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Groundwater: source, store,
and secret wastewater
treatment works
Experts from water-short regions from around
the world share their experiences and possible
solutions.
By Mike Muller
About the author
S
ingapore is a world leader in
water management. Because
it is a small, flat island with
limited water sources, it has
had to learn how to do the best with
what it has. Despite its advances, it
still faced supply challenges during a
recent regional drought. So, I eagerly
accepted an invitation to join experts
from water-short regions around
the world to share experiences and
consider new strategies.
We discussed the importance
of approaches like desalination,
Mike Muller is a visiting adjunct
professor at the Wits School of
Governance. A former DG of Water
Affairs and commissioner of the
National Planning Commission,
he now advises on water and
development matters as a member
of the Strategic Advisory Group
of the UN’s Joint Monitoring
Programme for the water supply
and sanitation components of SDG6.
Water from rainfall on Table Mountain
is caught up in cracks in the shattered
shale below the granite and sandstone,
and flows down to the city.
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