The crisis lurking in Australia’s stormwater drains
As plastic pollution in oceans worsens, an expert is calling on councils to rethink how they manage stormwater drains to prevent plastics from entering waterways.
13 August, 2018
Posts Tagged: stormwater
Clover to flush Green Square toilets with stormwater
By Paul Hemsley City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has moved to reduce the amount of drinking-quality water used by residents and workers in favour of using recycled stormwater for toilets and laundries in the council’s ambitious $8 billion Green Square redevelopment. It is the City of Sydney’s latest dive to create an environmentally […]
24 September, 2013
Feds fill up councils’ stormwater funds
Local councils will deliver sustainable stormwater harvesting and re-use projects with the aid of federal funding. The funding will be more than $42 million to roll out nine projects to help secure water supplies in urban areas across Australia. Councils receiving the funds include Brisbane City Council, Rural City of Murray Bridge, City of Salisbury, […]
9 August, 2012
SA harvesting a stormwater strategy
By Paul Hemsley Councils will collaborate with the South Australian government on a strategy to improve capturing and reusing stormwater in Adelaide. The plan will include nine actions for urban design, identifying changes to infrastructure, minimising flooding risk, and improving management. Minister for Water Paul Caica said the plan will harvest 20000 million litres per […]
8 July, 2011
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