Linking people & redesigning systems
for a healthy future
Linking people & redesigning systems
for a healthy future
Australian governments need to consider using all available water resource options, not just desalination technology, says a senior scientist with the Australian Water Association.
Dr Diane Wiesner will tell the Second International Salinity Forum's discussion on desalination on Monday that other options for satisfying increasing water demand should include stormwater reuse and wastewater treatment.
"This includes optimising their water conservation and creating new efficiencies through such things as stormwater capture and reuse, wastewater treatment and recycling coupled with sustainable groundwater extraction," she will say, according to an advance statement...
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