The document discusses a water technology pilot project in Cobadin, Romania using DMT MemBioRex® membrane bioreactor technology. It provides background on the opportunity and partners involved, evaluates the project location options and market competitiveness, discusses financing possibilities, and outlines the planned project realization timeline from 2006-2012 which includes constructing a demonstration plant, operating it, and potentially expanding to a full-scale plant.

1. Het uitvoeren van een watertechnologie project
in Cobadin, Constanta County, Roemenië
DMT MemBioRex®
Erwin H.M. Dirkse B. Sc., Managing Director
DMT Milieutechnologie BV - Joure

2. Content
• Introduction
• Opportunity
• Go – No Go Criteria
– Potential Locations
– Competitiveness
– Affordability
– Financing Possibilities
• Project realisation
• Full scale realisation
• Conclusions
• Questions

3. Introduction
• Project Partners voor Water
• Projectpartners
• Frisian Wateralliance
• Constanta County Council
• Community of Cobadin
• RAJA

4. Opportunity
• Frisian Water Alliance; partnership
• Focus on Eastern European countries
• Good contacts in Romania, Constanta CC
• Pilot / demonstration projects
• EU
– 2015 > 10,000 PE
– 2018 > 2,000 PE
– Larger agglomerations enjoy priority

5. Introduction
(inter) national (inter) regional
networks networks
Companies Authorities Expertise
main suppliers regional, high school till
in water chain sector, local post-academic
Pre-competitive technology, market, project development

6. Market development approach
Costs
Standard
approach
Benefit for customer
Frisian
Extra cost of tools
approach
time
Idea 2-5 years Investment
Technology or project development

7. Pilot plant in Holland

8. Opportunity
• Rules and Regulations
– Danube River Basin District Management Plan
– Water Framework Directive
– Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive
Parameters Concentration Minimum Reduction MTR
(The Netherlands)
BOD 25 mg/l O2 70-90% 5 mg/l O2
COD 125 mg/l O2 75% 125 mg/l O2
TSS 35 mg/l 90% 5 mg/l
Total 2 mg/l P 80% 0,15 mg/l P
phosphorus
Total nitrogen 15 mg/l N 70%-80% 2,2 mg/l N
Effluent goals from Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC).

9. Potential Locations
Group of Administrative Under 2000- 10.000- Over Total De- Total
Units 2000 10.000 25.000 25.000 centralised Centralised
Municipalities & Towns
No. of Localities 1 78 101 85
Population 1.798 543.910 1.500.025 9.366.477
Communes
No. of Localities 461 2189 36 -
Population 681.786 9.049.694 433.165 -
Total
No. of Localities 462 2267 137 85 2866 85
Population 683.584 9.593.604 1.933.190 9.366.477 12.210.378 9.366.477
Localities Romania.
Source: Romanian Statistical Yearbook (2004), Population Census (2002)

10. Potential Locations
• Total number of locations 2866
• Total PE value 12.2 million
• Market size €4.5 billion (based on localities)
• Market size €5.4 billion
(based on estimate Romanian Government)

11. Competitiveness
• Decentralized vs. Centralized
– Centralized WWTP ’s domain of large players
– Dutch Water Sector : SME, niche products
– Small scale WWTP ‘s < 25.000 PE
– Area max. 5 to 7 km
– Low population density, mountainous terrain
– Total solution

12. Competitiveness
• Niche market; Membrane Bioreactor (MBR)
– Relatively more expensive
– High effluent quality
– Compact
– Future proof
– Modular
– Standardisation / reduction prices membranes

13. Competitiveness
• Product Strategy
– Decentralized WTTP ‘s
– Niche market, MBR
– Address all problems from planning to
financing to operating
– Partnership, partners are complimentary
– Continuous local presence

14. Affordability
• Investment cost
• Operational cost
Capacity Total costs / Costs per p.e. / Total costs / Costs per p.e. /
year year year with year with
subsidy subsidy
500 p.e. (75m3/day) € 53,635 € 107.27 € 25,550 € 51.10
2.500 p.e.(375m3/day) € 191,180 € 76.47 € 92,883 € 37.15
10.000 p.e.(1500m3/day) € 562,876 € 56.29 € 282,028 € 28.20
25.000 p.e. (3750m3/day) €1,356,390 € 54.26 € 682,353 € 27.29
Operational Costs

15. Affordability
• Willingness to pay
• Ability to pay (4 - 6% of income)
Capacity MBR costs per PE Current tariffs Ability to pay (World
/ year Bank)
500 PE (75m3/day) € 51.10 € 8.21 - € 50.92 € 33 - € 50
2.500 PE (375m3/day) € 37.15 € 8.21 - € 50.92 € 33 - € 50
10.000 PE (1500m3/day) € 28.20 € 8.21 - € 50.92 € 33 - € 50
25.000 PE (3750m3/day) € 27.29 € 8.21 - € 50.92 € 33 - € 50
Overview of MBR Costs, Current Tariffs and Ability to Pay.

16. Financing Possibilities
• European Regional Development Fund
subsidises 70 -75%
• Other 25 - 30%
– European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
– Commercial Loans: Exim Bank, Dexia
Kommunalkredit
– Private Investors: project partners, Noordelijke
Ontwikkelings Maatschapij, Private Equity

17. Project realisation
• Jan 2006 – Aug 2006; Partnership, finding
location, demonstration plant
• Aug 2006 – Dec 2006; Partners voor Water
• Jan 2007 – June 2007; design & preparations
• Aug 2007 – Jan 2008; construction WWTP
• Feb 2008 – Oct 2008; delay in Romania
• Nov 2008 – Dec 2008; site-construction, start-up
• Jan 2009 – Aug 2009; operation by DMT
• Aug 2009; take-over by RAJA
• 2011 – 2012; building full-scale plant ?

18. Project realisation

19. Project realisation

20. Project realisation
Process flow diagram MBR Cobadin

21. Project realisation

22. Lagoon

23. Drum filter

24. Bioreactor

25. UF Filtration

26. Automatic Controlsystem

27. Clean permeate

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