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Australia to invest AUS$12.9bn in 10-year water program
The 2008/09 Budget will deliver on the Rudd Government’s election commitments in water and establish a AUS$12.9 billion (US$12bn) water investment program over ten years. This includes AUS$1.5 billion in new urban water investment to help secure water supplies for Australian households and businesses. Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong this week outlined details of Water for the Future, the Rudd Government’s plan to secure the long term water supply of all Australians.
“Climate change means most Australian cities and towns have less water, and we can no longer rely ... |
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Desalination a drain on energy costs, new study says
As global freshwater reserves dry up, desalination plants are receiving greater attention as an option for providing both drinking water supplies and agricultural irrigation. But a new study released last week raises several concerns about the environmental impact and cost-effectiveness of the widely-touted technology to convert seawater to freshwater. Desalination plants pose a risk to marine species when the water is collected from ocean areas, as well as when the salty discharge is deposited into coastal estuaries, according to the report, which was released by the US National Research ... |
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In Upland Hills Calif., Aqueonics pioneered what is now called wastewater mining when it worked in 1982 with the local utility to serve an 800-unit country club development. Aqueonics tapped into the utility sewer collection system and treated the wastewater for reuse in golf course irrigation. At the same time, its facility shaved the peak use for the utility, allowing it to serve the development without an expensive expansion of its facility.
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