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Water Sensitive Urban Water Sensitive Urban Design Design - - A Council Planners A Council Planners Perspective ? Perspective ? Mike Mouritz Mike Mouritz Director Environment & Director Environment & Planning Planning Wollongong City Council Wollongong City Council examples from Kogarah examples from Kogarah

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Page 1: Water Sensitive Urban Design - A Council Planners Perspective ? Mike Mouritz Director Environment & Planning Wollongong City Council examples from Kogarah

Water Sensitive Urban DesignWater Sensitive Urban Design --A Council Planners Perspective ?A Council Planners Perspective ?

Mike MouritzMike Mouritz

Director Environment & Director Environment & Planning Planning

Wollongong City CouncilWollongong City Council

examples from Kogarahexamples from Kogarah

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My talk todayMy talk today

To help set set the contextTo help set set the context Consider the what, why, who and how of Consider the what, why, who and how of

WSUDWSUD Look at some examplesLook at some examples I hope to be a little provocative - push I hope to be a little provocative - push

my barrow my barrow Perspective based on my experiencesPerspective based on my experiences WSUD - term either loved or hated by WSUD - term either loved or hated by

practitioners and urban development practitioners and urban development communitycommunity

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Values and Urban Water TechnologyValues and Urban Water Technology

No technology is value freeNo technology is value free Technologies are politics in disguise, or the Technologies are politics in disguise, or the

result of interplay of - result of interplay of - politics - values - politics - values - technical knowledgetechnical knowledge

Based on public health needs of 100 plus Based on public health needs of 100 plus years agoyears ago

Notions from the “Enlightenment” & Notions from the “Enlightenment” & “modernist” traditions - “modernist” traditions - – applied science could master then applied science could master then

environmentenvironment– economies of scale economies of scale – human health much more important human health much more important

than ecological healththan ecological health

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Sanitary ConditionsSanitary Conditions

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Floods Are RealFloods Are Real

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Problems with 19th Century Urban Problems with 19th Century Urban Water ManagementWater Management

Receiving waters cannot sustain organic loads and, Receiving waters cannot sustain organic loads and,

especially nutrient loads from outfalls.especially nutrient loads from outfalls.

Urban creeks and wetlands are now valued inherently Urban creeks and wetlands are now valued inherently

i.e. for their ecological and recreational qualities i.e. for their ecological and recreational qualities

rather than their ability to channel or dilute wastes.rather than their ability to channel or dilute wastes.

Stormwater from sprawling bitumen-based cities is Stormwater from sprawling bitumen-based cities is

excessive in quantity and quality.excessive in quantity and quality.

Cost of “big pipes” infrastructure is becoming too Cost of “big pipes” infrastructure is becoming too

high.high.

Water supply augmentation solutions are becoming Water supply augmentation solutions are becoming

economically and environmentally questionable.economically and environmentally questionable.

(Source: Newman & Mouritz 1994)(Source: Newman & Mouritz 1994)

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Times of Transition - The Shift is Times of Transition - The Shift is OccurringOccurring

Ecological integrity of urban and near Ecological integrity of urban and near waterways - (i.e. Brisbane River & Morton Bay)waterways - (i.e. Brisbane River & Morton Bay)

CSIRO 1992 & recent reports - highlighting CSIRO 1992 & recent reports - highlighting rethink of research prioritiesrethink of research priorities

World Water Vision & Framework for ActionWorld Water Vision & Framework for Action Asset management & replacement challengeAsset management & replacement challenge ““Why are we cracking up” - SMH - 25/7/00Why are we cracking up” - SMH - 25/7/00 Ageing pipes and Murky Waters - NZ Ageing pipes and Murky Waters - NZ

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Urban Policy is ShiftingUrban Policy is Shifting

More livableMore livable More efficient in terms of land and More efficient in terms of land and

infrastructureinfrastructure More efficient in terms of energy More efficient in terms of energy

and resource useand resource use Even debate on “ecological Even debate on “ecological

footprint” footprint” (i.e. Sydney draws on 37 times it’s (i.e. Sydney draws on 37 times it’s area)area)

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Water-oriented Goals for a Water-oriented Goals for a Sustainable City Sustainable City

Reduced import of water into cities.Reduced import of water into cities. Ocean and river outfalls made redundant.Ocean and river outfalls made redundant. Recycling of water for various urban and peri-Recycling of water for various urban and peri-

urban uses.urban uses. Recycling of nutrients and organics.Recycling of nutrients and organics. Creeks and wetlands an integral part of city and Creeks and wetlands an integral part of city and

managed for their ecological integrity.managed for their ecological integrity. Increased soft surfaces (and reduced urban Increased soft surfaces (and reduced urban

sprawl) for stormwater retention.sprawl) for stormwater retention. Reduced requirements for large pipes.Reduced requirements for large pipes.

