Storm drain issues
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:54 am
Hi all,
I was wondering if this topic has already been discussed before.
As the city continues to grow I have observed that the rain water draining to the ocean after every rain is more and more polluted and contaminated. This is direct effect of an increase in population, and as population is expected to keep increasing, sooner or later Adelaide will need to do something about it to keep its city beaches nice and clean.
The problem with the Storm drainage system as it exists today is that all the water that falls simply ends up in the shallow part of the beach. That water is not treated (it could also be harvested for agriculture and industry), nor filtered, it is simply dropped into the beach. With that water comes a lot of pollution, for example dogs droppings and urine that are washed out by the rain, transportation smog, rubbish, etc.
If a major rework of the system is not possible, at least the councils should start looking at extending the pipes to make sure that the discharge happens 500 or 600 meters from the shore, and so the water can be kept cleaner all year round.
What are your thoughts? Any current proposals exist? Any examples of good water management in Australia that we could look at?
I was wondering if this topic has already been discussed before.
As the city continues to grow I have observed that the rain water draining to the ocean after every rain is more and more polluted and contaminated. This is direct effect of an increase in population, and as population is expected to keep increasing, sooner or later Adelaide will need to do something about it to keep its city beaches nice and clean.
The problem with the Storm drainage system as it exists today is that all the water that falls simply ends up in the shallow part of the beach. That water is not treated (it could also be harvested for agriculture and industry), nor filtered, it is simply dropped into the beach. With that water comes a lot of pollution, for example dogs droppings and urine that are washed out by the rain, transportation smog, rubbish, etc.
If a major rework of the system is not possible, at least the councils should start looking at extending the pipes to make sure that the discharge happens 500 or 600 meters from the shore, and so the water can be kept cleaner all year round.
What are your thoughts? Any current proposals exist? Any examples of good water management in Australia that we could look at?