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A review of the literature published in 2007 on topics relating to decentralized water systems. Decentralized systems are those systems which were designed with less than fully centralized collection and treatment in order to capture other benefits. Decentralized systems are also referred to in the literature by the following nomenclature: distributed systems, satellite treatment, point-of-use/point-of-entry (POU/POE), on-site treatment, best available technology (BAT), sustainable urban design (SUD), sustainable urban drainage systems (also abbreviated as (SuDS), low impact development (LID), sewer mining, and greywater reuse. Although these systems serve diverse needs, they have common characteristics, such as remote monitoring, control, and quality verification, such that study of these systems might provide benefit in their future evaluation, design, and implementation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |