Operational drivers of water reuse efficiency in Portuguese wastewater service providers

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Autor(a) principal: Amaral, A. Luís
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: Martins, Rita, Dias, Luís C.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/85077
Resumo: Identifying the service providers that perform best in key operational indicators is important for increasing the sustainability of the wastewater treatment sector. Wastewater reuse is increasingly considered as a relevant aspect in this context. The current study first identifies the Portuguese service providers in the efficiency frontier regarding wastewater reuse and proceeds to identify its main operational drivers. Reused wastewater was then successfully estimated using the selected drivers. The main policy recommendations, resulting from this study, towards wastewater reuse upsurge include fostering the aggregation of smaller SP to benefit from economies of scale, and strive for adequate infrastructure maintenance practices.
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spelling Operational drivers of water reuse efficiency in Portuguese wastewater service providersWater utilitiesWater reuseOperational efficiency driversIdentifying the service providers that perform best in key operational indicators is important for increasing the sustainability of the wastewater treatment sector. Wastewater reuse is increasingly considered as a relevant aspect in this context. The current study first identifies the Portuguese service providers in the efficiency frontier regarding wastewater reuse and proceeds to identify its main operational drivers. Reused wastewater was then successfully estimated using the selected drivers. The main policy recommendations, resulting from this study, towards wastewater reuse upsurge include fostering the aggregation of smaller SP to benefit from economies of scale, and strive for adequate infrastructure maintenance practices.This work has been funded by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., Project UIDB/05037/2020.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionElsevierUniversidade do MinhoAmaral, A. LuísMartins, RitaDias, Luís C.2023-06-132023-06-13T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/85077engAmaral, A. Luís; Martins, Rita; Dias, Luís C., Operational drivers of water reuse efficiency in Portuguese wastewater service providers. Utilities Policy, 83(101591), 20230957-178710.1016/j.jup.2023.101591https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957178723001030info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:38:25Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/85077Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:34:51.334940Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Operational drivers of water reuse efficiency in Portuguese wastewater service providers
title Operational drivers of water reuse efficiency in Portuguese wastewater service providers
spellingShingle Operational drivers of water reuse efficiency in Portuguese wastewater service providers
Amaral, A. Luís
Water utilities
Water reuse
Operational efficiency drivers
title_short Operational drivers of water reuse efficiency in Portuguese wastewater service providers
title_full Operational drivers of water reuse efficiency in Portuguese wastewater service providers
title_fullStr Operational drivers of water reuse efficiency in Portuguese wastewater service providers
title_full_unstemmed Operational drivers of water reuse efficiency in Portuguese wastewater service providers
title_sort Operational drivers of water reuse efficiency in Portuguese wastewater service providers
author Amaral, A. Luís
author_facet Amaral, A. Luís
Martins, Rita
Dias, Luís C.
author_role author
author2 Martins, Rita
Dias, Luís C.
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Amaral, A. Luís
Martins, Rita
Dias, Luís C.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Water utilities
Water reuse
Operational efficiency drivers
topic Water utilities
Water reuse
Operational efficiency drivers
description Identifying the service providers that perform best in key operational indicators is important for increasing the sustainability of the wastewater treatment sector. Wastewater reuse is increasingly considered as a relevant aspect in this context. The current study first identifies the Portuguese service providers in the efficiency frontier regarding wastewater reuse and proceeds to identify its main operational drivers. Reused wastewater was then successfully estimated using the selected drivers. The main policy recommendations, resulting from this study, towards wastewater reuse upsurge include fostering the aggregation of smaller SP to benefit from economies of scale, and strive for adequate infrastructure maintenance practices.
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