Impediments to municipal water recycling in Australia
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Date
2004Author
Khan, S
Schäfer, Andrea
Sherman, P
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Abstract
Local authorities in Australia face two great challenges when managing municipal waters:
Meeting future demands for clean water; and
Preserving and enhancing the health of waterways.
Municipal water recycling provides a means to achieve these objectives by providing an alternative
source of water as well as
reducing sewage effluent
discharges. This paper
identifies the key factors
impeding the rate of
growth of water recycling
in Australia. Such
knowledge will be crucial
to our effective allocation
of efforts and resources
required for a rapid and
sustainable change in the
way we manage our
water. While Australia
currently recycles around
11 per cent of effluents
from sewage treatment plants, there is substantial scope for increase.