Integrated waste management systems: onsite MIUS applications

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7227134

Boegly, Jr, W J; Mixon, W R; Rothenberg, J H

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is conducting the Modular Integrated Utility System (MIUS) Program devoted to development and demonstration of the technical, economic, and institutional advantages of integrating the systems for providing all or several of the utility services for a community. The objective of the MIUS concept is to provide the desired utility services in a way that is consistent with reduction in the use of critical natural resources, protection of the environment, and minimization of cost. A MIUS might be sized to accommodate several hundred or a few thousand multifamily dwelling units, nearby single-family housing, and associated commercial facilities. It uses a complex of small, onsite combined package plants, each sized to meet demands of the development served. The MIUS is modular in that it can be installed near appropriate users in phase with the actual demands of community development or redevelopment. It uses an integrated systems approach whereby some resource requirements of one service are met by utilizing the effluent of another. For example, heat rejected from electrical generation might be used for residential space heating, and the effluent from liquid waste treatment might be used for fire protection and/or cooling tower water. In this paper, each of the major utility subsystems of MIUS are examined with respect to the potential for integration with other subsystems and the advantages resulting from such integration. The conclusions presented represent a current summary of results from evaluation studies of major components and subsystems applicable to MIUS, systems analyses comparing MIUS to conventional utilities serving identical consumer models, and assessments of impacts from application of the MIUS concept.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 7227134
• Report Number(s): CONF-761133-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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