通过计划焚烧节省我们的供水.pdf

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2、 water supply for the greater area of Melbourne.Supply affordable water OFFICIALMelbourne Water How they do itManageMelbourneswater supplycatchments 162,000 ha(1600 sq.km)1,825,000 MLstorage(currentlyabout 87%full)450,000 ML/yearsupplied to5 millionconsumers viathreeGovernmentretailwatercompaniesWat

3、er fromprotectedcatchments comprises upto80%oftheannualsupplyBulkofsupplyis unfilteredanddisinfected(fluorideandchlorine)RestrictedaccesstocatchmentsOFFICIALWater Supply Primary Risks Bushfire is the greatest risk to water system Pathogens from humans and animalsOFFICIALDams and CatchmentsOFFICIALBu

4、shfire Context FuelOFFICIALBushfire Context FuelOFFICIALBushfire Context-FuelOFFICIALBushfire Context IgnitionOFFICIALBushfire ContextOFFICIALBushfire ContextIn Australia,between 1901 and 2011 there have been 825 civilian andfirefighterfatalitiescausedbybushfires.Ofthesefatalities,92havebeenfirefigh

5、tersand733civilians.Victoria accounts for 61.3 percent of all fatalities(474 civilian,32firefighters),which is nearly four times more than the next nearestState(NSWwith99civilianand40firefighters).Of the ten major fire days in Australia involving fatalities,eight occurredinVictoriaOFFICIALBushfire C

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