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Waste water reuse and water quality planning in new England: Attitudes and adoption
Author(s) -
Johnson Branden B.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr015i006p01329
Subject(s) - reuse , environmental planning , water quality , quality (philosophy) , waste management , business , environmental science , water resource management , engineering , ecology , biology , philosophy , epistemology
Consideration of waste water reuse as a waste water management method is required in federal water quality planning. This paper reports the result of a survey of major participants in such planning in New England. It found that only cursory consideration was given to waste water reuse. Where one sits in the water management system significantly influences one's evaluation of reuse. Further, considerations other than economic and engineering factors will influence, indeed often determine, waste water reuse decisions; New England officials' views of reuse were generally very conservative.