Urban Water Management

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Wastewater Management in the City of the Future
Wastewater and sustainable urban water
management
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The Urban Water Cycle
The SWITCH approach to urban water
management Integration more sustainable
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Wastewater and the urban water cycle
Stormwater

• Water quality
• Potential resource

• Sewer capacities
• Water treatment standards

The Urban Water Cycle
Wastewater
Water supply

• Potential resource
• Wastewater volume

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Links between urban wastewater management and
other areas of the water sector
Water treatment
Stormwater management
Water supply
Water quality
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Links between wastewater management and other
sectors of urban management
Energy
Housing
Parks, gardens and recreation
Farming
Local economic development
Health
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Conventional approach to wastewater management

• Wastewater network which collects and treats all
  wastewater streams

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Drawbacks of the conventional approach to
wastewater management

• Pollution risk

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Drawbacks of the conventional approach to
wastewater management

• Expensive technology and high energy use

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Drawbacks of the conventional approach to
Wastewater management

• Missed opportunities

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Increasing challenges
Deteriorating infrastructure
Increased urbanisation
Population growth
Increasing energy costs
Environmental impacts
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Stormwater Management in the City of the Future
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