“Reusing Wastewater in Agriculture Could Reduce Water Scarcity. Can You Stomach It?” Ensia, ensia.com/notable/reuse-recycling-wastewater-in-agriculture/.
The decision whether to use recycled water or not has been in discussion as of recently and may be implemented in the near future. The public’s concern is the health risks that can come of using recycled water and farmers are concerned about the future of their crops if they are to use recycled water. Farmers in Greece are considering using recycled water instead of fresh water if the price is reduced on fresh water. Farmers in India have found out that Water that has already been used already has beneficial nutrients that will help the soil and crops. The united nations report that more education is needed on this topic to fully put it into use in the near future.
As the article says more education on the topic of recycled water is needed, I agree. More information on this topic can put the public at ease. At first, hearing about recycled water, it sounds pretty gross. Thinking about using someone else’s water and not knowing where it has been or how it was used is a very unsettling though when you’re brushing your teeth or in the shower. Using recycled water in the boundaries of farming can be very beneficial to all of the crops and farmers and help out with the water scarcity going on in the world and if it is learned about it can provide a better future for the world.
Kh, Ryan. “Here’s Why Recycling Water Is A Grave Priority In 2019.” Blue and Green Tomorrow, 25 Feb. 2019, blueandgreentomorrow.com/environment/why-recycling-water-is-grave-priority/.
In 2018 Capetown was the first city in the modern world to almost run out of safe drinking water. Scientists have seen this coming for a while now and there is a crisis and the world does not know what to do. Recycling water is one of the options that can save the people from this crisis. This can help keep the natural water clean by not filling them with waste water and stop water shortages.
I believe that recycling water is the future and can help end this water crisis. Along with ending the water crisis we will keep natural water sources cleaner and help save the environment. There is not any downside into recycling water, all of the consequences are benefits. It can create a lot of opportunities that the world has not had before, a world where we do not have to worry about running out of water.
Chappelle, Caitrin. “Somach Simmons & Dunn: Attorneys at Law.” Somach Simmons and Dunn, Attorneys at Law, Henry Mccann, 29 May 2019, www.somachlaw.com/policy-alert/state-water-board-authorizes-major-recycled-water-project.
The demand for recycled water is increasing in the state of California. Water agencies have been trying to increase the amount of water they are recycling seeing the opportunity it can give for the better of the environment. The use of recycled water has tripled since the 1980s. Replenishing drinking water is the main source of how recycled water is currently being used. Even though there are demands that want to be met the trade offs can be very impactful to the ecosystem. More recycled water means the waste water becomes saltier and that is not suitable for lawns and golf courses and such which means it will cost more money to fix this issue.
Recycled water is becoming more and more popular and is becoming more of a regular part of the ecosystem in california. It is becoming more and more of a serious necessity in today’s world as the water agencies are trying to figure out a way to make the water less saltier so it can still be effective since it has been working so well. Recycled water is opening new doors for a field that has been and will continue to be very impactful and an essential part of our future.
Wright, Ian, et al. “When Water Is Scarce, We Can’t Afford to Neglect the Alternatives to Desalination.” The Conversation, 3 Sept. 2019, theconversation.com/when-water-is-scarce-we-cant-afford-to-neglect-the-alternatives-to-desalination-111249.
Australia has been at the forefront of water recycling and has been very successful at it as well. The way they have been able to implement their use of recycling water is through many water restrictions and public campaigns meant to educate the public on recycling water. Result of the extensive water use has been met with a steep drop in the use of water in Australia but using recycled water is quite expensive, priced at $5 per Liter.
Although the price of using recycled water is expensive, the benefits of using it all over Australia is astounding. All of the waste water that goes into the oceans and rivers would be much cleaner and would affect the health of the natural water sources in Australia and improve its ecosystem. It provides a secure future for using water and not worrying about any sort of shortage along with not wasting water on watering lawns and golf courses.
“Somach Simmons & Dunn: Attorneys at Law.” Somach Simmons and Dunn, Attorneys at Law, www.somachlaw.com/policy-alert/state-water-board-authorizes-major-recycled-water-project.
California is making plans to recycle more and more each day and have passed many grants laws to do so. The state authorized for a water company to deliver an average of 45 million gallons of water to be recycled. Along with this significant increase in the amount of water being recycled, $2 billion have been granted to upgrade the tech used to recycle water from the EchoWater project which will be completed in 2023. There is a lot of support behind recycling water from the public and the government. Another $280 million have been granted for the states water storage.
California is making sure it does not repeat its drought that happened not too long ago. With their efforts to improve water recycling they can be sure it won’t be happening anytime soon along with all of the money that the government and private investors are providing to water recycling efforts. This is giving California the opportunity to have a surplus of water and use it wisely so that we won’t have to worry about going back into a drought, and if that does happen we will have a surplus of water during that period that will benefit us significantly.