The global market for wastewater recycling and reuse reached nearly $12.2 billion in 2016 and should reach $22.3 billion by 2021, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.1%.
Report Scope:
The scope of this report includes the following categories of wastewater reuse and recycling technologies:
- Conventional treatment and recycling technologies.
- Membrane filtration technologies.
- Membrane bioreactor technologies.
- Chemical treatments and disinfection technologies.
- Demineralization technologies.
The current version of this report includes additional breakdowns by recycled water application, which consists of:
- Environmental water and groundwater recharge (discharge to surface water or groundwater).
- Municipal non-potable reuse.
- Indirect potable reuse.
- Direct potable reuse.
Within the scope of this report, BCC Research analyzes each technology and application, determines its current market status, examines its impact on future markets and presents forecasts of growth over the ensuing five years. Technological issues, including the latest trends, are assessed and discussed, as is the current and likely ongoing regulatory environment in support of this industry.
BCC Research analyzes the anticipated market values in light of regional and global markets for wastewater recycling and reuse. This report examines governments’ roles with respect to wastewater quality management, wastewater recycling and reuse, as well as governmental support and incentives for the utilization of reclaimed wastewater. This study provides a review of the most relevant recycling and reuse technologies; discusses recent trends in technology development, implementation and deployment; and provides overviews and market assessments for each technology. Estimated values used are based on manufacturers’ total revenues.
Report Includes:
- An overview of the most prevalent water recycling and reuse technologies in the global market, as well as the markets and applications those technologies serve.
- Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2015 and 2016, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2021.
- A detailed look at the factors that will drive the growth of the market, as well as sources of project funding and regulation requirements.
- A breakdown of the industry structure.
- A patent analysis.
- Comprehensive company profiles of major players in the industry.
Summary
Threats associated with global water scarcity are increasingly making news as continued growth in agricultural production, expansion of urban boundaries, new industrial facilities, and increased sensitivity to environmental needs drive increased water demand. Supply side constraints for water are further exacerbated by increasingly intense and frequent drought events, such as the recent four-year (2012 to 2016) California drought that drove tens of billions of dollars of economic losses in the agricultural sector alone. Even more dramatic, a long-term drought in the Middle East that has, arguably, been ongoing since 1998. Now widely thought to be brought on by climate change, the drought was recently characterized by NASA scientists as being the worst that the region has experienced in 900 years. In response to these concerns, water supply managers in water-stressed areas around the globe are increasingly looking to creative solutions to solve increasing and increasingly expensive water supply deficits.
One key development in water supply markets is the differentiation of potable and non-potable water.Potable water must meet stringent baseline public health requirements in order to ensure that waterborne diseases and harmful levels of pollutants are not passed to human populations. In contrast, agricultural irrigation, landscape irrigation, toilet flushes, and in some cases water released into the environment does not necessarily have to meet such stringent and high treatment requirements. This differentiation has allowed water managers to implement wastewater recycling and reuse, where water is treated to minimum standards needed to meet these non-potable needs. Alternatively, treated wastewater discharged into rivers has, for decades (albeit with little notice), been mixed with natural waters then withdrawn miles downstream, treated, and used for municipal supply. In contrast, direct potable reuse, where wastewater is treated at a wastewater treatment facility and then directly injected into a water supply system, has been sensationalized and media-branded “toilet to tap” thanks to its “yuck factor.” However, recent droughts are pushing consumers past these labels, especially in waterscarce and population-dense regions like California, where multiple direct potable reuse projects are currently being considered for deployment.
By 2030, it is estimated that there will be a global unfulfilled water demand, according to the European Commission, of roughly 3,000 cubic kilometers. Global wastewater production is approximately half that volume. Not all wastewater flows are recoverable, but many, perhaps most, are; this is especially true as nations around the globe develop wastewater collection and treatment infrastructures. Thus, a proliferation in wastewater recycling over the coming decades could support a significant lessening of
water stress in many water-stressed areas. As consumers finally start to embrace the reality of technological solutions that can reliably clean wastewater, potable reuse will become much more widespread and, indeed, commonplace in water stressed areas.
