The R’S (Reduce, Reuse And Recycle) For Climate Resilience Wastewater Systems In Barbados (3R-CReWS)

The main objectives of the Project are to:

• increase knowledge of wastewater generation including sources of wastewater and the quantity and quality impacts, as well optimize treatment and minimize energy consumption and associated GHG emissions;
• build resilience into Barbados’ wastewater management systems, which results in increased water availability, production, distribution, and access thereby improving the community’s resilience, health and wellbeing, and water and food security;  
• produce a treated wastewater effluent quality so that it can be reused for agricultural purposes, reducing stress on diminishing groundwater resources and potable water supplies as a result of climate change;
• enable the use of reclaimed water for aquifer recharge thereby reducing saline intrusion and contamination of ground water resources while enhancing water security, particularly during period of droughts for Barbados;
• reduce GHG emissions, increase self-sufficiency, contribute to the electricity grid and to contribute to the frequency stabilisation of the electricity grid and act as a power shortfall filler;
• increase supply of locally sourced renewable energy that allows for a long-term source of revenue through a feed-in tariffs program;
• provide a standard and formal guidance to regulate and promote the use of reclaimed water and obtain greater by-in from stakeholders;
• build capacity and re-train BWA staff, including the private sector, to conduct preventive maintenance and adopt climate-risk related adaptation strategies to increase the wastewater collection and treatment systems resiliency; and
• promote and demonstrate actions that encourage all water users to conserve and efficiently use water resources.