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Australian city taps drain water, supplies to households

On April 23, Orange city in Australia crossed a major milestone. The city, 260 km west of Sydney, became the first in the country to commission a stormwater harvesting system that uses rainwater runoff to augment its drinking water supply.

Publication Date: 
29/06/2009
Bharat Lal Seth [2]
Down to Earth [3]
Tags:
Water Pollution [4], Water Resources [5], Water Management [6], Water Conservation [7], Water Harvesting [8], Water Quality [9], Australia [10]
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