(Source: Newman and Mouritz 1994)(Source: Newman and Mouritz 1994)

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WSUD - Planning & Design ConceptWSUD - Planning & Design Concept

Codify emerging valuesCodify emerging values Part of new paradigmPart of new paradigm Optimise and integrate urban Optimise and integrate urban

planning and management of planning and management of urban water cycleurban water cycle

Range of scales and time Range of scales and time horizonshorizons

““A more humble and unified way of conceiving A more humble and unified way of conceiving the relationship between earth, water and the relationship between earth, water and human life” (Cosgrove 1990)human life” (Cosgrove 1990)

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WSUD - a Tool for Catchment WSUD - a Tool for Catchment RepairRepair

I mean “repair” not just I mean “repair” not just management or “spinning management or “spinning wheels”.wheels”.

Catchment repair is about Catchment repair is about leadership - “developing the leadership - “developing the path forward”.path forward”.

Repair implies improvement.Repair implies improvement. Re-generative approach to Re-generative approach to

stormwater - part of an urban stormwater - part of an urban ecology that is healing.ecology that is healing.

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Vision of a Co-evolution of HumanVision of a Co-evolution of Human Settlements and Ecosystem Settlements and Ecosystem

Hard and softHard and soft

technologies designed and applied to technologies designed and applied to optimiseoptimise

the production /consumption system ofthe production /consumption system of

the city in terms of health of regionalthe city in terms of health of regional

ecosystem, as well as human health andecosystem, as well as human health and

welfare.welfare.

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WSUD WSUD

Optimising the rain that falls on the city Optimising the rain that falls on the city - water harvesting.- water harvesting.

Reducing the amount of water imported Reducing the amount of water imported into the city.into the city.

Optimising water balance and flood Optimising water balance and flood management.management.

Improving water quality.Improving water quality. Incorporating water related social & Incorporating water related social &

ecological objectives.ecological objectives. Spirit of the water. Spirit of the water.

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The WSUD GuidelinesThe WSUD Guidelines

Menu of best planning and best Menu of best planning and best management practices.management practices.

Research and consultancy projects Research and consultancy projects illustrated the viability and illustrated the viability and potential.potential.

But some got the perception it was But some got the perception it was just about swales and wetlandsjust about swales and wetlands

““Treatment trains” - hard and soft Treatment trains” - hard and soft solutions.solutions.

Even linking art, architecture, Even linking art, architecture, technology and ecology.technology and ecology.

Recipes - design manuals being Recipes - design manuals being developed developed (Marino Evangilisti & Tony (Marino Evangilisti & Tony Wong in WA).Wong in WA).

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The Ideal - a Policy Framework The Ideal - a Policy Framework of Agreed: of Agreed:

Urban design / planning Urban design / planning outcomesoutcomes

Environmental objectivesEnvironmental objectives Water resource Water resource

objectivesobjectives Plus design and approval Plus design and approval

process that support process that support thesethese

Design teams that know Design teams that know how to innovatehow to innovate

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Concept is Evolving - Concept is Evolving - developing developing meaning of its ownmeaning of its own

Because it can capture the imagination of Because it can capture the imagination of practitioners & developers.practitioners & developers.

Inspired by Tony Wong and others in Inspired by Tony Wong and others in developing water quality design tools.developing water quality design tools.

Water harvesting practice and analysis of Water harvesting practice and analysis of John Argue, Peter Coombes, George John Argue, Peter Coombes, George Kuczera.Kuczera.

Realising distributed systems envisioned by Realising distributed systems envisioned by Richard Clark and others in scenario work.Richard Clark and others in scenario work.

