Overcoming Challenges to Water Reuse

By the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia

November 2020 PENANG GREEN AGENDA 2030
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LIMITED ENGINEERING AND social feasibility still hinder many countries, especially in the Global South, from fully implementing urban water reuse. Ideally, urban water reuse schemes are economically viable, environmentally friendly and aesthetically pleasing; they discourage water losses, long-distance wastewater transfer, high energy usage and emissions from wastewater treatment.The average daily water consumption in most Malaysian states stands at 230 litres per capita (LCD), reports the National Water Services Commission1. This use is excessive when compared to the daily water requirement...

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