One of the biggest mistakes that all societies make that treat their wastewater is to allow "all" of it to flow to the oceans (via, streams, rivers, etc) without looking for groundwater "recharge" for the future. If an island is serious that would look for alternate ways to use their treated effluent to store in the ground, use bio-swails for reabsorption and percolation, and constructed wetlands diverting treated effluent back into the ground rather than contribute to even greater ocean rise. This requires long term rethinking of how to preserve water even treated wastewater.
Published by John Salonich, Vice President / Managing Director
One of the biggest mistakes that all societies make that treat their wastewater is to allow "all" of it to flow to the oceans (via, streams, rivers, etc) without looking for groundwater "recharge" for the future. If an island is serious that would look for alternate ways to use their treated effluent to store in the ground, use bio-swails for reabsorption and percolation, and constructed wetlands diverting treated effluent back into the ground rather than contribute to even greater ocean rise. This requires long term rethinking of how to preserve water even treated wastewater.