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In a Wider ContextIn a Wider Context

Consistent with best European & US & Japanese Consistent with best European & US & Japanese practice.practice.

i.e. - “New Ways with Rainwater” Gieger & i.e. - “New Ways with Rainwater” Gieger & Dreiseitl.Dreiseitl.

Within a more academic / discipline Within a more academic / discipline development context.development context.

Part of ecological conditions / opportunities Part of ecological conditions / opportunities approach - rather than constraints approach.approach - rather than constraints approach.

Consistent with labels like ecosystem planning, Consistent with labels like ecosystem planning, ecological design, ecotechnologies.ecological design, ecotechnologies.

About linking ecological planning/design with About linking ecological planning/design with ecological engineering.ecological engineering.

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Berlin’s Potsdamer PlatzBerlin’s Potsdamer Platz

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Integrated Integrated designdesign

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Overcoming Barriers - Overcoming Barriers - ExamplesExamples

Two Urban RenewalTwo Urban Renewal AllawahAllawah Kogarah Town SquareKogarah Town Square DCP ControlsDCP Controls

Two WetlandTwo Wetland Moore ReserveMoore Reserve

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Location Map Location Map

Moore ReserveAllawah

Kogarah Town Centre

Carss Park

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Allawah -The Design Proposed:Allawah -The Design Proposed:

Solar passive design and natural Solar passive design and natural ventilation which would theoretically ventilation which would theoretically save 70% energy on comparable save 70% energy on comparable development.development.

Rainwater reuse for irrigation, toilet Rainwater reuse for irrigation, toilet flushing. flushing.

38 of the 42 bathrooms and car washing 38 of the 42 bathrooms and car washing saves 600, 000 l/year.saves 600, 000 l/year.

Stormwater & flood control coupled to Stormwater & flood control coupled to landscape and sub-surface treatment landscape and sub-surface treatment proposed to treat 93% of run-off.proposed to treat 93% of run-off.

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Water AchievementsWater Achievements

Treatment of up to Treatment of up to 1:3 month flood 1:3 month flood control.control.

Rainwater for Rainwater for irrigation, car irrigation, car washing, toilet washing, toilet flushing for 38 or 42 flushing for 38 or 42 bathrooms.bathrooms.

EQUALSEQUALS 600,000 litres of 600,000 litres of

potable water saved.potable water saved. 93% of stormwater 93% of stormwater

treated to tertiary treated to tertiary standard.standard.

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Passive Solar & VentilationPassive Solar & Ventilation

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What We LearntWhat We Learnt It can be done … and is cost effective … on paper.It can be done … and is cost effective … on paper. Some of the Councillors believed we lost $$$ on Some of the Councillors believed we lost $$$ on

the land sale.the land sale. The developers bought without looking - but The developers bought without looking - but

looked for modification during construction.looked for modification during construction. Half the job - modifications where approved by Half the job - modifications where approved by

others, so much of the innovation was lost.others, so much of the innovation was lost. The development controls set the value land; The development controls set the value land;

what can be built and how, what can be built and how, Councils can/should build in the controls to get Councils can/should build in the controls to get

the outcomes they are looking for.the outcomes they are looking for. Confidence to implement firm stormwater controls Confidence to implement firm stormwater controls

in our normal Development Controls.in our normal Development Controls.

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Kogarah Town SquareKogarah Town Square

10,000 m10,000 m2 2 site, where a mixed-use complexsite, where a mixed-use complex

Approximately 3000mApproximately 3000m22 retail and commercial, retail and commercial,

190 apartments,190 apartments,

A 1400mA 1400m22 public library and underground public public library and underground public

parking. parking.

