Sydney’s water demand is currently met by 11 major damns, recycled water and water pumped from the Shoalhaven River. Warragamba dam provides Sydney with 80% of Sydney drinking water supply. Sydney’s high demand for water has forced the NSW Government to come up with a Metropolitan Plan for Sydney, by creating more Grey water, Water efficiency programs, Desalination Plant and early lead detection.

1. By MT Banh 3217581 & Liz Kimbell 3217063 BENV 2106 BIOCITY

2. WE’RE ALL MADE OF WATER! Two thirds of the earth's surface covered by water...

3. HUMAN BODY = 75 PER CENT WATER

5. OUR WATER TODAY “ Only 2.4% of EARTH is FRESH WATER” “ Less than 1% of all freshwater is available for human use” Source: Water International 2008

6. HISTORY OF SYDNEY’S WATER Source: National Library of Australia

7. HISTORY OF SYDNEY’S WATER Source: Sydney Architecture

8. HISTORY OF SYDNEY’S WATER Source: Flikr Tank Stream

9. HISTORY OF SYDNEY’S WATER Source: Sydney Water Busby’s Bore

10. HISTORY OF SYDNEY’S WATER Source: Sydney Water Botany Swamps Scheme Engines at Botany Pumping Station (demolished)

11. HISTORY OF SYDNEY’S WATER Source: Australian Railway Historical Society Upper Nepean Scheme Upper Nepean Dam Wall

12. HISTORY OF SYDNEY’S WATER Source:www.ghht.com Woronara

13. HISTORY OF SYDNEY’S WATER Source:www.abc.com.au Warragamba Dam

19. WARRAGAMBA DAM Equates to 2,031,000 Olympic Size Swimming Pools Source:Flikr

21. Source:Destination360

26. SYDNEY’S WATER CYCLE Source: Sydney Water

27. AVERAGE WATER USE PER PERSON PER DAY 2008 Sydney: 360 L England: 146-170 L America: 300-375 L Source: data360.org

28. SYDNEY WATER PER CAPITA WATER CONSUMPTION

29. DRINKING WATER CONSUMPTION IN SYDNEY BY SECTOR, 2004–05 Source: 2006 SOE

30. WITHIN RESIDENTIAL… Source: Kimbell 2009, Sydney Water

34. The 1 8km pipeline will connect the desalination plant to Sydney’s water supply in Erskinevill e. Source: Sydney Water

35. WHERE THE WATER GOES? Source: Sydney Water

39. HISTORY OF SYDNEY’S WATER Source:www.ghht.com Blue Mountains Dam

43. HISTORY OF SYDNEY’S WATER Source:www.naturalresources. gov.au The Shoalhaven Scheme