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Use of reclaimed effluent water in Australian horticulture

Stage 1 - A National scoping study 2003

Due to environmental and economic pressures, the volume of reclaimed water being used in Australia is increasing (Dillon 2000, Radcliffe 2003). One of the major potential, and current, uses of this water is for irrigation of horticultural crops. In recognition of this, Land and Water Australia funded the present project—Use of reclaimed water in Australian horticulture—, which is intended to position the horticultural industry to both assess and develop reuse schemes. There are two main stages. (more)...

Irrigation Update No. 4: Newsletter of the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation

In this issue

  • Confidence in reclaimed water
  • Addressing the silent time bomb - researchers look at how to combat the build up of salinity around the rootzone
  • About the NPSI Knowledge base
  • Open Hydroponics - A new approach to intensive orchard management