New Town SquareNew Town Square

Best practice urban and environmental design Best practice urban and environmental design

features - Solar Kogarah & WSUDfeatures - Solar Kogarah & WSUD

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partnerships

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large livable terracesbathrooms and kitchens located on external wallscross ventilation

high thermal mass

active street edges

space and light and air

Environmental design

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Aspiring for quality

Integrated design outcome

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Water System DesignWater System Design

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Water System DesignWater System Design

ObjectivesObjectives detention - flood controldetention - flood control conservationconservation treatment - receiving waterstreatment - receiving waters awareness - public awarenessawareness - public awareness aesthetics - quality of design & constructionaesthetics - quality of design & constructionDesign PrinciplesDesign Principles fit for purposefit for purpose recyclingrecycling minimise treatmentminimise treatment design to match objectivesdesign to match objectivesDesign CriteriaDesign Criteria structural implicationsstructural implications buildabilitybuildability maintainabilitymaintainability cost effectiveness - avoidance of duplicationcost effectiveness - avoidance of duplication

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“Clean”

Area

Roof 5172.6 sqm 55%

Terrace 770.6 sqm 8% 64%

Landscape 1497.6 sqm 16%

Setback 634.5 sqm 7%

Townsquare 1257.0 sqm 13% 36%

Total 9332.3 sqm

“Dirty”

Surface AreasSurface Areas

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All Roofs

5172 sqm

Water Feature

Pump/sump

Private Terraces

770 sqm

Town square

1257 sqm

Main Storage 1- clean

Landscape courts

1497 sqm

Screen/ silt trap

Control pit

Filter / disinfection

Control tank

at high level

Toilet flush+ Carwash

Main Storage 2- dirty

Sewer

Stormwater

Potable water top-up

OKeefes Lane

GPTScreen/silt

trap

Control tank

at high level

Irrigation

Balance

Flows

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Kogarah - its happeningKogarah - its happening

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Moore ReserveMoore Reserve

14.2 ha 14.2 ha Rubbish tip until late 1970’sRubbish tip until late 1970’s 2 square kilometre catchment2 square kilometre catchment Ecological restoration strategyEcological restoration strategy

– off line wetlandoff line wetland– leachate treatmentleachate treatment– bushland restorationbushland restoration– recreationrecreation– investigated landfillinvestigated landfill

ConsultationConsultation

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Moore Moore Reserve Reserve Masterplan - Masterplan - version 1version 1

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Artist impression that went wrongArtist impression that went wrong

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Agreed Agreed MasterplanMasterplan Funds from Funds from

StormwateStormwater Trustr Trust

Georges Georges River River Foreshore Foreshore trusttrust

CouncilCouncil

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Moore Reserve Wetland Moore Reserve Wetland ConstructionConstruction

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Kogarah DCP Controls - ObjectivesKogarah DCP Controls - Objectives

Manage floodingManage flooding Pollution preventionPollution prevention Encourage reuseEncourage reuse Minimise changes to natural hydrologyMinimise changes to natural hydrology Cost effective stormwater systemsCost effective stormwater systems Establish standardsEstablish standards

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Impervious Impervious Surface area - Surface area -

the main the main controlcontrol

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TechniquesTechniques

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Other techniquesOther techniques

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Funding Catchment RepairFunding Catchment Repair

Challenge of delivering Stormwater Challenge of delivering Stormwater management plansmanagement plans

Significant scale - no mechanism to Significant scale - no mechanism to implement across Sydneyimplement across Sydney

Kogarah $10 million - first phaseKogarah $10 million - first phase 50,000 people, 18,000 households50,000 people, 18,000 households Scaled up to Sydney - $700 Million to Scaled up to Sydney - $700 Million to

$1Billion$1Billion Threshold problems need bold Threshold problems need bold

political responsespolitical responses

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The Funding / Policy ProposalThe Funding / Policy Proposal

Establish ‘institutional arrangement’ - Establish ‘institutional arrangement’ - councils and/or trusts and/utilities to councils and/or trusts and/utilities to borrow at state government loan rates.borrow at state government loan rates.

Create a “loan pool” of up to $1 Billion for Create a “loan pool” of up to $1 Billion for long term - low interest public long term - low interest public infrastructure financing endorsed by the infrastructure financing endorsed by the Treasury.Treasury.

Establish a “catchment repair” levy Establish a “catchment repair” levy collected by councils / trusts.collected by councils / trusts.

Implement community agreed catchment Implement community agreed catchment repair plans.repair plans.

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Back of envelope calculationsBack of envelope calculations

Borrow $700 million @ 6% over 30 years with Borrow $700 million @ 6% over 30 years with monthly repayments of $ 4,196,854 per monthly repayments of $ 4,196,854 per month.month.

