| Title: |
The Role of Urban Infrastructure on Ground Water Contamination - the EU AISUWRS Project
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> proceedings / conference paper(s)
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| Country: |
EU Projects
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| Year of publication: |
2003 |
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S.Burn, D.DeSilva, G.Tjandraatmadja, G.Mitchell, C.Diaper, R.Correll, P.Dillon & M.Eiswirth (2003) : The Role of Urban Infrastructure on Ground Water Contamination - the EU AISUWRS Project
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| Author 1/Producer: |
Burn, S.
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
DeSilva, D.,Tjandraatmadja,G., Mitchell, G., Diaper, C., Correll, R., Dillon, P., Eiswirth, M.
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| Author / Producer Type: |
EC Project
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Groundwater protection-->Groundwater protection overview
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| Short description: |
This paper describes a major European/Australian project on Assessing and Improving the
Sustainability of Urban Water Resources and Systems (AISUWRS), which will allow cities
to assess the impact of leaking urban infrastructure on the long-term viability of their ground
water supplies for potable water use. By understanding the volumes and levels of
contaminants and their movement from the infrastructure into the aquifer, water utilities will
be able to determine if urban contaminants will have a significant effect on the sustainability
of the aquifer and its potential use by future generations. Decision support and costing models
will allow determination of the most sustainable method of managing the infrastructure to
minimise urban water pollution. The long-term environmental costs to the community of
groundwater treatment and remediation techniques will be compared with the cost of
rehabilitating urban water infrastructure.
One of the major outcomes will be a set of guidelines for the sustainable development of
urban water systems, to ensure that the effect of future development on ground water
contamination is addressed. The models will be directly applicable to a number of Australian
cities (i.e. Perth, Wagga Wagga, Newcastle) that currently rely to a significant extent on
ground water for their potable water supply, and will allow the long-term cost implications of
different operational and design practices to be assessed. For the verification and validation of
the model, detailed field studies will be carried out in four case study cities, with Mt Gambier
being selected as the Australian case city.
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Submitted By:
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Dr Stefan Gödeke WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 14/02/2006
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