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Potable Reuse is Expanding
Author(s) -
Trussell R. Rhodes,
Trussell C. Bryan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.5991/opf.2016.42.0051
Subject(s) - reuse , potable water , component (thermodynamics) , water supply , population , climate change , environmental science , population growth , water resource management , business , water quality , natural resource economics , environmental economics , environmental planning , environmental engineering , waste management , engineering , economics , geology , ecology , oceanography , physics , biology , thermodynamics , demography , sociology
The US water supply is in crisis because of factors such as population growth, climate change, limited high‐quality water sources, and increasing water demand. Potable reuse is one component of an integrated water management approach many utilities are exploring.