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Sewer Mining: Extreme Measure or Viable Solution?
Friday, July 02, 2010A practice first developed in Australia, sewer mining is the process of extracting wastewater from urban sewers and treating it inside a building for reuse as recycled water. Developing additional non-potable water supplies through sewer mining reduces the demand for potable water, reduces the burden on municipal wastewater treatment systems and reduces the amount of energy used to transport wastewater and treated water, a rare “triple play” in the world of integrated/sustainable design.
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