Currently, the state of California is experiencing one of the most serious droughts in history. The severe shortage of water has been noted by various media outlets. In addition to this, the limitations that the state has put on water use is known by many outside of California as well. In order to deal with water use in these tough times, the reuse of potable water has been explored as a viable option for people in heavily-affected areas. The issue with commencing the reuse of water is the legitimacy of creating such programs and institutions. In places such as Orange County, legitimacy of its program is not in question. However, there are other areas of the state where similar programs have failed to gain any traction. The WateReuse Assosication and National Water Research Institute are working to legitimize water reuse programs statewide by lobbying to the state government. Previous case studies of efforts, such as the one in Orange County, have been reviewed in order to establish the practice of water reuse statewide (Harris-Lovett et al., 2015). If these plans do come to fruition, some of the most heavily-affected or populated areas of California will be able to reuse potable water if need be. While there may be some trouble by establishing the institutions necessary to treat and make the water reusable, the rewards should greatly outweigh the costs of sustainable resources for people who definitely need it.
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Reference:
Harris-Lovett, Sasha R., Binz, Christian, Sedlak, David L., Kiparsky, Michael, Truffer, Bernhard. 2015. Beyond User Acceptance: A Legitimacy Framework for Potable Water Reuse in California. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49:7552-7561.
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