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Water Conservation And Resuse Strategy For Ireland, Liam Mccarton, Sean O'Hogain Feb 2005

Water Conservation And Resuse Strategy For Ireland, Liam Mccarton, Sean O'Hogain

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The traditional approach to meeting increased demand is to augment supply. However, mobilising new resources involves ever higher costs. Increasing water efficiency by reducing the amount of water required to accomplish a given task can significantly contribute towards balancing supply and demand. The water saved as a result of PCC reduction can be used to augment existing supplies. This can be the least cost option, particularly when the environmental and social costs of developing new resources are included in the analysis. Allied to this is the concept of sustainability, which can be defined as ‘development that meets the needs of …


Sustainable Water Supply In Ireland, Liam Mccarton, Sean O'Hogain Sep 2004

Sustainable Water Supply In Ireland, Liam Mccarton, Sean O'Hogain

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Sustainable water technology is concerned with the complete range of technologies, techniques, products and processes that will enable humankind to reduce the impact of water production and water consumption on the environment and to establish a more sustainable mode of development. The concept of sustainable development has gained wide usage over the past 15 years in an attempt to balance development needs and environmental protection. The Brundtland Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development, Our Common Future (1987) identified sustainable development as a global objective, which involved economic, social and environmental values. It defined sustainable development as ‘ …


Rainwater Harvesting And Grey Water Recycling Systems, Liam Mccarton, Sean O'Hogain Jun 2003

Rainwater Harvesting And Grey Water Recycling Systems, Liam Mccarton, Sean O'Hogain

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The benefits of water efficiency measures, rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse are principally water savings and reduced volume of consumption. Cost savings can accrue to the water supplier and water user. These benefits can be felt at a local level. Only with widespread use of such technology will reduced pressure on water resources and the supply infrastructure be realised. These technologies should be considered in the context of an overall water conservation strategy and each situation evaluated separately. A water audit should be undertaken to establish existing water usage and possible demands that can be met by using these technologies. …


Water Conservation Technologies, Liam Mccarton May 2003

Water Conservation Technologies, Liam Mccarton

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Given the increasing incidence of serious flooding in Europe in recent years it might seem odd to be addressing the problem of water conservation. However, recent economic prosperity has led to an increased per capita use of water for domestic and industrial use. The traditional approach to meeting increased demand is to augment supply. However, mobilising new resources involves ever higher costs. Allied to this is the concept of sustainability, which can be defined as ‘development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’. An important consideration of …


Environmental Planning, Steven Konkel Jan 2003

Environmental Planning, Steven Konkel

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