toxins before re-use is available, its just that 'drive for change' continues to be lacking. Even the worst effluent is still 99.9+% water with as much as 0.1% useful sludge, while the residual soluble toxicology is readily oxidisable. This is not rocket science, its only because the last 125 years of water treatment made it that way - 'settling and biology' rather than 'separation and filtration' took precedence. This is not unlike oil, gas and coal Vs wind, solar and hydropower. When it comes to managing water there is certainly a better way. Regards, Yuri

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Hi Alan,

If you are also implying that all organic sludge be made 100% re-usable then absolutely Yes!

This is what Nature has been doing since day dot.

Afterall, the physico-chemical ability to address humanity's added toxins before re-use is available, its just that 'drive for change' continues to be lacking.

Even the worst effluent is still 99.9+% water with as much as 0.1% useful sludge, while the residual soluble toxicology is readily oxidisable.

This is not rocket science, its only because the last 125 years of water treatment made it that way - 'settling and biology' rather than 'separation and filtration' took precedence. This is not unlike oil, gas and coal Vs wind, solar and hydropower.

When it comes to managing water there is certainly a better way.

Regards, Yuri

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Thank you, Yuri. Yes, it is not rocket science, just against a long-term norm that is archaic. When you compare all of the values attributed to creating sludge, their really is no long term benefit to taking all of the bad aspects and redistributing them to our environment. We have proven systems that will take levels in excess of 400 BOD and bring that to "zero"/undetectable; and then we process that effluent through the best water purification process to remove all parasites; all hazardous chemicals, heavy metals, insecticides, pesticides, etc.; and then we use UV or Nano-Technology the rid all bacteria and viruses (including Covid-19); producing potable quality water.

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