First Class Science and Technology Prize of Shaanxi Province in 2012: Technology Development and Application for Wastewater Reclamation and Various Ruse in Water Deficient Cities

The project aimed to solve the dual problems of water shortage and fragile ecological environment in northern cities of China. Supported by the key project from National Natural Science Foundation of China and 13115 S&T Innovation Project of Shaanxi Province, in-depth studies were carried out for theoretical innovation and technology development. The outputs included a series of new technologies and system design methodologies which were directly applied in 10 engineering projects for domestic wastewater treatment and reuse. Through the combination of industry, education and research, the technologies were further expanded to 14 engineering projects of similar kind. The direct economic benefits amounted to more than 200 million RMB, and the research results were highly evaluated domestically and internationally.