Initial Opportunity Scan & Assessment
Focus: Define goals and map reuse potential
What Happens: Identify compliance, reuse, and recovery goals
Key Tools: Design Support Form, Water/Wastewater Characterization
Deliverables: Project Feasibility Report
FlowPlan Projects: Engagement Roadmap
A clear engagement journey, what happens when, what basis is needed, and which deliverables support good project decisions across STP, ETP, reuse, biosolids and utilities.
Pathway guide for project engagement
An effective project doesn’t move on momentum, it moves on decisions. This guide helps you identify where you are in the journey, what check is required, and what the next deliverable should be to keep procurement and delivery on-track.
Quick definitions: Project Background = feasibility, economics & risk to set the decision basis; ToR = vendor-ready performance, connections and check requirements; Vendor Selection = evaluation support and clarification rounds; Integration & Commissioning = connections, commissioning steps and handover needs; Performance Review = post-start-up verification and optimisation.
Start with decision point
Set deliverables + check
Confirm roles & connections
1) Pick the decision (and the check you’ll need)
A single project stage can hide very different risks. We map the decision you need to make to the basis, checks and review points required.
- New build vs retrofit: shutdown periods, connections and operational continuity.
- Outcome target: compliance, reuse, recovery and OPEX drivers.
- Project basis: sampling plan, KPIs, commissioning and handover checks.
2) Identify your engagement pathway
These are sequential stages in the engagement, and most projects move through all three. The starting point depends on where the project stands now.
Define the basis
Pathway 1: Decision Basis & Feasibility
Clarify outcomes, constraints, risk position and review points before you commit, applicable across STP/ETP (incl. retrofits), VWTP/LWTP, reuse/TSE, biosolids and ZLD.
Get vendor-readyPathway 2: ToR, Specs & Vendor Evaluation
Translate the decision basis into a vendor-ready scope: ToR/spec pack, evaluation criteria, connections and check requirements, so proposals are comparable and easier to assess.
Deliver & verifyPathway 3: Implementation, commissioning & optimisation
Owner-side support through installation and integration, commissioning steps, plus post-startup performance review and optimisation recommendations.
3) Confirm deliverables and connections early
We capture the inputs that decide whether the plan is ready to move: constraints, connections, responsibilities, and what should be in place at handover.
Influent profile & swings
Target reuse quality
Footprint / connections
Reject / residuals route
Project Roadmap
Specification & Vendor Readiness
Focus: Scope system performance and layout
What Happens: Evaluate design conditions and select treatment logic
Key Tools: Technology Fit Matrix, Compliance Check
Deliverables: Terms of Reference (ToR), Decision Support Note
Design & Integration
Focus: Align flows, functions, and form factors
What Happens: Connect technologies, flows, and site requirements
Key Tools: Layout Concepts, Integration Templates
Deliverables: Preliminary Flow Diagram, Integration Memo
Resource Recovery & Post-Treatment
Focus: Finalize reuse outputs and recovery potential
What Happens: Define reuse path (TSE, compost, biofertilizer, etc.)
Key Tools: Market Alignment Table, Reuse KPI Draft
Deliverables: Recovery Options Report
Implementation & System Build
Focus: Execute and integrate selected modules
What Happens: Coordinate with vendors, adapt layout, oversee construction
Key Tools: Vendor Integration Notes, Sequencing Plan
Deliverables: Installation & Integration Strategy
Post-Implementation Review
Focus: Validate outcomes and performance
What Happens: Review system performance and adjust where needed
Key Tools: Performance Monitoring Template, Operator Log
Deliverables: Optimization Plan
Project Milestones
Completed
In Progress
Not Started
Completed
Milestone 1
Project Feasibility Report
Defines project intent, recovery goals, and constraints.
Completed
Milestone 2
Design Basis & Terms of Reference
Captures functional needs and technology scope.
Completed
Milestone 3
Vendor Selection Report
Aligns quotes with system logic and compliance goals.
In Progress
Milestone 4
Integration & Installation Strategy
Establishes module layout and timeline.
In Progress
Milestone 5
Commissioning Report
Ensures startup, calibration, and handover.
Not Started
Milestone 6
Optimization & Performance Review
Evaluates results and proposes refinements.
Engagement Snapshot (printable sample)
Product:
Biosolids - Compost
Dewatered sludge blended with bulking agents to a marketable compost.
- Modules (indicative): Dewater → Mix → Windrow/ASP → Curing → Screening.
- Decision points: Class A targets, pathogen kill, bulking supply, market channels.
- QA: moisture/VS, pathogens, metals as required.
Class A focused
Bulking supply
Market mapped
Advisory Level & Approach
Selected pack: Reuse Strategy & Market (illustrative).
- Deliverables: Product spec, compliance mapping, market/offtake notes.
- Outcome: Clear route to compliant compost with offtake options.
Note: This is an illustrative sample for printing/sharing. Final scope, modules and deliverables are confirmed during scoping.
Get In Touch
Share your project stage, target outcomes and site constraints. We’ll help map the right FlowPlan engagement route and turn it into a clear scope, including commissioning steps, KPIs and handover needs.
- Project type and stage (new build / retrofit, STP/ETP, reuse, biosolids, equipment)
- Outcome priorities (compliance, reuse/recovery targets, odour control, OPEX drivers)
- Constraints (space, power/heat, shutdown periods, operator capacity)
- Procurement route and stakeholder context (EPC/vendor shortlist, approvals, lender needs)
- Project basis: sampling plan, commissioning steps, KPIs and handover needs
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