Sydney's population of 4 million people with Sydney's population of 4 million people with average household size 2.7/household average household size 2.7/household equates to a rate-base of 1,476,564 equates to a rate-base of 1,476,564 households.households.

Therefore, monthly repayment per household is Therefore, monthly repayment per household is approximately = $2.84/hsld/mth. Allowing approximately = $2.84/hsld/mth. Allowing

for for exempting for low income - under $1 per exempting for low income - under $1 per week week per household.per household.

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Catchment repair service as Catchment repair service as business opportunitybusiness opportunity

Stream restoration, flood management, open Stream restoration, flood management, open space improvement, localised water harvesting.space improvement, localised water harvesting.

May also become a developer - to redevelop May also become a developer - to redevelop areas along drains.areas along drains.

Outcome higher quality housing and living Outcome higher quality housing and living steams.steams.

In new subdivisions integrated water services - In new subdivisions integrated water services - water / waste/ compost/vegetation management.water / waste/ compost/vegetation management.

Might sell nutrient rich water and feed stock into Might sell nutrient rich water and feed stock into eco-industrial cluster.eco-industrial cluster.

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Identifying BarriersIdentifying Barriers

““Green technologies”- hindered by Green technologies”- hindered by technical, economic, institutional technical, economic, institutional barriers.barriers.

New “artifacts” don’t fit the New “artifacts” don’t fit the selection environment / institutions selection environment / institutions which supports old regime.which supports old regime.

““Power relationships” often hinder Power relationships” often hinder innovation - innovation - usually professionals and usually professionals and their bureaucracies - change is slow if not their bureaucracies - change is slow if not cultivated.cultivated.

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ImpedimentsImpediments

Physical mismatch Physical mismatch

Know-how mismatch Know-how mismatch

Financial Financial

Institutional inertiaInstitutional inertia

Lack of community acceptability Lack of community acceptability

Political Political

World -views/belief systemsWorld -views/belief systems

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Summary - Enhancing InnovationSummary - Enhancing Innovation

Covered some history, philosophy, Covered some history, philosophy, practice, my visionpractice, my vision

Dialogue - reflection, sharing, Dialogue - reflection, sharing, considering - provoking our imaginationconsidering - provoking our imagination

Catchment repair - explicit about our Catchment repair - explicit about our values - ‘big P - little p’values - ‘big P - little p’

Enhance our technical know how and Enhance our technical know how and community ownership community ownership

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Priorities - Priorities - Policy FrameworkPolicy Framework

World views - be clear about our World views - be clear about our values and our goalsvalues and our goals

Selling catchment repair Selling catchment repair Institutional arrangement - Institutional arrangement -

overcoming resistanceovercoming resistance Policy integration - range of scales Policy integration - range of scales

and time horizonsand time horizons

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Priorities - Priorities - Professional PraxisProfessional Praxis

Willingness to integrate across Willingness to integrate across

institutions and professional boundariesinstitutions and professional boundaries

Partnerships - public / public - public / Partnerships - public / public - public /

privateprivate

Role of professional bodies - facilitate Role of professional bodies - facilitate

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Priorities - Priorities - TechnicalTechnical K Know-hownow-how

Ecological literacy - understanding Ecological literacy - understanding

the nature of the placethe nature of the place

Menus, recipes, ingredients - Menus, recipes, ingredients -

guidelines, manuals & toolsguidelines, manuals & tools

Working with community - building Working with community - building

skills skills

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Priorities -Priorities - Demonstration Demonstration

Learning by doing - document Learning by doing - document

Outside the square - most creative Outside the square - most creative

innovation outside the systemsinnovation outside the systems

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FinallyFinally

"Water is the precious life "Water is the precious life substance of the earth. Its substance of the earth. Its value to the environment, value to the environment, climate and life of our world climate and life of our world will be increasingly will be increasingly recognised. Violated, recognised. Violated, humiliated, piped, humiliated, piped, contaminated, less and less contaminated, less and less can it unfold its selfless can it unfold its selfless qualities and fulfil its life-qualities and fulfil its life-supporting task. Awareness, supporting task. Awareness, care and perceptive care and perceptive consciousness are beingconsciousness are being asked of humanityasked of humanity."."

Herbert Dreiseitl

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