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Systemic barriers to wastewater reuse in Australia: some jurisdictional examples

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posted on 2023-05-18, 05:06 authored by Simon PerratonSimon Perraton, Blackwell, BD, Andrew FischerAndrew Fischer, Gaston, TF, Gary MeyersGary Meyers
This article describes the regulatory framework and assessment process of urban wastewater reuse in two distinct regions of Australia, the Tamar Valley in northern Tasmania and the Hunter region of New South Wales. Relative similarities are evident between human population, water availability and recent necessity for reuse feasibility assessments. In the Hunter, assessments informed a state government led catchment scale water security strategy. In Launceston, the need for assessments stems from a condition of the environmental permits for individual facilities. Salient institutional, social, economic and political barriers mire the assessment process for, and success of, wastewater reuse. Distinct legal, policy and procedural differences exist between the two cases. Future reuse guidelines should identify the different drivers for wastewater reuse and avoid studies that meet administratively predetermined selection.

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Publication title

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volume

22

Pagination

355-372

ISSN

1448-6563

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Place of publication

United Kingdom

Rights statement

Copyright 2014 Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Inc.

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Coastal and estuarine systems and management not elsewhere classified

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