Project planning

Put the right
questions on paper.

A reuse plan brings together the water source, intended use and the site’s space, access and operating needs.

Outline your project

Keep the source and the purpose connected.

Water sourceStill exploring
Intended settingA use to explore

The useful next step is a shared picture of what is known, what is missing and who needs to be involved.

Outline this connection
Outside-in flow through a hollow membrane fiber.
Outside-in flow through a hollow membrane fiber.

Through the wall.
Into the hollow center.

This outside-in membrane study opens one fiber so the route is visible. Blue follows water through the wall region and upward through its hollow center. Amber material remains outside.

Outside the fiber
Suspended material is shown around the membrane.
Across the wall
The cutaway makes the path into one fiber visible.
Within the center
Water collects in the hollow interior and moves along it.

A membrane stage is part of the treatment conversation. The source, dissolved substances and the receiving use still determine what else the project needs.

Bring the source and the use into the plan

From a possibility
to a decision.

Understand

Describe the starting point.

Establish the site context and the water available. Identify the intended use and the information already gathered. Record the unknowns instead of filling them with assumptions.

Connect

Bring the project together.

Consider source quality, demand, available space, approvals and operation as connected questions. Bring the relevant property, design and operating teams into the discussion.

Decide

Make the next step useful.

Set out what needs to be resolved before the next decision. That could include further site information, specialist assessment or a more detailed look at an application.

What to bring
to the conversation.

A short description is enough to begin. You can identify missing information as part of the brief.

Site context

Location, property or facility type, project stage and the people already involved.

Water source

Where the water comes from, its pattern of availability and any known variation.

Intended use

What will use the recovered water, where that use is located and when it needs water.

Existing information

A description of the water-quality records, site plans or operating information available. Keep detailed reports out of this initial form.

Practical constraints

Known space, access, schedule or operating constraints that should shape the next discussion.

Clarity before
commitment.

Will the first conversation specify equipment?
The first step is understanding the source, use and project context. A system specification needs the appropriate assessment and design work behind it.
What if our source data is incomplete?
Describe what is known and what is missing. That helps establish which questions need further investigation.
Who should be involved?
The property or operations team is a useful starting point. Designers, relevant specialists and authorities can then be involved as the scope becomes clearer.

What could your
water do next?

You don’t need a finished brief. Tell us where the water comes from and what you have in mind.

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