Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: Beijing Case

This research paper analyzes the treatment capacity, energy consumption, and governance structures of 175 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Beijing, highlighting the trade-offs between water reuse and energy intensity.

• The majority of wastewater treatment plants in Beijing are categorized as medium or small in scale, with a treatment capacity of less than 200 thousand tons per day.
• Energy intensity in Beijing's WWTPs is influenced by treatment capacity and the use of membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology, with large-scale plants using MBR technology exhibiting a higher average energy intensity.
• The study identifies five energy-intensive subprocesses where energy consumption ratios fluctuate based on management factors and treatment technologies, suggesting that strategies should be plant-specific.
• Beijing's urban wastewater treatment and reuse governance is supported by a four-layer policy system and a coordination group that facilitate departmental collaboration and executive power.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: Beijing Case. https://www.sei.org/publications/urban-wastewater-treatment-and-reuse-beijing-case/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: Beijing Case. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/urban-wastewater-treatment-and-reuse-beijing-case/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: Beijing Case |date=28 April 2023 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/urban-wastewater-treatment-and-reuse-beijing-case/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023urban, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: Beijing Case}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = apr, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/urban-wastewater-treatment-and-reuse-beijing-case/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }