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Is your water purifier doing more harm than good? Are you unknowingly wasting water or stripping away essential minerals?” Join us for “Navigating Water Filtration: RO, UV, UF, and More”, a Biome Academy session that will answer these questions and help you uncover the truth about water filtration systems. 📅 Date: 1st Jan'25, Wednesday | 🕒 Time: 4pm - 5:30pm 🌐 Online Session | 🔗 Zoom Link- Register here now! https://lnkd.in/grtrMK_S 🔑 What you’ll learn: - The science behind RO, UV, and UF technologies. - How to select a filtration system that balances safety, sustainability, and health. - Expert tips on ensuring your water is truly fit for consumption. 👨🏫 Meet the Speaker: Vikas Brahmavar, Director and Founder of Trans Water System Pvt. Ltd. (Boson Whitewater), has over 12 years of experience in designing cutting-edge water treatment solutions. He’s passionate about advancing sustainable water infrastructure and helping people make informed decisions about water quality. 💧 Register now to ensure your water isn’t just clean but also sustainable and healthy.Let’s dive into the world of water filtration and make smarter, greener choices!

The shallow aquifer and a city suburb. Kyathsandra is a suburb of Tumakuru city . Famous for its Thatte idli , the suburb of Tumakuru has issues with water supply. A 24/7 water supply scheme has been under construction for several years and yet there is no sign of completion . People in this part of the town get water occasionally. Shankar and team of well diggers clean up a well . The well is a hundred and 10 years old and filled with rubbish. All of it is removed up to a depth of 36 feet . A coat of lime ash applied and water disinfected with alum and then bleaching powder . A 26.50 feet column of water stands in this 9 feet diameter well. A steel grill will be placed for safety and security and pulleys installed to lift water . Perhaps a pump too to place water into a small tank for easy drawal of water. The community around will use it for non potable purpose . A lake nearby provides recharge for the shallow aquifer . The project is implemented with CSR funding and with the City Corporation in the know . Revisiting local sources of water Rainwater , lakes , aquifers and treated used water is building water resilience for communities, especially the poorer ones.

Is your water purifier doing more harm than good? Are you unknowingly wasting water or stripping away essential minerals? Join us for “Navigating Water Filtration: RO, UV, UF, and More”, a Biome Academy session that will answer these questions and help you uncover the truth about water filtration systems. 📅 Date: 1st Jan'25, Wednesday ⏰ Time: 4pm - 5:30pm 🖇️ Registration Link: https://lnkd.in/grtrMK_S 🌐This is a virtual knowledge sharing session. 🗝️ What you’ll learn: • The science behind RO, UV, and UF technologies. • How to select a filtration system that balances safety, sustainability, and health. • Expert tips on ensuring your water is truly fit for consumption. 👨🏻🏫Meet the Speaker: Vikas Brahmavar, Director and Founder of Trans Water System Pvt. Ltd. (Bosonwhitewater), has over 12 years of experience in designing cutting-edge water treatment solutions. He’s passionate about advancing sustainable water infrastructure and helping people make informed decisions about water quality. 💧 Register now to ensure your water isn’t just clean but also sustainable and healthy. Let’s dive into the world of water filtration and make smarter, greener choices!

Water and a metropolis. The lake is about 40 km from Bengaluru and is known as Doddakere - big lake. It has a huge catchment area for rainwater to flow from . It is also supplemented with treated used water coming from the metropolis. Currently about 140 million litres per day is being pumped from three Wastewater treatment plants and filling 65 lakes. Doddakere is one of them. The lake recharges the shallow aquifer and saturates it . The shallow aquifer itself is about 80 feet deep till it hits a saprolite layer . The extant of the storage of the shallow aquifer itself, its transmissivity are all under determination. The quality of the water is good enough to be supplied as drinking water with a water treatment plants. The well here is brimming and has a stored water of 1 million litres. The aquifer should have a potential running into thousands of millions of litres. By integrating rainwater, lakes , aquifers and treated used water there is enormous potential to bring water for all for life and livelihoods and water security for all at a regional scale. The proposal in Bengaluru if worked well can fill 1100 lakes up to a distance of a 100 km from the city. The city itself becoming a water factory . It will require segregation of industrial wastewater away from the domestic sewage network and to its own Effluent Treatment Plants, collecting all domestic sewage and treating them to adequate standards, filling the lakes and preventing local pollution of lakes/aquifers and finally investments to make this happen. From a wastewater surveillance perspective, checks are on for heavy metals, pesticides, pharmaceutical residues, AMR/ARG, emerging contaminants, and the different strains of bacteria present in all the waters. The implementation process is under way and currently 640 KLD of treated water can be supplied to the town of Devanahalli. Managed aquifer recharge is one step in the journey towards water resilience. Biome Trust is happy to be part of this journey and contribute in collaboration with various partners and funders to make these projects happen.

Arsenic, Fluoride, and Nitrates — the toxic trio quietly lurking in our drinking water. From arsenic’s deadly cancer risk to fluoride’s effects on bone health, and nitrates’ dangerous impact on infants, these contaminants pose serious, often invisible threats. Yet, many go undetected without proper testing. With millions at risk globally, it’s crucial to understand these pollutants, their sources, and how to protect yourself. Smart filtration systems, regular water testing, and informed choices can help reduce exposure. It’s time to take control of what’s in your water!

| Testimonial from Partners' Meet 2024 | 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝑾𝑴𝑰-𝑻𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔’ 𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒚 𝒅𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔. 𝑻𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓-𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅-𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒖𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕, 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒖𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈-𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓… https://lnkd.in/dN5CUyd2 International Water Management Institute (IWMI) | Tata Trusts | Vishwanath S | Biome Environmental Trust | Biome Environmental Solutions Pvt - India

Vishwanath S, Founder of Biome Environmental Trust, presented at the "Waste to Worth" national workshop, emphasizing the urgent need for innovative wastewater reuse solutions to tackle India's growing water challenges. Organized by Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi and Namami Gange(NMCG), the workshop showcased projects highlighting the potential of treated wastewater in urban areas. CSE’s report, "Waste to Worth: Managing India’s Urban Water Crisis through Wastewater Reuse," provides an overview of Karnataka's policies facilitating wastewater reuse, emphasizing regulatory frameworks that encourage sustainable practices and innovative local solutions. Projects Highlighted from Karnataka:  -HN VALLEY: REUSE OF TREATED WATER FOR SHALLOW AQUIFER RECHARGE THROUGH LAKE RECHARGE This initiative focuses on improving groundwater levels in drought-prone areas by directing treated water to 65 tanks across Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, and Chikkaballapur districts, benefiting agriculture, aquifers, and community water security. -DEVANAHALLI TOWN: ENHANCING SHALLOW AQUIFER RECHARGE FOR DOMESTIC USE The Devanahalli Project includes a SEZ tertiary treatment plant that treats domestic wastewater, integrating shallow aquifer recharge within the town's formal water supply for domestic use while ensuring safety standards are met. The project revitalized Sihineeru Lake and nearby wells, supplying 30,104 KL of water over 189 days and benefiting approximately 38,000 residents. -CHIKKASAGARAHALLI LAKE: SHALLOW AQUIFER RECHARGE FOR AGRICULTURE USING TREATED WATER The Chikkasagarahalli Lake Revitalization Project used treated water and desilted rejuvenated Chikkasagrahalli Lake, increasing its capacity to recharge shallow aquifers, supporting irrigation for floriculture, and reducing dependency on tanker water. Key Recommendations from Vishwanath S:  -Caution against filling lakes to full capacity with treated wastewater to mitigate flooding risks.  -Use a constructed wetland as the first lake in cascading systems for further treatment of incoming wastewater.  -Tailor Karnataka's reuse models to specific terrains rather than replicating them elsewhere. The workshop served as a crucial platform for discussing sustainable water management practices, underscoring the need for robust policies and community engagement to promote treated wastewater reuse as a valuable resource. By transforming wastewater into a resource rather than waste, we can build a more resilient framework for urban water management in India. #WastewaterReuse #WaterManagement #Sustainability #BiomeEnvironmentalTrust #ClimateResilience

We’re thrilled to announce that Biome Environmental Trust has been selected as a Finalist for SVP India Fast Pitch 2025, standing out among 258 incredible applicants! This marks the beginning of an inspiring 5-month journey where we’ll refine our storytelling, enhance our visibility, and amplify our impact. A big thank you to SVP India for this amazing opportunity. We’re excited to represent the work we do and continue contributing to crucial environmental and water management issues. Stay tuned for updates on this journey! #BiomeEnvironmentalTrust #SVPFastPitch2025 #Storytelling #WaterManagement #Sustainability #PitchPerfect