Market growth in wastewater recycling and reuse has progressed meaningfully over the last several years, albeit slower that had been previously expected, due to slower than anticipated long-term rebound in the wake of the global economic turndown. However, many municipalities and industry decision makers are now at a point where they are ready to move projects forward. Buoyed by growth in underlying wastewater treatment markets, wastewater recycling and reuse is also finding increased favor with regulators, as local and national governments work to implement more recycling-friendly policies. Thus, global wastewater recycling and reuse markets sit in an exciting time, with strong potential for market growth and revenue generation that also addresses increasingly critical water supply and management considerations regionally and globally.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction .. 1
Study Goals and Objectives.. 1
Reasons for Doing This Study .. 1
Contributors to and Use of This Study .. 1
Scope of Report .. 2
Global Markets .. 2
Information Sources .. 3
Methodology .. 4
Analyst's Credentials .. 7
Chapter 2: Summary and Highlights .. 9
Chapter 3: Market and Technology Background .. 13
Global Water and Wastewater .. 13
Global Water Supplies .. 13
Water Shortages and Drought .. 17
Global Wastewater Production and Treatment .. 23
Global Wastewater Reuse and Recycling .. 27
Wastewater Recycling and Reuse Technologies .. 28
Wastewater Reuse, Recycling and Reclamation .. 28
Wastewater Recycling and Reuse History .. 29
Wastewater Recycling and Reuse, End Uses and Benefits .. 30
Wastewater Recycling and Reuse End Uses and Applications .. 35
Wastewater Recycling and Reuse Drawbacks ... 49
Exposure to Harmful Pollutants .. 49
Public Perception.. 50
Cost and Economic Risk .. 50
Relevant Emerging Techniques and their Potential for Market Readiness .. 50
Chapter 4: Global Wastewater Recycling and Reuse Market .. 53
Global Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Recycling and Reuse Markets .. 54
Global Wastewater Reuse and Recycling, by Technology- Specific Markets.. 57
Global Conventional Treatment Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 58
Global Membrane Filtration Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 59
Global Membrane Bioreactor Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 61
Global Chemical Treatments and Disinfection Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 63
Global Demineralization Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 64
Global Wastewater Recycling and Reuse Market by End-Use Category .. 66
Chapter 5: North American Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Technologies Market .. 70
North American Installed Wastewater Treatment Bases .. 70
North American Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Drivers .. 72
North American Water Scarcity .. 72
North American Water Supply Cost .. 74
North American Regulatory Environment .. 75
Existing North American Wastewater Infrastructure Status .. 80
North American Population Trends .. 82
North American Greening .. 82
North American Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Industry Trends .. 83
Existing North American Wastewater Recycling Plant Status .. 83
North American Recycled Wastewater End Uses .. 83
North American Research and Development Trends .. 85
North American Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Technologies Market .. 86
North American Wastewater Recycling and Reuse Municipal and Industrial Markets .. 87
North American Wastewater Reuse and Recycling: Technology-Specific Markets .. 96
North American Conventional Treatment Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 97
North American Membrane Filtration Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 99
North American Membrane-Bioreactor Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 101
North American Chemical Treatment and Disinfection Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 102
North American Demineralization Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 103
North American Wastewater Reuse and Recycling, End-User Markets .. 105
Chapter 6: European Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Technologies Market .. 109
European Wastewater – Treatment Installed Bases .. 109
European Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Market Drivers ................................................................... 110
European Water Scarcity ....................................................................................................................... 110
European Water Supply Cost ................................................................................................................ 114
European Regulatory Environment ....................................................................................................... 115
Existing European Wastewater Infrastructure Status ........................................................................... 117
European Population Trends ................................................................................................................. 118
European Greening ............................................................................................................................... 119
European Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Industry Trends .................................................................. 119
Existing European Wastewater Recycling ............................................................................................. 119
European Recycled Wastewater End Uses ............................................................................................ 120
European Research and Development Trends ...................................................................................... 122
European Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Technologies Market ......................................................... 123
European Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Recycling and Reuse Markets .................................. 123
European Wastewater Reuse and Recycling: Technology-Specific Markets ........................................ 133
European Conventional Treatment Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market ..................... 134
European Membrane Filtration Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market ............................ 136
European Membrane Bioreactor Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .......................... 138
European Chemical Treatment and Disinfection Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 139
European Demineralization Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .................................. 141
European Wastewater Reuse and Recycling: End-Use Markets ........................................................... 142
Chapter 7: Middle Eastern Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Technologies Market .. 146
Middle Eastern Installed Wastewater Treatment Bases .. 146
Middle Eastern Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Drivers .. 147
Middle Eastern Water Scarcity and Population Trends .. 147
Middle Eastern Water Supply Cost .. 150
Middle Eastern Regulatory Environment .. 151
Existing Middle Eastern Wastewater Infrastructure Status .. 153
Middle Eastern Facility Planning Considerations .. 154
Middle Eastern Greening .. 154
Arab Spring .. 155
Middle Eastern Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Industry Trends .. 155
Existing Middle Eastern Wastewater Recycling Plants .. 155
Middle Eastern Recycled Wastewater End Uses .. 156
Middle Eastern Research and Development Trends .. 158
Middle Eastern Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Technologies Market .. 159
Middle Eastern Municipal and Industrial Markets for Wastewater Recycling and Reuse .. 160
Middle Eastern Wastewater Reuse and Recycling: Technology-Specific Markets .. 168
Middle Eastern Conventional Treatment Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 169
Middle Eastern Membrane Filtration Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 171
Middle Eastern Membrane Bioreactor Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 172
Middle Eastern Chemical Treatment and Disinfection Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 174
Middle Eastern Demineralization Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 175
Middle Eastern Wastewater Reuse and Recycling: End-Use Markets .. 176
Chapter 8: Asian and Australian Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Technologies Market .. 180
Asian and Australian Installed Wastewater Treatment Bases .. 180
Asian and Australian Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Drivers .. 181
Asian and Australian Water Scarcity .. 181
Asian and Australian Water Supply Cost .. 183
Asian and Australian Regulatory Environment .. 185
Existing Asian and Australian Wastewater Infrastructure Status .. 186
Asian and Australian Population Trends .. 187
Asian and Australian Greening .. 187
Asian and Australian Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Industry Trends .. 188
Existing Asian and Australian Wastewater Recycling .. 188
Asian and Australian Recycled Wastewater End Uses .. 188
Asian and Australian Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Technologies Market .. 192
Asian and Australian Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Recycling and Reuse Markets .. 192
Asian and Australian Wastewater Reuse and Recycling: Technology Specific Markets .. 201
Asian and Australian Conventional Treatment Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 203
Asian and Australian Membrane Filtration Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 204
Asian and Australian Membrane Bioreactor Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 206
Asian and Australian Chemical Treatment and Disinfection Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 207
Asian and Australian Demineralization Technologies for the Reuse and Recycling Market .. 209
Asian and Australian Wastewater Reuse and Recycling: End-Use Markets .. 210
Chapter 9: Company Profiles .. 214
Appendix: References and Acronyms .. 266
References .. 266
Acronyms .. 267
About BCC Research .. 269
About BCC Research .. 270
BCC Membership .. 270
BCC Custom Research .. 270
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