Workshop on Construction of Testing Platform and Certification System for Decentralized Sewage Treatment Equipment

Construction of a testing platform for decentralized sewage treatment equipment is one of the key tasks of the China Water Environment Group (CWEG) in cooperation with the Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research (WATCH) and the Centre for Development and Assessment in Wastewater Technology at RWTH Aachen University (PIA). Based on the investigation results in Germany, Japan, Thailand, etc., CWEG established China's first platform for testing decentralized sewage treatment equipment at the Bishui waste water treatment plant in Beijing, on a scale of up to 5m3/d. Focusing on the topic of decentralized sewage treatment, CWEG and WATCH successfully held a workshop on the construction of a testing platform and certification system during October 21-22, 2019 in Beijing.

During that workshop, Dr. Yao, from RWTH Aachen University, introduced the current development of WATCH, and Dr. Dorgeloh from PIA gave a report on the European certification system for decentralized sewage treatment equipment. Dr. Li Peng, from CWEG, introduced the work progress of firstly testing standards establishment and secondly testing platform construction. The two sides actively discussed the topic and both agreed that implementation of a certification system for decentralized sewage treatment equipment in China was absolutely necessary. It was stated that Chinese academic circles had also been paying attention to this topic. It has been necessary to make further investigations, considering characteristics in China, in order to prevent problems that had occurred abroad and advance related work solidly. The Chinese side hoped that PIA could give further support for their future work. Dr. Dorgeloh expressed his willingness to actively promote bilateral cooperation in this field.

Furthermore, on invitation of CWEG, Dr. Dorgeloh and Dr. Yao visited the testing platform, praised the achievements of the Chinese partner, and gave constructive suggestions for further improvement.

Dr. Dorgeloh and Dr. Yao at the WATCH workshop in Beijing

Dr. Dorgeloh and Dr. Yao at the WATCH workshop in Beijing

Visiting of the joint laboratory of WATCH in Beijing

Visiting of the joint laboratory of WATCH in Beijing