What is it about?

It is important to recognise stormwater reuse as a key resource for securing adequate future water supplies based on the concept of ‘water fit for purpose’. These require careful prioritisation of vulnerabilities, identification of the areas requiring adaptation and provide certainty of outcomes. This study identified key barriers to stormwater reuse and the difficulties in removing them.

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Why is it important?

The increasing spread of urbanisation is a common phenomenon witnessed in most parts of the world due to the perceived benefits of urban living. A compounding issue is the growing shortage of safe and reliable water sources. Perennial water shortages are becoming a common feature in many parts of the world.

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This study identifies and evaluates the key barriers to stormwater reuse.

Professor Ashantha Goonetilleke
Queensland University of Technology

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This page is a summary of: Stormwater reuse, a viable option: Fact or fiction?, Economic Analysis and Policy, December 2017, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2017.08.001.
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