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Tracking Wichita Falls' Path From DPR to IPR
Author(s) -
Nix Daniel K.,
Southard Mark,
Burris Harold,
Adams Hunter,
Schreiber Russell
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/opfl.1499
Subject(s) - reuse , economic shortage , potable water , water scarcity , environmental science , waste management , engineering , transport engineering , business , environmental engineering , water resources , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , biology
The City of Wichita Falls, Texas, made international news in 2014 when its water system became a water reuse pioneer. In response to a historic drought, the city simultaneously planned and implemented direct potable reuse (DPR) and indirect potable reuse (IPR) systems to see it through the drought and respond to future water shortages. Now, the city is a role model for water utilities around the world.