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This year, World Water Day<\/a><\/strong> is focusing on \u2018Nature for Water\u2019, looking at the various ways nature can be used to support the mitigation and prevention of water pollution now and in the future.<\/p>\n According to WorldWaterDay.org<\/a><\/strong>, 2.1 billion people live without safe drinking water at home; affecting their health, education and livelihoods. It is therefore of paramount importance that solutions to this challenge are deployed, without posing a further threat to human health or the environment.<\/p>\n With this in mind, there has been an emphasis on Nature-Based-Solutions (NBS), or methods which utilise nature as a cost-effective and sustainable means of restoring the balance of the water cycle and reduce the ever-growing water gap. This involves methods such as re-joining rivers to floodplains and restoring wetlands, all of which are designed to improve human health, support livelihoods and reduce the effects of climate change.<\/p>\n Today, water management is largely concerned with man-made infrastructure, classified as \u2018grey\u2019 solutions. However, \u2018green\u2019 infrastructure projects are under-utilised and could be used to work in conjunction with current grey methods.<\/p>\n In the future, the wider objective is to strike a balance between \u2018green\u2019 and \u2018grey\u2019 methods to increase benefits and efficiency, whilst reducing costs and trade-offs.<\/p>\n At Arvia, we have created a water treatment solution offering a unique balance between \u2018green\u2019 and \u2018grey\u2019 methods. Although strictly our systems are engineered, the methods we use are far more ecologically friendly; removing the unnecessary use of chemicals and operating with very low power consumption or even making use of solar energy.<\/p>\n Other means associated with \u2018grey\u2019 solutions, such as Ozone and Fenton treatments, use chemicals to treat the whole body of water without focusing on specific contaminants. Alternative treatment processes also produce toxic sludge as a by-product which requires specialist treatment and causes extensive damage to the environment.<\/p>\n