The Gao Bei Dian Water Environment R&D Centre, the Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology of Tsinghua University, and 16 EU members have entered into joint research on multi-stage quality guarantee of reclaimed water”.

Building on the advanced concept of multi-stage quality guarantee, this project has made an in-depth study of the quality safety and health risks of the reclaimed water and succeeded in development of a technique for artificial recharge of reclaimed water to underground water which is suitable for the Beijing area. Gao Bei Dian Wastewater Treatment Plant a venue has bee set up to turn wastewater into resources with a daily capacity of 300 tons.

The project, together with the reclaimed water demonstration venues in 6 countries including Spain, Belgium, Israel, etc., has been listed in the EU 6th Framework Programme (FP6) as a shared platform for international cooperation in research on artificial recharge of reclaimed water to underground water.