Water Wednesday - Is storm water flowing to sea really wasted?
A forum presented by the Water Research Centre
on 24 March 2010.
Concerns about drought and water restrictions have heightened awareness of water spilling from storages when enough rain falls for water to flow into dams and eventually overflow. News crews scramble to get footage of water streaming over spillways, and letters to the editor express outrage that the government is allowing water to be wasted. But is it really wasted? When is it rainwater, when is it run-off and when is it storm water? How easy is it to capture storm water, store it, treat it and distribute it to consumers?
Speakers addressed topics of alternative water sources, where storm water fits in the mix of water sources, the process of storing water, options for capturing and recycling storm water, alternative sources, and provision for environmental needs for flows downstream of dams.
Presentations
Speaker | Topic | Audio Visual Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | Podcast |
| Where does storm water fit in the mix? Speaker: Graeme DandyProfessor, University of Adelaide | Podcast (mp 3.5MB) PowerPoint (pdf 2.8MB) |
| What is the most effective management of storm water? | Podcast |
| What are the environmental benefits of water flowing to the sea? | Podcast |
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