We're creating a style of more sustainable Sydney. (smarter - more sustainable Sydney)
Water is one of our most valuable resources. (less than 2% of drinking water is used for drinking)
But we use drinking-quality water
for things that don't really need it (20% of our drinking water is used to flush toilets)
while stormwater and water from our showers
washing machines and basins
goes down the drain, wasted. (we have around 26 bilion litres of stormwater run off every year)
That's why we're planning
a decentralised water system (decentralised water)
This includes a local, recycled water system
alongside our current water network.
This local water will be treated and then distributed
using a separate purple pipe. (separate purple pipe)
It'll be used for non-drinking purposes only
like water in gardens and parks
and flushing mews (?)
By using treated and filtered recycled water
we could help supply the city of Sydney's
non-drinking water needs (Over 50% of our non-drinking water)
leaving our drinking water
for drinking.
In 2010, Austin, Texas (Texas)
saved more than seven billion litres of water (seven billion litres of water)
through the use of reclaimed water.
And Singapore has one of the largest (Singapore)
water recycling plants in the world. (one of the largest water recycling plants in the world)
where it is actually a tourist attraction.
Recycling water will help us preserve our precious drinking water
and by introducing innovations like rain gardens,
in our parks and streets (?)
we'll also reduce the pollution (rain gardens slow down and filter water)
going into our water base (?),
adding to the water saving actions
we're already doing,
creating a sustainable Sydney 2030 (City of Sydney 2030 - Clover More)
a green, global and connected city (Clover More, Mayor of Sydney).