tration Plantsremoval of contaminantsUsesResidentialIndustryBusinessesManagement strategies currently used in Sydney are aimed to secure adequatequality water for consumption and use by the population of the Sydney region.These strategies are also devised so that there will be access to sufficientamounts of water for all.These strategies include:Water recyclingThus providing another water source and reducing anticipated increased futureusage. Also reducing discharge into rivers and oceans. Recycled water is used inresidential gardens and toilets, in industry and irrigation so that fresh water cango directly to the people for consumption. This then leaves the presentinfrastructure able to withstand present demands without the construction of newinfrastructure. Irrigation practices - increasing water efficiencye.g. central pivot sprinklers and drip or trickle systemsDesign features of Infrastructuree.g. The Prospect plant (and others) were designed to be ‘easily upgraded’(SMH98). So when new technology evolved and new information accumulated theplants could be ready to put them in practice, put them to use.Pay per useConsumers are charged for water usage as the following diagram illustrates.There is then an incentive to use less, conserving the resource, because ofreduced costs of consumption.Public awareness and education programsNational programs such as WaterWise which “aims to inform and educate thecommunity on how to use water wisely and promote the need for waterconservation” (www.nsw.gov.au). Also specifically Sydney water conservationcampaigns such as “Sydney water: Good enough to bottle, too good to waste”Monitoring of the system and water qualityManaging the levels of contaminants and foreign particles in the water to ensurethe public has access to the optimum water possible.These strategies and others used are effective to a certain degree though arenot always faultless as the 1998 Sydney ...
