Proceedings

1. Introduction
2. Challenges of Water Scarcity
3. Requirements for Nutrient Neutrality
4. Water re-use opportunities
5. Technology Example
6. Conclusions

1. Introduction

• Climate change increases drought risk with lack of river flow in summer months impacting on hydrology, geomorphology, water quality, water temperature and ecology of heavily regulated rivers
• Localised/decentralised wastewater treatment can potentially support water re-use projects to mitigate drought risk
• Requirements for nutrient neutrality within sensitive catchments make localised treatment potentially more challenging
• Stakeholder partnerships (agriculture, developers, industry) may enable localised wastewater treatment and re-use to improve resilience (whilst potentially reducing bottlenecks on existing network infrastructure and treatment..)