A Systematic Approach to Establishing Carbon Footprints for Wastewater Treatment Plants

Krishna Pagilla; Andrew Shaw; Thomas Kunetz; Matthew Schiltz

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A Systematic Approach to Establishing Carbon Footprints for Wastewater Treatment Plants

Abstract

There is considerable interest by utilities to establish carbon footprints of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) with respect to greenhouse gas emissions, energy usage, energy production, and carbon credits for wastewater treatment. The methodologies and methods are at an early stage and have a great deal of uncertainty and variability. In this paper, a systematic and summary methodology to determine the carbon footprint of a WWTP including at operating, construction, process sinks and emitters' levels has been presented. The paper also presents a case study based on this systematic summary methodology to illustrate the tools used.

There is considerable interest by utilities to establish carbon footprints of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) with respect to greenhouse gas emissions, energy usage, energy production, and carbon credits for wastewater treatment. The methodologies and methods are at an early stage and have a great deal of uncertainty and variability. In this paper, a systematic and summary methodology to...

Author(s)

Krishna PagillaAndrew ShawThomas KunetzMatthew Schiltz

SourceProceedings of the Water Environment Federation

SubjectSession 82 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Methodologies and Protocols to Determine Footprints and Baselines

Document typeConference Paper

PublisherWater Environment Federation

Print publication date Jan, 2009

ISSN1938-6478

SICI1938-6478(20090101)2009:10L.5399;1-

DOI10.2175/193864709793952350

Volume / Issue2009 / 10

Content sourceWEFTEC