Algae-based systems improve wastewater recycling for rural and regional communities

Algae-based systems improve wastewater recycling for rural and regional communities

Rising rural populations, drought and climate change are making water scarcity a problem in country townships—with more efficient handling of sewage system wastewater part of the solution.

Algae is not a dirty word: Green approach to increase wastewater recyc

Rising rural populations, drought and climate change are making water scarcity a problem in country townships – with more efficient handling of sewage system wastewater part of the solution. Pioneered by Flinders University environmental health experts, local councils in South Australia are operating sustainable energy-efficient sewage treatment operations with low-cost high-rate algal pond (HRAP) systems.