Sustainable Alternative Water Sources
Use for Lowering Cost Pressure
on Drinking Water and Volume
Reduction—Technical and Profitable
Feasibility
Cassio Faé, Lucien Akabassi, Adriana M. Nicolau Korres,
Jacqueline R. Bringhenti and Sheila Souza da Silva Ribeiro
Abstract Due to the growing scarcity of water, and the persistent high energy cost
applied to drinking water, this study aimed to analyze the potential use of alternative
sources of water like rainfall water and roofs drainage system, designed to combine
with condensed water production of the air conditioners, at Federal Institute of Science and Technology of the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Quantity and quality variables and parameters were measured on collected samples, and an evaluation process
of the technical and profitable feasibility has been developed. The method is focused
on water demand for different daily use, rainfall water from roofs drainage, measurements of dripping water from air conditioners, and sampling from both sources for
chemical analysis of water quality. The results obtained from the experimental area
designed for the study show a daily demand of water estimated at about 7,723.00 L.
C. Faé · L. Akabassi · A. M. Nicolau Korres (B) · J. R. Bringhenti
Department of Environmental and Sanitation Engineering, Federal Institute of Science and
Technology of Espírito Santo State, Av. Vitória, 1729, Vitória, ES 29040-780, Brazil
e-mail: adrianak@ifes.edu.br
C. Faé
e-mail: cassiofae@gmail.com
L. Akabassi
e-mail: lucien@ifes.edu.br
J. R. Bringhenti
e-mail: jacquelineb@ifes.edu.br
S. S. da Silva Ribeiro
Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Environmental and Sanitation Engineering, Federal
Institute of Science and Technology of Espírito Santo State, Av. Vitória 1729, Vitória, ES
29040-780, Brazil
e-mail: sheilasouza@ifes.edu.br
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Universities as Living Labs for Sustainable Development,
World Sustainability Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15604-6_50
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Use for Lowering Cost Pressure
on Drinking Water and Volume
Reduction—Technical and Profitable
Feasibility
Cassio Faé, Lucien Akabassi, Adriana M. Nicolau Korres,
Jacqueline R. Bringhenti and Sheila Souza da Silva Ribeiro
Abstract Due to the growing scarcity of water, and the persistent high energy cost
applied to drinking water, this study aimed to analyze the potential use of alternative
sources of water like rainfall water and roofs drainage system, designed to combine
with condensed water production of the air conditioners, at Federal Institute of Science and Technology of the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Quantity and quality variables and parameters were measured on collected samples, and an evaluation process
of the technical and profitable feasibility has been developed. The method is focused
on water demand for different daily use, rainfall water from roofs drainage, measurements of dripping water from air conditioners, and sampling from both sources for
chemical analysis of water quality. The results obtained from the experimental area
designed for the study show a daily demand of water estimated at about 7,723.00 L.
C. Faé · L. Akabassi · A. M. Nicolau Korres (B) · J. R. Bringhenti
Department of Environmental and Sanitation Engineering, Federal Institute of Science and
Technology of Espírito Santo State, Av. Vitória, 1729, Vitória, ES 29040-780, Brazil
e-mail: adrianak@ifes.edu.br
C. Faé
e-mail: cassiofae@gmail.com
L. Akabassi
e-mail: lucien@ifes.edu.br
J. R. Bringhenti
e-mail: jacquelineb@ifes.edu.br
S. S. da Silva Ribeiro
Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Environmental and Sanitation Engineering, Federal
Institute of Science and Technology of Espírito Santo State, Av. Vitória 1729, Vitória, ES
29040-780, Brazil
e-mail: sheilasouza@ifes.edu.br
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Universities as Living Labs for Sustainable Development,
World Sustainability Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15604-6_50
821