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Sustainable Wastewater Reuse through Private Sector Participation - The Adelaide Experience (pdf 478kb)

This Asian Development Bank (ADB) paper discusses the technical, financial, commercial, regulatory, policy and institutional issues relating to the development of sustainable water reuse projects. The document will give an insight into how and under what conditions, ADB's Developing Member Countries could develop similar schemes.

The paper is supported by a showcase real life case study of a successful wastewater recycling scheme in Adelaide, Australia . The scheme, which had excellent government regulatory, policy and institutional support, was entirely built and financed, and is currently being operated, by the private sector. Located in the world renowned wine growing region of McLaren Vale, the scheme uses effluent from one of Adelaide's three large wastewater treatment plants to irrigate grape vines that produce some of Australia's finest wines.

 

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