Regarding the issue of repetition in the content on environmental protection areas and water treatment areas

In fact, environmental protection includes water treatment, and the wastewater treatment in chemical plants falls under this broader category of environmental protection. This approach allows for unified management; it also enables people from the two different areas to meet and interact in one place, which can help increase popularity. The idea proposed by Meteor Lord to merge the water treatment section into the environmental protection section is feasible, whether considered from the perspective of chemical production or from the standpoint of forum development.

Personally, I think it would be appropriate to include wastewater treatment under the water treatment category, as wastewater treatment technologies fall within the scope of water treatment. Yet wastewater treatment also relates to environmental protection; a compromise solution would be to separate wastewater treatment and create a dedicated section for it within the environmental protection category. Other aspects of water treatment, such as chemical water and recycled water, will still be kept in the water treatment section within the utilities area, under the new name of Production Water Technology Exchange Area

I agree with the first point, as water treatment is part of environmental protection; furthermore, environmental protection is included in the broader concept of safety and environmental protection. However, it’s fine for us to keep safety and environmental protection separate at the moment. It would not be appropriate to have a separate section dedicated solely to water treatment – it should instead be placed as a sub-section under environmental protection. This is my suggestion; I’m not sure if it’s good or not

The discharge of wastewater, waste gas, and waste residues falls under the environmental protection category. Wastewater treatment, raw water treatment, circulating water treatment, pure water (ultrapure water) treatment, tap water treatment, and the treatment of river, lake, and seawater should all fall under the category of water treatment. Suggestion: Instead of discussing who is responsible for wastewater treatment, it would be better to treat wastewater treatment as a separate section, for the following reasons: 1. To resolve conflicts between the two sections and avoid arguments. 2. The segmentation of sections is a major trend in Haichuan; efforts should be made to prevent the merging of sections, as such mergers will inevitably lead to a loss of members. 3. Both environmental protection and water treatment are relatively niche sectors within the chemical industry; these fields feature a high degree of confidentiality and require advanced technical skills. The above are my personal opinions; if there is any overlap, it’s purely coincidental! Last edited by sister on 2009-2-19 18:00]

Support for creating a separate section for wastewater treatment! :victory: May I ask those who are in favor of merging the water treatment section into the environmental protection section whether they consider that water treatment in areas other than wastewater treatment also falls under the environmental protection section? May I ask those up above who agree that wastewater treatment should be placed under the environmental protection category: do you think there should be a separate category for discussing matters other than recycled water, tap water, and purified water? Whoever tries to assign wastewater treatment or water treatment tasks to the environmental protection department, I’ll fight against them tooth and nail – this is clearly an attempt to get the moderators of our water treatment department fired! :@ :@ :@ This post was last edited by Welcome on 2009-2-19 18:02.]

So it’s such a complex issue; it’s not just a simple academic classification. Once human relationships are involved, things become much harder to handle. The reason for repeated issues is that when users upload materials, there are two different sections to choose from; some materials end up in one section while others end up in the other. I think environmental protection should be a major category, with several specific subcategories under it. This may, to some extent, address the issue of duplicate information across different sections. However, after reading everyone’s discussions, I realized that this is not such an easy question after all. It’s great to see everyone contributing ideas for the development of the forum. Wish the forum continued success!

Perhaps my reply upstairs wasn’t clear enough; let me clarify my suggestions further: the original categories of “Environmental Protection and Pollution Control” and “Water Treatment Technology Exchange Area” should be reorganized as follows: 1. Environmental Protection and Pollution Control, 2. Production Water Technology Exchange Area, 3. Wastewater Treatment Technology Exchange Area”

There is still a fundamental difference between water treatment and environmental protection. Water treatment covers a wide range of aspects. Wastewater treatment is an important part of environmental protection and falls within the scope of environmental protection, but environmental protection does not encompass all aspects of water treatment. I still favor the Jiangchengzi view; only wastewater treatment could be considered integrated with environmental protection. In fact, all sections of the forum contain overlapping elements. The chemical industry encompasses a wide range of topics, and many specialties complement each other; they are all part of a chemical installation, so it is inevitable that there will be overlaps and repetitions in the content, and it is impossible to completely separate them. Personally, I think it’s better not to merge them; the current state is fine.

