Kracman B, Martin R, Sztajnbok P
Major Projects Group, Government of South Australia, L13, 99 Gawler Place, Adelaide, South Australia 5000.
Water Sci Technol. 2001;43(10):35-42.
The need to conserve, reuse and recycle water is becoming increasingly important for both environmental and economic reasons. The Virginia Pipeline is Australia's largest water recycling project. More than half the output from (the capital of South Australia) Adelaide's largest wastewater treatment plant is further treated to achieve a product water quality fit for irrigation of vegetable crops with minimal public health restrictions. The project partners have a vision to achieve total reuse. To achieve this vision, recycled water will need to be stored during cool weather periods when the demand for water is low. Temporary storage of this water in poor quality aquifers is the subject of a major research project.
出于环境和经济方面的原因，节约用水、重复利用水和循环用水变得越来越重要。弗吉尼亚管道项目是澳大利亚最大的水循环利用项目。（南澳大利亚州首府）阿德莱德最大的污水处理厂产出的一半以上的水会被进一步处理，以达到符合蔬菜作物灌溉要求的水质标准，同时将对公众健康的限制降至最低。该项目的合作伙伴希望实现水资源的完全再利用。为实现这一目标，在用水需求较低的寒冷季节需要储存再生水。将这些水临时储存在水质较差的含水层中是一个重大研究项目的主题。
