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Water can serve more than one use, and it can be recycled after its multiple uses. Many people have advocated for wastewater to be transformed into drinking water and many people are still opposed to this idea. The thought of having our wastewater used for drinking water disgusts most citizens of the US, but the public just needs to be informed on the complete process of transforming wastewater. Another issue the people have with recycling water is the cost, but with the ability to produce our own drinking water, the US would not need to import as much water, saving money. Also not all wastewater that is recycled would need to be filtered to the standard of drinking, costing less. Politicians’ push for the use of recycled water is a constant debate in the US.
This article strongly supports the use of recycled water, and also includes the counter points of their opinion. Recycled water could significantly improve the US’ lack of water and decrease of amount of water imported from other countries. I believe that recycling water is a great alternative and I also agree with the push to use it because it creates more jobs in the US. The reason I believe recycled water is not used as much as it should be, is because of the cost and people do not know a lot about it. I hope in the future recycled water will begin to become a more popular method in the US.
This is a very interesting piece, especially considering the situation in California. It seems like such an environmentally and cost friendly solution to a complex problem. That said, I myself am not sure how I would feel about drinking recycled waste water. Are there any health risks involved in this process?
I agree with you and the article that recycling water is a big help to efficiently using and preserving our water source especially in California. People need to accept that people would be allowed to drink recycled water if it wasn’t clean; it must go through a rigorous process. I also think the fact that recycling water would make us less dependent on water from other countries is another valid and important point.
What exactly does the water cleaning process look like or entail?
I can definitely agree with you on the fact that water should be recycled. How would you suggest that the message that we need to recycle our water be relayed?
If its clean then we should drink it even if it originally had waste in it. In the world we live in with a rapidly growing population I think water recycling is a necessity and especially in california with the current drought conditions we should make sure to use all our options including recycled water
This article is really relevant to our current situation. I agree with you that for purposes other than drinking, waste water must be filtered and converted into clean water.