Let me share some personal views: Environmental protection and pollution control, by their very name, necessarily encompass solid waste, exhaust gases, waste liquids (including wastewater), noise, hazardous waste, and so on. What we generally mean by water treatment refers mainly to circulating water treatment, boiler water treatment, tap water treatment, etc.; in essence, it is the treatment of process water. It has nothing to do with environmental protection. Therefore, I believe merging environmental protection and pollution control areas with water treatment areas is a confusion of two distinct concepts – it’s simply an inappropriate combination! Creating a separate section for wastewater treatment seems like a waste of resources; moreover, by artificially separating wastewater treatment from environmental protection, more chaos will inevitably arise in the environmental protection area! I thought that wastewater treatment should still fall under environmental protection and pollution control, but the water treatment section should be renamed the Process Water Treatment Section (water treatment other than wastewater treatment).

Is it also considered an inappropriate pairing to include the treatment of waste that does not fall under the category of wastewater emissions within the environmental protection sector? It should be noted that many wastewater streams are reused after treatment, rather than being discharged directly.

What everyone has said makes sense; everyone is welcome to share their opinions further. Thank you!

In my opinion, merger should be avoided. Water is the main issue in environmental protection; in the environmental protection investments of many chemical plants, spending on water accounts for over 60% of the total such investments. Therefore, the refinement and precision of water treatment are essential. I was wondering if the forum moderators can move posts from their respective sections to other sections at will. If so, I would appreciate it if the moderators of the Environmental Protection section could move posts related to water to the Water Treatment section. The moderator of the water treatment section thought this post was a duplicate, so they deleted it. (Personal opinion)

It does not fall under the category of wastewater treatment; since it is reused after treatment, it should still be considered part of process water treatment for individual purposes!

So, in the case where some wastewater is treated and then partially discharged while partially reused, can it still be released? So it is still recommended to create a separate section for wastewater treatment! It doesn’t fall under the environmental protection category nor the water treatment category, so as to avoid pointless disputes.

Is it really necessary to make it so complicated? In real life, water treatment falls under which industry? It should belong to the industry corresponding to its category. Environmental protection is a broad concept that includes solids, liquids, and gases; water treatment should therefore be considered part of environmental protection, as water is a liquid and thus falls under this concept. Moreover, environmental protection and safety should be separated; both are broad concepts that are not subordinate to each other, and they should be treated as two separate categories in the forum.

Water treatment is itself an important aspect of environmental protection. By \"water treatment\", it is meant the process of using physical and chemical methods such as sedimentation, filtration, coagulation, flocculation, as well as corrosion inhibition and scale prevention, to remove from water those substances that are not needed for production or daily life. The purpose of \"water treatment\" is to use various methods to separate the pollutants contained in wastewater, or to convert them into harmless and stable substances, thereby purifying the wastewater so that it meets the requirements for use in production and daily life as well as for maintaining ecological balance. Therefore, “water treatment” technology is actually an important “means” for environmental protection! In favor of merging the Meteor Super Edition! 　

I think the first option is more reasonable; this way the regulations are clearer, and those that don’t fall under wastewater treatment can be separated out~

The purpose of \"water treatment\" is to use various methods to separate the pollutants contained in wastewater, or to convert them into harmless and stable substances, thereby purifying the wastewater so that it meets the requirements for use in production and daily life as well as for maintaining ecological balance. Therefore, “water treatment” technology is actually an important “means” for environmental protection! I feel it should be \"Therefore, water treatment technology is actually part of the production system rather than simply an environmental protection issue.\" ”Here! This post was last edited by sister on 2009-2-24 17:29]

They cannot be placed together; the water area is only part of the environmental protection area, and they cannot be combined, otherwise aspects such as water supply and drainage will not be displayed