Assessment of factors influencing water reuse opportunities in Western Australia

摘要: Water is used within our society for human consumption and food production, industrial processes and energy generation, maintaining natural ecology biodiversity recreational purposes. Authorities now face the challenge of ensuring quantity, distribution, quality allocation between various uses are sustainable. One source not considered in past on a large scale is the reuse wastewater. Recent state elections Western Australia have brought issue water resources to the forefront public perception. Several solutions were put forward during elections including desalination plant, building canal transport from north state and increased pumping local aquifers. The Corporation tells us that by 2031, Perth expected need an extra 150 gigalitres water. This will be met an integrated cycle approach including new sources, efficiency measures, recycling, trading catchment management. However, it any new sources more costly than current supply from local dams groundwater. The objective this project identify factors led crisis Western Australia, examine opportunities available Australians recommend a solution consistent with triple bottom line objectives. includes assessment the large amount information influencing in Western Australia. Water technology essential support growing population. There assess the past, future situations ensure there sufficient future. It is also important awareness community government agencies the seriousness crisis. The greatest affecting successful expansion integration recycling into future sustainable management plans associated costs compared other sources, acceptance general public, minimization environmental health impacts, to treat appropriate standard examples set Australian states territories.