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Water Sensitive Cities Speakers Series – THIS FRIDAY 31^st July

Decentralised wastewater systems: regulation, management and technologies for Western Australia

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Presented by Dr Stewart Dallas and Dr Martin Anda
Murdoch University

Date: Friday 31 July 2009
Time: 12.00 - 1.00pm
Venue: Atrium Theatrette - Level 4, 168 St Georges Terrace, Perth

Dr Stewart Dallas is Associate Director of the Environmental Technology Centre at Murdoch University and Project Manager (Woodsome Management) on the Wungong Urban Water Project for Armadale Redevelopment Authority. Returning from Costa Rica in 1996 where he had been installing wetland greywater systems in mountain villages Stewart continued his work on wetlands and decentralised wastewater systems with Murdoch University. Recently he was appointed onto the Wungong project to oversee the design process towards their third pipe scheme. Stewart is currently also collaborating with the Water Corporation to set up a trial sewer mining project at ETC.

Dr Martin Anda is Program Chair of Environmental Engineering at Murdoch University and Principal Engineer Sustainability at ENV Australia Pty Ltd. At Murdoch University Martin manages a research team on a number of demonstration decentralised wastewater recycling projects in the Perth and Mandurah areas. At ENV Martin is currently working on options for a third pipe scheme for the Midland Redevelopment Authority.

Stewart and Martin will give a joint presentation on the current status of decentralised systems in Western Australia. The presentation will cover issues such as appropriate decentralised treatment technologies and reuse schemes for the Perth metropolitan region, their role within the existing Water Corporation centralised schemes, regulatory requirements, environmental protection and governance issues.