FlowPlan › Reuse Planning
Reuse Planning uses targeted diagnostics to confirm whether an intended water, biosolids, industrial recovery or source-control route is workable, what conditions govern it, and what must be measured and verified. The work can begin wherever the planning question is already defined.
Overview
Reuse Planning brings together the water, residuals, brine and source conditions that determine whether an intended route can perform reliably. A scope may focus on one category or combine several: end-use quality and assurance, biosolids handling and outlet requirements, industrial recovery and brine management, or septicity, odor and incoming contamination. The relevant diagnostics are selected according to the decision being made, the information available and the constraints affecting the project.
The four planning categories address different but connected questions. An engagement can use the parts needed to confirm the planning and risk basis, define the response pathway, and establish measurable scope and verification requirements. They are not a required sequence.
Select a planning category and review the relevant diagnostics used to define the planning basis, scope, monitoring needs and verification requirements.
Reuse & Water Planning
Sludge & Biosolids
Industrial & ZLD Diagnostics
Septicity, Odor & Hazard DiagnosticsScreens solids degradability and energy yield to confirm whether digestion or co-digestion adds value.
Review each diagnostic in detail, including the planning question it addresses, the planning output it supports and the relevant FlowPlan modules.
Reuse & Water PlanningThese diagnostics assess end-use suitability, user and access conditions, demand pattern, water-quality variability, health and operating risks, required treatment and disinfection barriers, storage and distribution conditions, approvals, monitoring and operating responsibilities. They can support a new project, an existing design or an operating system. The findings establish the reuse planning basis and identify the FlowPlan modules and verification requirements relevant to the intended application.
Checks whether the intended end use can be supported by the treated water available, covering exposure risk, demand pattern, reliability, storage, distribution and the treatment and monitoring level needed for the selected application.
Relevant modules: → Clari+, Micra+, OxiClear+
Builds a design usable picture of the water, covering key parameters, variability, and data gaps so early reuse or treatment decisions are not based on partial sampling.
Relevant modules: → MBBR+, MicraRO+, ROCore+
Clarifies the health and operating risks tied to the intended reuse application, so barrier needs, monitoring and the required level of control are defined against the intended end use.
Relevant modules: → OxiClear+, Clari+
Defines a practical treatment and monitoring route for the intended application, linking the required reuse class, health-protection needs, treatment and disinfection barriers, storage, distribution, control and verification requirements.
Relevant modules: → Clari+, Micra+, OxiClear+, ROCore+
Clarifies the approval route, operating limits, submission requirements, monitoring records and performance checks needed to support the reuse or discharge route.
Relevant modules: → Micra+, OxiClear+, ROCore+, Clari+
Builds a usable picture of inlet quality, variability, and flow behaviour, so treatment choices respond to plant conditions rather than one-off samples.
Relevant modules: → Batch+, Micra+
Sludge & BiosolidsThese diagnostics assess biosolids quantity and condition, pathogen and contaminant risks, processing needs, outlet requirements and resource-recovery potential. The findings define the required biosolids class or product specification, the handling and QA requirements, and the module families relevant to the selected route.
Quantifies biosolids volumes, solids content, stabilisation status and handling constraints, then assesses processing and outlet routes such as dewatering, drying, composting or thermal treatment. The result defines footprint, logistics, QA points and downstream requirements.
Relevant modules: → Sludge+Dewater, Sludge+Dry
Assesses whether the material is better routed to compost, biofertilizer or an organo-mineral product, and what processing, compliance and buyer requirements apply to each option.
Relevant modules: → Sludge+Fert, Sludge+Bio
Checks whether pathogen and contaminant levels support the intended biosolids class or product route, and what processing and QA controls are required.
Relevant modules: → Sludge+Compost, Sludge+Dry
Shows whether metals or toxic compounds narrow land application and product routes, call for tighter source control and batch checks, or push the material away from reuse toward a thermal route.
Relevant modules: → Sludge+Dewater, Incineration+
Tests whether the sludge has enough degradable organic content to justify digestion or co digestion, using VS, sludge origin, and heat energy balance to show whether recovery adds value or whether the route is mainly about stabilisation.
Relevant modules: → Sludge+Dewater, Thermo+, Incineration+
Assesses whether phosphorus concentration and mass balance justify recovery, and which route fits the stream, direct biosolids use, liquid phase recovery, or ash based recovery after incineration, with contaminant limits, product quality, and market fit checked at the same time.
Relevant modules: → Sludge+Fert, Sludge+Bio, Incineration+
Industrial & ZLD DiagnosticsThese diagnostics assess feed composition and variability, hazardous loads, pretreatment compatibility, recovery limits, brine routing and discharge requirements. The findings establish the operating range, protection requirements and module implications for industrial recovery, membrane or thermal duties.
Builds the industrial feed picture across shifts, batches, and cleaning cycles so pretreatment, ZLD readiness, and membrane duty are set on plant behaviour, not averages.
Relevant modules: → Batch+, MBBR+, ROCore+
Tests whether the feed can be prepared for concentration without fouling or scaling the system, and what pretreatment and recovery approach makes the ZLD route workable.
Relevant modules: → ZLD+Prep+, ROCore+, Batch+
Works through how reject brine and resulting solids are concentrated, separated, and handled, so evaporator choice, crystallizer need, and solids management are thought through together.
Relevant modules: → ZLD+Prep+
Identifies hazardous chemical loads that affect treatment selection, containment needs, operator protection and the reuse or discharge route that can be supported.
Relevant modules: → Batch+, ZLD+Prep+, ROCore+
Checks whether the upstream chemistry is fit to protect UF, RO, or thermal stages, and where extra conditioning is needed to avoid scaling, fouling, or unstable operation.
Relevant modules: → Batch+, MBBR+, ROCore+
Defines the pretreatment steps, monitoring points, and paperwork needed to keep trade effluent discharge within permit limits and reduce compliance risk.
Relevant modules: → Batch+, MBBR+, Clari+
Septicity, Odor & Hazard DiagnosticsThese diagnostics assess incoming contamination, septic conditions, first-flush variability and return-stream loads that affect feed quality, safety and treatment performance. The findings define source controls, pretreatment needs, monitoring triggers and the FlowPlan modules relevant to the identified conditions.
Tracks where upstream contamination enters the catchment so the reuse scheme is based on confirmed inputs and the required control points are identified.
Relevant modules: → Batch+, MBBR+, ROCore+
Builds a clearer view of runoff quality and first-flush behaviour so storage, pretreatment, and reuse expectations reflect what arrives during wet-weather events.
Relevant modules: → Batch+, MBBR+, Clari+
Identifies where septicity and H₂S are likely to develop, what that means for feed quality and safety, and whether source control, dosing, capture or polishing need to be included in the scope.
Relevant modules: → Odor+Capture, Odor+Dose, Odor+Polish
Shows how centrate, filtrate, backwash, and other return streams alter the inlet load, and where recycle, sidestream treatment, or separate handling would improve recovery.
Relevant modules: → Batch+, MBBR+, Clari+
Share the decision being considered, the information available and the constraints affecting the project or operating system. We will identify the diagnostics relevant to the question and clarify the scope, monitoring needs and performance checks that should be defined.
Select the area most relevant to your current stage and we will respond with the appropriate planning approach.
