An overview of hybrid water supply systems in the context of urban water management: Challenges and opportunities

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 153-174

  Sapkota, Mukta ^a   Arora, Meenakshi ^a   Malano, Hector ^a   Moglia, Magnus ^b   Sharma, Ashok ^c   George, Biju ^d   Pamminger, Francis ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d International Center for Agriculture Res in Dry Areas (ICARDA)   (Egypt)

^e Yarra Valley Water ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Hybrid water supply systems; Stormwater; Wastewater; Water infrastructures

Indexed keywords

HYBRID SYSTEMS; STORMS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; WATER TANKS;

CENTRALIZED AND DECENTRALIZED SYSTEMS; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; STORMWATERS; URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT; URBAN WATER SERVICES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE; WATER INFRASTRUCTURE;

WATER SUPPLY;

LITERATURE REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84920875758     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w7010153     Document Type: Review

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