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  2. Which drinking water is healthiest? The pros and cons of tap ...

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    The act also requires water systems to issue annual water quality reports to customers. “This protects the health of our drinking water supplies, and mostly just protects us,” Kauffman says.

  3. Water supply and sanitation in Australia - Wikipedia

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    The use of reclaimed water – the non-potable reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation of green spaces, golf courses, agricultural crops or industrial uses – is common and increasing in Australia. Among the 20 largest water utilities in Australia, the largest volume of recycled water supplied was by SA Water in Adelaide (25,047 ML or 29.6% ...

  4. Australia to toughen rules on forever chemicals in tap water

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    Water quality management in Australia is overseen by both federal and state governments. According to Dr David Cunliffe, a principal water quality adviser, producing individual guideline values ...

  5. Water fluoridation in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Water fluoridation in South Australia (SA) is administered through government policy rather than legislation. [15] It is the responsibility of SA Water to administer fluoridation with South Australian water Supplies. [35] In many cases water derived from bores is not fluoridated. [36] Water fluoridation commenced in Adelaide in 1971. There is ...

  6. Water quality - Wikipedia

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    The National Water Quality Inventory Report to Congress is a general report on water quality, providing overall information about the number of miles of streams and rivers and their aggregate condition. [65] The CWA requires states to adopt standards for each of the possible designated uses that they assign to their waters.

  7. Bottled water - Wikipedia

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    Bottled water is bought for many different reasons including taste, convenience, poor tap water quality and safety concerns, health concerns and as a substitute for sugary drinks. [73] The environmental impact, container safety, water origin, emergency supplies and role of the bottled water industry continue to be areas of concern for many people.

  8. Seawater desalination in Australia - Wikipedia

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    In Australia many desalination plants are utilizing wind farms to produce enough energy to operate nearby desalination plants. For example, the Kurnell Desalination Plant, with a capacity of producing 250 million liters (ML) of drinking water per day, supplies 15% of Sydney's water needs via RO technology and is powered using "100 percent renewable energy" from the 140 MW Capital Wind Farm.

  9. Water restrictions in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Level 5 water restrictions in Goulburn in 2006. Pejar dam, the water supply for Goulburn in November 2005. Water restrictions have been enacted in many cities and regions in Australia, which is the Earth's driest inhabited continent, [1] in response to chronic water shortages resulting from the widespread drought.