Earlier this week Nathan Tilbury – Deputy Mayor Hornsby Shire Council and I were invited to visit Sydney Water’s Purified Recycled Water (PRW) Discovery Centre where we learnt about what it is that we are doing to ensure there is water for the ever growing population.
In recent years the focus has been on recycling water for non-drinking purposes, provision of water from our desalination plant, and water efficiency measures.
From 2031 Sydney Water hopes to purify (filter, UV treat, chlorinate) wastewater to drinking water and blend it with raw water from our natural waterways. It’s not a new concept – they have been doing it for years in Los Angeles, Singapore, Perth and South East Queensland.
You can find out more on their website. https://www.sydneywater.com.au/education/drinking-water/purified-recycled-water.html
