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Direct Potable Reuse: Its Time Has Come
Author(s) -
Miller G. Wade
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.5942/jawwa.2015.107.0075
Subject(s) - reuse , potable water , conversation , skepticism , business , psychology , environmental science , waste management , engineering , environmental engineering , communication , epistemology , philosophy
A rational conversation about direct potable reuse (DPR) would not have been possible six years ago. Even the appearance of advocating DPR, as this author did in a speech several years ago, was typically received with skepticism and even ridicule by some long‐time water professionals and the academic community. DPR has come a long way since then. Several events occurred that have served as a catalyst for the practice and acceptance of DPR.