Cost benefit of reusing treated wastewater as cost-reduction measure in De La Salle University-Manila
Date of Publication
2008
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with Spec in Hydraulics and Water Resources Engg
Subject Categories
Civil Engineering | Hydraulic Engineering
College
Gokongwei College of Engineering
Department/Unit
Civil Engineering
Abstract/Summary
Despite the effort of De La Salle University-Manila in improving the quality services offered to its students, increasing expenditures have always been the key concern of the campus in giving such benefits, being water consumption as one of the major contributors to the costs incurred. In solving this problem, the university has proposed several cost-reduction measures in minimizing the overall costs, and one of them was the reuse of treated wastewater, which was given focus in this thesis. However, implementing the proposal would also project additional costs and would affect the acceptability of the financial and social sectors of the campus. Three wastewater reuse schemes were made to provide alternatives to where reclamation and reuse of wastewater would be implemented: for Velasco Hall, for Miguel Hall and for the University Library. This research provided the financial benefits of the proposal by conducting financial analysis for a twenty year projection and comparing each scheme with the current scheme, disposal of effluents from William Sequencing Batch Reactor. In assessing the acceptability of the proposed schemes, Analytical Hierarchy Process was applied which identified the significant points of the sectors' acceptance. Results have identified, after comparing the three (3) proposed schemes, that wastewater reclamation and reuse for Velasco hall was most acceptable in terms of its short and long term benefits, financially and socially.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU16904
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
147 leaves, 28 cm.
Keywords
Water reuse--Philippines--Manila
Recommended Citation
Borja, M. S., & Varquez, A. G. (2008). Cost benefit of reusing treated wastewater as cost-reduction measure in De La Salle University-Manila. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5460
Embargo Period
4-26-2021
