Impact of drought on sewer/wastewater treatment

Australia has been very successful in driving down potable water consumption through education, restrictions,  increasing household efficiency. As a consequence, there has been a substantial change in quantity of water in sewers and the concentration of influent into treatment plants. This has all sorts of implications for sewer design and operation as well as treatment plant operation.

Just another way that changing climate impacts water and sewer.

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