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Stormwater Reuse via Aquifer Storage and Recovery: Risk Assessment for Sandy Aquifers

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In the light of increasing demand and diminishing supplies due to climate change and related alterations in rainfall pattern, a sustainable urban water management for Melbourne and other cities will need to include water recycling and reuse of reclaimed water and stormwater. One key issue in water reuse is the need for storage between times of collection and demand. Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR), which is defined as well injection of source water into a suitable aquifer for later recovery, would be a valuable option as it has limited space requirements, restricts loss from evaporation and limits the potential for contamination. However, stormwater commonly contains elevated levels of heavy metals, of which Zn and Cu are the most frequent and mobile. Stormwater and treated wastewater also contain suspended solids, organic carbon, oxygen and nutrients, which influence the behaviour of injected metals and induce geochemical changes in the aquifer. While ASR has been practised in limestone aquifers in South Australia, field data for sandy aquifers, which are more prevalent around Melbourne, are very limited. After giving an overview about current ASR practices, the general aim of the study was the risk assessment of injected metals derived from stormwater during ASR in sandy aquifers. As no field sites fulfilling these criteria are in operation in Melbourne or anywhere else in Australia, this study was limited largely to literature review and laboratory experiments.

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Steinel, A. (2012). Stormwater Reuse via Aquifer Storage and Recovery: Risk Assessment for Sandy Aquifers . In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Climate Change and the Sustainable Use of Water Resources. Climate Change Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22266-5_2

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