Creating new water resources

Strong economic growth and rapid urbanization of cities have resulted in an exponential rise in urban water demand and wastewater generation. Untreated discharge of wastewater from the cities into surface water bodies has caused pollution of raw water sources, impacting the water availability for human consumption, and consequences on the environment, aquatic life-forms and ecology. Urban wastewater management has, therefore, become a key concern for the city authorities. It is time to take concrete action, to create a sustainable model of growth and development, in harmony with the environment and ecology.

SUEZ has over 70 years of global experience of partnering with the local authorities in creating a robust urban wastewater treatment and management infrastructure. With over 40 years of its operation in India, and understanding of local conditions and needs, the authorities trust SUEZ's expertise in tackling the challenges of increasing wastewater in India and transforming it to a new resource.

The 10 MLD Delhi Gate Nallah and SNH Nalla Wastewater Treatment Plant are built with SUEZ Densadeg® Clarifier and Biofor® Biofiltration technology on less than 2.5 acres swampy and waterlogged piece of land where no other contemporary technology would fit. In 2005, SUEZ commissioned these plants. Today, these two plants are the workhorses for 330 MW Pragati Power Station, continuously supplying over 20 MLD of high quality treated effluent as Cooling Towers Makeup Water and raw water to DM Water production unit for Steam Turbines. SUEZ operates and maintains the plants.

Industries use a significant amount of water in day-to-day processes. With increasing enforcement and tightening of discharge regulations, they are seeking the most advanced technologies to use alternative water resources and move towards improved water management approach that can help them overcome water-related risks that would impact their operations and growth strategies. They are aiming at a paradigm shift in their water resource management and strengthen their resilience to water-related challenges and risks.  

Our mission is to enable our customers to meet increasing water demands, overcome scarcity challenges, enhance their environmental stewardship and comply with regulatory requirements.

An FMCG company in the northern part of India, which manufactures chocolate powder and analgesics required a water treatment solution to reduce its raw water utilization by recycling its treated wastewater effluent and save regeneration of chemicals. The company also needed a wastewater recovery scheme, which could handle variations in feedwater quality such as TDS, TSS, and temperature. Working with the customer’s parameters, SUEZ proposed a conventional RO system for reject recovery. With the commissioning of this plant, the RO and EDR system reduced the chemical use by ten times and helped save the company US$200,000 per year.