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Wastewater Management

Wastewater management refers to the collection, treatment, and disposal/reuse of wastewater from individual homes, clusters of homes, isolated communities, industries, or institutional facilities, as well as from portions of existing communities at or near the point of waste generation.

Waterwater therefore is used water and solids from a community that flow to a treatment plant. Storm water, surface water, and groundwater infiltration also may be included in the wastewater that enters a wastewater treatment plant. The term "sewage" usually refers to household wastes, but this word is being replaced by the term "wastewater".

UNEP-IETC: Framework for wastewater and stormwater management
Integrated waste management requires the involvement of all stakeholders, and these include policy makers (governments), investors (governments/private sector companies), managers (public and private sectors) and users (communities/community organisations). It is important to appreciate the jurisdiction and responsibility of each to achieve the coordination that is vital in achieving the integrated approach.
http://www.unep.or.jp/ietc/Focus/watermanage/water1.asp

IWMI: Mechanically Reclaiming Abandoned Saline Soils: A Numerical Evaluation (Publication)
Tests the hypothesis that timely surface cultivation before monsoon or winter rains in semiarid and arid areas will assist reclamation of abandoned saline soils. The effect of surface cultivation, monsoon rains, depth to water table, and ground water salinity on secondary salinity are evaluated using a numerical model, SWAP93.
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/pubs/PUB030/RR030.htm

IWA: Drinking Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment Processes (Specialists group)
Specialist groups represent the core vehicle for issue-based interaction on scientific, technical and management topics. The groups facilitate collaboration and product generation, including conferences and publications. The specialist groups within IWA are self-managed and include groups covering a whole range of topics.
http://www.iawq.org.uk/template.cfm?name=grp_processes&category=2

Sanicon: Waste Water Reuse (Theme page)
In many situations in developing countries, especially in arid and semi-arid areas, wastewater is simply too valuable to waste. It can be profitably reused to grow crops and/or fish. But first the wastewater should be treated to reduce pathogenic and faecal indicator micro-organisms to acceptable levels, to ensure there is no threat to human health.
http://www.sanicon.net/titles/topicintro.php3?topicId=3