Rainwater harvesting in New South Wales, Australia

Kandasamy, J; Kus, B; Vigneswaran, S

Rainwater harvesting in New South Wales, Australia

Kandasamy, J Kus, B Vigneswaran, S

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Citation:: Green Technologies for Sustainable Water Management, 2016, pp. 35 - 74
Issue Date:: 2016-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Kandasamy, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kus, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Vigneswaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-4322	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Green Technologies for Sustainable Water Management, 2016, pp. 35 - 74	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780784414422	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/118875
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers. In Australia, recent droughts and concerns about climate change have highlighted the need to manage water resources more sustainably. Rainwater harvesting has emerged as a new field of sustainable water management, which offers an alternative water supply for at least nonpotable uses. This chapter illustrates a detailed sampling on the concentration of pollutants in metropolitan rainwater tanks located at different parts of Sydney. Some rainwater tanks incorporate simple sand filtration devices to improve water quality for potable uses. Concentrated pollutants remaining after treatment and sludge can be discharged to the sewer, alleviating sludge disposal problems, and is attractive in creating a low maintenance system. It is possible to create a sustainable development with a low demand for town water and low storm water pollution export, as well as reduce storm water discharges. Some of the rainwater treatment technologies discussed include adsorption, pilot scale application, and membrane filtration.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Green Technologies for Sustainable Water Management	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1061/9780784414422.ch02	en_US
dc.title	Rainwater harvesting in New South Wales, Australia	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
utslib.for	090404 Membrane and Separation Technologies	en_US
utslib.for	0907 Environmental Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	090407 Process Control and Simulation	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
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Abstract:

© 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers. In Australia, recent droughts and concerns about climate change have highlighted the need to manage water resources more sustainably. Rainwater harvesting has emerged as a new field of sustainable water management, which offers an alternative water supply for at least nonpotable uses. This chapter illustrates a detailed sampling on the concentration of pollutants in metropolitan rainwater tanks located at different parts of Sydney. Some rainwater tanks incorporate simple sand filtration devices to improve water quality for potable uses. Concentrated pollutants remaining after treatment and sludge can be discharged to the sewer, alleviating sludge disposal problems, and is attractive in creating a low maintenance system. It is possible to create a sustainable development with a low demand for town water and low storm water pollution export, as well as reduce storm water discharges. Some of the rainwater treatment technologies discussed include adsorption, pilot scale application, and membrane filtration.

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