System that provides economical purification of wastewater and recirculation of potable water and generation of electricity

Abstract

Water purification and recycling system that generates electricity and has a large reservoir and a small reservoir that provides potable water to a water user structure. After use by the water user structure, wastewater is applied from said water user structure via at least one wastewater path to wastewater treatment apparatus. The wastewater treatment apparatus receives and processes the wastewater using a power plant that operates continuously to produce steam. The wastewater treatment apparatus is also powered by a co-adjuvant gas turbine generator is adapted to generate supplemental steam for the power plant.

What I claim is: 
     
         1 . A method for recycling water between a water source and a water user structure, the method comprising:
 applying potable water from the water source to the water user structure;   applying wastewater from the water user structure to a wastewater treatment apparatus;   applying waste steam from a power plant to the wastewater treatment apparatus;   operating the wastewater treatment apparatus utilizing the waste steam to process blackwater within the wastewater to generate the potable water; and   returning the potable water to the water source.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein operating the wastewater treatment apparatus further comprises:
 operating the wastewater treatment apparatus utilizing the waste steam to process greywater within the wastewater to generate the potable water. 
 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein:
 the power plant is a coal-fired power plant. 
 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 applying supplemental waste steam from a co-adjuvant turbine generator to the wastewater treatment apparatus; 
 wherein operating the wastewater treatment apparatus further comprises:
 operating the wastewater treatment apparatus utilizing the supplemental waste steam to process the blackwater to generate the potable water. 
 
 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein operating the wastewater treatment apparatus further comprises:
 operating the wastewater treatment apparatus utilizing the supplemental waste steam to process greywater within the wastewater to generate the potable water. 
 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4  wherein:
 the co-adjuvant turbine generator is a gas turbine generator. 
 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4  further comprising:
 operating the co-adjuvant turbine generator intermittently to apply the supplemental steam to the wastewater treatment apparatus. 
 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 applying the wastewater to a preheater of the wastewater treatment apparatus; 
 applying an output of the preheater to an ozone generator of the wastewater treatment apparatus; 
 applying an output of the ozone generator to distillation apparatus of the wastewater treatment apparatus to generate the potable water; and 
 applying an output of the distillation apparatus to the water source to return the potable water to the water source. 
 
     
     
         9 . An apparatus configured to recycle water between a water source and a water user structure, the apparatus comprising:
 a water supply path configured to direct potable water from the water source to the water user structure;   a wastewater path configured to direct wastewater from the water user structure to a wastewater treatment apparatus;   a waste steam path configured to direct waste steam from a power plant to the wastewater treatment apparatus;   the wastewater treatment apparatus configured to utilize the waste steam to process blackwater within the wastewater to generate the potable water; and   a return path configured to return the potable water from the wastewater treatment apparatus to the water source.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9  wherein the wastewater treatment apparatus is further configured to utilize the waste steam to process greywater within the wastewater to generate the potable water. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 9  wherein:
 the power plant is a coal-fired power plant. 
 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 9  further comprising:
 a supplemental waste steam path configured to direct supplemental waste steam from a co-adjuvant turbine generator to the wastewater treatment apparatus; 
 wherein the wastewater treatment apparatus is configured to utilize the supplemental waste steam to process the blackwater to generate the potable water. 
 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein the wastewater treatment apparatus is configured to utilize the supplemental waste steam to process greywater within the wastewater to generate the potable water. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein:
 the co-adjuvant turbine generator is a gas turbine generator. 
 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein:
 the co-adjuvant turbine generator is configured to operate intermittently to apply the supplemental steam to the wastewater treatment apparatus. 
 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 9  wherein the wastewater treatment apparatus includes:
 a preheater coupled to the wastewater path and configured to preheat the wastewater; 
 an ozone generator coupled to an output of the preheater and configured to supply ozone to the preheated wastewater; and 
 a distillation apparatus coupled to an output of the ozone generator and configured to distill the preheated and ozone treated wastewater for application at an output of the distillation apparatus as the potable water; 
 the distillation apparatus configured to apply the output of the distillation apparatus to the return path to return the potable water to the water source. 
 
     
     
         17 . A method for recycling water between a water source and a water user structure, the method comprising:
 applying potable water from the water source to the water user structure;   applying wastewater from the water user structure to a wastewater treatment apparatus;   applying waste steam from a power plant to the wastewater treatment apparatus;   operating the wastewater treatment apparatus utilizing the waste steam to process greywater within the wastewater to generate the potable water; and   returning the potable water to the water source.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein operating the wastewater treatment apparatus further comprises:
 operating the wastewater treatment apparatus utilizing the waste steam to process blackwater within the wastewater to generate the potable water. 
 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17  wherein:
 the power plant is a coal-fired power plant. 
 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising:
 applying supplemental waste steam from a co-adjuvant turbine generator to the wastewater treatment apparatus; 
 wherein operating the wastewater treatment apparatus further comprises:
 operating the wastewater treatment apparatus utilizing the supplemental waste steam to process the greywater to generate the potable water.