Salisbury, Adelaide: Storm water harvesting secures local jobs

June-Catherina Starling — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:46:47 +0000

Since the beginning of the 1990s, the city of Salisbury - a local government area on the northern fringes of Adelaide, Australia - has been renowned for best practice in water conservation and management. The creation of harvesting facilities to capture storm water and wetlands to cleanse storm water has been Salisbury’s key strategy to provide cheaper water to local industries and protect the urban environment.

Copenhagen: From sewer to harbour bath

June-Catherina Starling — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:05:59 +0000

For many years, the discharge of wastewater from sewers and industrial companies had a major impact on the water quality in Copenhagen harbour. The water was heavily polluted with sewage, algae, industrial waste and oil spills from commercial harbour transport.

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Salisbury, Adelaide: Storm water harvesting secures local jobs

Copenhagen: From sewer to harbour bath