Water and Sewage

Note: The production of the materials on this website was funded by the Australian Government for use by local governments which were part of the Cities for Climate Protection Australia Milestone Support Program that ended on 30 June 2009. Please note that ICLEI Oceania Program and Project support, the Greenhouse Gas Application (GGA) and milestone recognition is no longer available.

These case studies and reports examine what's involved for councils interested in implementing successful energy and water saving strategies.

• Water & Sewage: Opportunities for Saving Energy: [PDF, 28KB] Water pumping and sewage treatment are energy intensive activities. This document examines all the factors involved in minimising related energy output.

• Powering Up From Sewage (Brisbane, Australia): [PDF, 40KB] This case study examines how the City of Brisbane's (pop. 1.6 million) major plant for treating wastewater, Luggage Point, has generated around 70% of its electricity needs from methane - a by-product of the sewage treatment process - for about 20 years.

• Sunshine Coast Regional Biosolids Feasiblity Study: [Doc, 100KB] The goal of this report is the assessment of greenhouse gas emissions abatement measures associated with council biosolids handling and disposal activities.