Int. J. Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2021 211 Copyright © 2021 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Development of a community system for water reclamation from grey water in Gujba: a conceptual method M.S. Lawan* and S.S. Surendran Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK Email: lawanm3@uni.coventry.ac.uk Email: ab9618@coventry.ac.uk *Corresponding author Abstract: Water scarcity and pollution have been a reality in many African countries. Reclaimed greywater reuse for non-potable purpose such as toilet flushing and irrigation are among the options to reduce the consumption of potable water and control environmental pollution. However, developing reliable and sustainable reclamation system at the rural community level is always a challenge. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the short term performance of a rice husk for greywater reclamation in Gujba, Nigeria. Results of the questionnaire survey indicated that maximum greywater generation was 720l/day per household. About 95% of the people have indicated social acceptability for reclaimed greywater reuse. Turbidity and total suspended solids of the greywater were 427.6NTU and 5.84 Mg/l respectively. Rice husk, rice husk charcoal and granular activated carbon were examined at rapid and slow flows of 3.207L/h and 0.534L/h respectively. The average removal efficiencies of rice husk for turbidity and total suspended solids were 81.81% and 86.47% respectively. Keywords: greywater characteristics; social acceptability; non-potable uses; treatment; systems; rice husk; Gujba. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Lawan, M.S. and Surendran, S.S. (2021) ‘Development of a community system for water reclamation from grey water in Gujba: a conceptual method’, Int. J. Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp.211–223. Biographical notes: M.S. Lawan holds an MSc in Petroleum and Environmental Technology from Coventry University (UK). He has been currently working with the Desert Research and Monitoring Control Centre, Yobe State University in Nigeria. As a registered member of the International Water Association (IWA), his research interest includes environmental applications including; wastewater treatment, pollution control and environmental impact assessment (EIA). S.S. Surendran is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Water Engineering at the School of Energy, Construction and Environment Coventry University, in the UK. He has more than 35 years of industry and academic experience on innovation and development of water related, environmental and public health engineering for risk resilience and sustainable development. Currently he is the Director for Environmental Engineering, Coventry University, UK. This paper is a revised and expanded version of a paper entitled ‘Development of a community system for water reclamation’ presented at International Young Water Professional Conference, Toronto, 23–27 June 2019.