Japanese regional wastewater treatment systems

Brill Jr., E. Downey; Nakamura, Masahisa

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Description

Title

Japanese regional wastewater treatment systems

Author(s)

• Brill Jr., E. Downey
• Nakamura, Masahisa

Contributor(s)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Issue Date

1977-10

Keyword(s)

• Water resource development--Illinois
• Water resources development
• Wastewater
• Waste water
• Cost effectiveness
• Institutional arrangements
• Management
• Pollution
• Regional planning
• Sewage treatment
• Social issues

Geographic Coverage

Illinois (state)

Abstract

The Japanese government is undertaking a major program to provide additional sewage collection and treatment because of the severe water pollution that has resulted from rapid urbanization and industrialization. The program is characterized by strong regional planning and by the utilization of central treatment plants serving many communities and, in some cases, industries. Through a study carried out in Japan many important planning issues were identified, including: (1) cultural and historical factors; (2) cost effectiveness, including economies of scale, treatment effectiveness, and short-run and long-run flexibility; (3) potential interrelationships with drainage, water supply, and land use; (4) interactions between planning agencies and local citizens; and (5) institutional arrangements between governmental bodies. The Japanese experience is a significant one in the history of planning wastewater treatment systems and provides some guidance as similar programs are initiated in other developed and developing countries throughout the world. In general, planning such systems represents a complex public-sector problem and calls for an interdisciplinary approach.

Publisher

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Water Resources Center

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

• U.S. Department of the Interior
• U.S. Geological Survey

Copyright and License Information

Copyright 1977 E. Downey Brill, Jr., Masahisa Nakamura

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