In Greece, and particularly in many southeastern and island areas, there is severe pressure on water resources, further exacerbated by the high demand of water for tourism and irrigation in summertime. The integration of treated wastewater into water resources management is of paramount...

Although there is evidence of surface-based storm drainage systems in early Babylonian and Mesopotamian Empires in Iraq (<i>ca</i>. 4000–2500 BC), it is not until after <i>ca</i>. 3000 BC that we find evidence of the well organized and operated sewer and drainage systems of the Minoans and Harappans in...