Decentralized Solutions for Municipal Wastewater Relief - Government - Municipalities
Around the world, municipalities are reaching or exceeding the design capacity of their central wastewater treatment plants. Aging infrastructure and budget constraints are making it difficult to justify large-scale capital projects. This bottleneck is slowing growth and delaying residential, commercial, and industrial expansion. Miranda Water Technologies offers a smarter, scalable solution to help governments and municipalities unlock capacity without overhauling entire systems.
The Miracell® system from Miranda is a modular Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC) that can be deployed in a variety of ways to increase system-wide capacity. Whether installed to complement an overloaded central plant or placed closer to a new growth area, Miracell® provides immediate wastewater treatment capacity exactly where it is needed most.
Governments and Municipalities can also use Miracell® as an offload mechanism. By treating wastewater at the source such as in a new residential subdivision, Miracell® frees up space at the central plant to accommodate higher-strength effluent from commercial or industrial zones, including employment lands. This allows cities to support job-creating developments without waiting for plant expansion.
Ontario, Canada as well as other jurisdictions around the world are evolving their policies to support more flexible servicing solutions. Instead of funneling every project into aging infrastructure, regulators now encourage decentralized, high-performance systems that reduce environmental impact and improve system resilience.
Miranda’s engineering team has over 18 years of experience designing wastewater solutions that meet or exceed regulatory standards in over a dozen countries. We can help municipalities design systems that align with both short-term approvals and long-term infrastructure goals, whether it’s temporary capacity relief or permanent decentralized servicing.
In Ontario, Canada, recent updates to land use and housing policies are enabling municipalities to support growth through more flexible servicing models. These policy shifts allow municipalities to approve developments that use decentralized or communal water and wastewater systems, creating opportunities to relieve pressure on existing infrastructure without committing to multi-year capital expansion projects.
Miranda Water Technologies works closely with municipal teams to design and implement tailored water and wastewater systems that align with updated provincial legislation and local planning priorities. Whether supplementing capacity at a central treatment facility or deploying a standalone system closer to a new development zone, our solutions are engineered to integrate seamlessly with municipal needs.
Unlike traditional infrastructure projects that can take years to plan, fund, and construct, Miranda’s modular Miracell® system can be operational in a matter of months. Our technologies are professionally designed, scalable, and built to meet or exceed the most stringent government guidelines. This allows municipalities to respond to growth pressures quickly and efficiently while maintaining full compliance and environmental responsibility.
For municipalities facing growth pressure but limited capital budgets, Miracell® offers a practical alternative to large, upfront infrastructure projects. Instead of building excess capacity before it is needed, municipalities can support development with a phased approach. The system can be deployed in stages, with an initial module installed to service early phases of a subdivision or new community. Additional capacity can be added as population and demand increase over time.
This modular flexibility allows infrastructure investment to align with actual growth and development timelines, reducing financial risk and enabling more responsive land use planning. Miracell® has been successfully used in residential communities ranging from 20 to over 1,500 homes, offering proven performance and reliability. For municipal governments, it presents a cost-effective, scalable solution that supports responsible planning and long-term service delivery without overextending existing infrastructure.
Why Municipalities and Government Chooses Miracell®?
- Reduces burden on central treatment plants
- Deploys quickly in targeted growth areas
- Ideal for residential, commercial, or mixed-use projects
- Modular and scalable from 20 to 1,500 homes
- Low energy and minimal maintenance
- SmartCell automation enables remote monitoring
- Frees up capacity for strategic zoning priorities like employment lands