“The REUSE is our fight for the preservation of water resources and
we have the solutions! Benoit Gillmann, CEO of BIO-UV Group
In a context of repeated heat waves that undermine water resources, the reuse of wastewater (REUSE) is a major challenge for our daily life in the years to come. Committed to this subject for more than 20 years, the SME BIO-UV Group, leader in UV disinfection in France, has taken the lead with the development of technological solutions already proven in the field, in the world and in France. These solutions, adapted to specific uses (watering crops, green spaces, or cleaning sidewalks, etc.) will in the future deliver a sufficient quantity of water to meet the needs of populations, farmers and industrialists.
Treat waste water with ultraviolet radiation to reuse it!
As part of a REUSE project,
the treatment of waste water by type C ultraviolet rays (UV-C) makes it possible to obtain water that complies with regulations, without the addition of chemical products.
Rather than being discharged directly into the natural environment, wastewater will undergo a UV disinfection stage by eliminating pathogenic micro-organisms. By directly attacking the cells of viruses and bacteria present in the water, the UV-C reactors designed by BIO-UV Group disinfect this water without endangering human health and deliver VITAL water quality for reuse. in agriculture, by public authorities or in industry.
Once treated by BIO-UV Group’s disinfection systems, this water complies with regulations and can be recycled for applications that require high water consumption such as crop irrigation in agriculture, car washing , the watering of green spaces and golf courses.
The REUSE, a solution that has proven itself in many cases of use!
Thus BIO-UV Group has been involved for several years in numerous REUSE projects, including the first conclusive experiences in agriculture:
BIO-UV Group is committed alongside Sede (subsidiary of VEOLIA) to the SMART FERTI REUSE project in the Hautes Pyrénées for the irrigation of field crops and in particular corn fields. In order to be able to recycle waste water intended for the fields, BIO-UV Group has equipped the Step d’Aureilhan with one of its UV reactors. BIO-UV Group also supported the deployment of the IRRI ALT EAU project at the Gruissan wastewater treatment plant (Aude) in partnership with INRA: this experiment carried out on 1.5 ha of vines compared the effects of water treated waste (in particular with BIO-UV Group reactors) to that of drinking water or river water. Result: no differences in the soil, in the water table, in the plant, or in the composition of the harvest or the wine.
Following this conclusive test phase, BIO-UV Group joined forces with VEOLIA for the deployment in the Narbonne wine-growing area of a REUT Box (in which a BIO-UV Group reactor is integrated) which makes it possible to drip irrigate 30 hectares of vines with UV treated water. Installed in the middle of a very dry area (the Massif de la Clape), this “wet” area can also act as a fire barrier.
Among the other projects carried out, the watering of golf courses was one of the first applications of the REUSE: BIO-UV Group thus supported the city of Bonifacio for the reuse of treated wastewater
Bonifacio and Spérone stations (REUT)
to irrigate the Spérone golf courses. Its UV systems, adapted to the disinfection of wastewater leaving the treatment plant, have made it possible to deliver high quality REUSE water for watering the golf course, and thus preserve the water resource available to the population.
BIO-UV Group has also contributed to large-scale projects in Morocco, sensitive to the optimization of its water resources, to
the irrigation of the Gulf of the Ocean near Agadir
for example by equipping the M’Zar wastewater treatment plant with 6 UV reactors.
At a time when water resources are constantly drying up, these first fields of application have demonstrated the effectiveness of REUSE in guaranteeing the quality of crops and green spaces, while preserving drinking water for the population. . Encouraged to optimize their water consumption, manufacturers also call on BIO-UV Group to recycle part of their process water.
At present, France is very behind in the recycling of its wastewater (only 1%). In comparison, some countries or states such as Australia, California, Spain, Israel or Singapore are already optimizing their water resources and satisfying
10 to 60%
of their water needs by reusing treated wastewater.
About BIO-UV Group
For more than 20 years, BIO-UV Group has been designing, manufacturing and marketing water treatment systems using ultraviolet rays (UV-C), ozone, AOP and salt electrolysis for various applications: swimming pools, aquaculture, aquarium, industrial process, wastewater and drinking water. In 2011, it added ship ballast water treatment to its range. The company’s products are industrialized in its specialized production sites in Lunel and Muret, in France, as well as in Great Britain, which enables it to respond quickly to the specific requirements of its customers all over the world. The company, listed on the stock exchange since July 2018, has a consolidated turnover of 44.3 million euros and a current workforce of 150 employees. More than 50% of the group’s sales are made for export.
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