Chapter 3
I Background
II Early European Settlements
III Assessment Of Available Water Resources
IV Water Supplies For Goldmining Development
V Irrigation Development
VI Farm And Stock Water Supplies
VII Urban Water Supplies
i Reticulation systems
ii Water treatment
iii Water saving techniques
iv Desalination
v Conjunctive use - West Pilbara water supply
vi Conjunctive use - Newcastle and district water supply scheme
vii Olympic Dam mining project - water supply
viii Urban water supply dams in South Australia
ix Multi-purpose schemes - the Wivenhoe project
VIII Wastewater Management And Treatment
IX Water Quality Management
X Limnological And Water Quality Research
XI New Techniques In Water Resource Planning And Management
XII Legislation
XIII Conclusion
XIV List Of Abbreviations
XV Acknowledgements
XVI Plantations-high Productivity Resources
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Water saving techniques
In recent years, there has been considerable interest in technologies for conserving water in the urban and industrial fields, because of the potential water savings which could lead to deferment of costly new supply works.Measures which have been developed include dual-flush toilets, flow restrictors on showers and automatic flush controllers for public urinals; automatic timers on fixed garden sprinklers; moisture sensors in public gardens and sports grounds; improved leakage control in domestic and distribution systems; and improved water conservation measures in industry.
To illustrate possible savings, if the first two systems listed above were introduced overnight in Melbourne, an average saving representing twenty days city consumption would result.
All these measures are practicable, but regulations and incentives are needed for their implementation. There is considerable scope for further innovation and development in this field.
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