An innovative strategy for stormwater remediation and reduction of contaminant supply from catchments

世界上许多城市化的港口都受到污染，其主要来源是雨水。目前，重点是利用分散在集水区的众多设备去除雨水中的总污染物。与传统方法截然不同的是，我们将确定集水区的主要污染源，以便以后有针对性地进行教育和监管，而单一的补救装置将消除目前排放到河口的雨水中的大多数有毒物质。雨水再利用将为城市提供一种新的宝贵资源。传统雨水战略的这种范式转变将确保城市化港口的生物多样性和生态可持续发展。杰克逊港被用作一个测试案例。

Many urbanised harbours world-wide are polluted and the main source is stormwater. Currently, emphasis is to remove gross pollutants from stormwater using numerous devices scattered through the catchment. In a radical shift from traditional approaches, we will identify primary contaminant sources in the catchment for later targeted education and regulation and a single remediation device will remove most toxic substances in stormwater currently discharged to estuaries. Stormwater reuse will provide a new valuable urban resource. This paradigm shift in traditional stormwater strategy will ensure biodiversity and ecologically sustainable development of urbanised ports. Port Jackson is used as a test case.