Water, Sewage & Effluent September October 2018 | Page 40

Water recovery from waste
In 2002, South Africa transitioned to a water-constrained economy.
This happened when the National Water Resource Strategy announced
that 98% of all available water had been allocated. Unfortunately, this
important fact slipped by unnoticed.
By Dr Anthony Turton
While the public is increasingly outraged at the sight of dead fish and floating mats of congealed excrement, that is not the biggest risk, says Turton.
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