Actions C Monitoring
Action C1 - Mesure of environmental impact
The aim of this project, carried out entirely by INSA, is to assess the environmental impact of the ZEUS implemented in the MONIN plant.
It is based on a life cycle analysis (LCA) of the demonstrator, taking into account all the stages in its life cycle: extraction of the energy and non-energy raw materials needed to manufacture the product, use of the system, collection and disposal to end-of-life channels. LCA is a standardised methodology (ISO 14040 to 14043) recognised for assessing the environmental impact of technological solutions, and in particular for making comparisons between systems.
The life cycle inventory will also be used to collect and centralise the information needed to update the project's environmental impact KPIs.
Action C2 - Mesure of social and economic impacts
The action consists of collecting and formatting data on the social and economic impacts. These impacts will be measured at local level on the city's water services.
The reduction in drinking water consumption will be measured and monitored by the ‘Reduced water consumption’ KPI. It will have a positive impact on the production of drinking water (~1%), and on the pressure exerted on the natural environment: sports activities, recreational activities, swimming, fishing.
The reduction in the pollutant load will have an impact on the operation of the urban wastewater treatment plant.
measured by the ‘Waste valued’ KPI. At the same time, the ‘Reduced discharge cost’ KPI and the drop in revenue from the water and wastewater service (~2.8%) will have a negative impact on the service's budget, which could jeopardise its financial equilibrium.
The project's impact on employment will also be monitored, taking into account the number of jobs created as a result of the project. (see ‘Jobs created’ KPI).
The economic impact will also be measured for the partners:
- The economic impact on the MONIN plant,
- The impact on CHEMDOC, where replication should lead to job creation (‘Jobs created’ indicator) and a reduction in design and dimensioning costs. It should be noted that the most significant impacts should occur 5 years after the end of the project.
- For OiEau (‘OiEau Expected revenues’, ‘Awareness raising’ and ‘Dissemination’ KPIs) with the increase in demand from companies in terms of skills and support resulting in the development of training and expertise at OiEau.
- For INSA, the LIFE ZEUS project will make it possible to develop new consultancy activities for companies on the subject of REUSE and to secure a post for a research engineer to carry out life cycle analyses.