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Direct Potable Reuse —Australian Style
Author(s) -
Matthews Ken
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.5942/jawwa.2015.107.0110
Subject(s) - reuse , potable water , water supply , environmental planning , water infrastructure , style (visual arts) , water resource management , business , environmental science , natural resource economics , environmental engineering , geography , engineering , economics , archaeology , waste management
Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth. Effective water management has been and remains a critical issue for Australian communities. Conversations around this issue have reached a new intensity particularly over the past two decades, driven primarily by severe drought and the consequent pressure on drinking water supplies in Australia's towns and cities. Australia needed a thorough and authoritative assessment of the potential for direct potable reuse as an option for drinking water supply.