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Wider use of water recycling is one measure available as a response to the pressures of climate change and population growth, and a spectrum of small scale water recycling plants is now available for study. This project comprises a review of current water quality monitoring technology and its application in a sample of nine small scale water recycling plants.

The washing and cooling of vegetables has traditionally been a very water intensive process.

Vegetables need to be washed and cooled immediately after picking to ensure that they can be packed, transported and sold in peak condition.

With increasing pressure on businesses to become more water efficient, Heatherton based vegetable grower Butler Market Gardens determined a need to reduce its water use while maintaining food safety levels and vegetable quality.

Ten years of drought across Victoria and dwindling water resources has resulted in more companies looking to develop innovative technologies such as greywater systems to address re-use opportunities within the home.

While this is fantastic news for the water industry, there is still a challenge to ensure that these technologies and greywater systems meet with industry standards before receiving EPA Victoria Approval.