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SUMMARY:Is Potable Water Reuse a Viable Solution to Urban Water Shortages?
   
DTSTART:20100503T161500
DTSTAMP:20260527T194548Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Sedlak\, David (UC Berkeley\, USA)\nPrior to installation of w
 astewater treatment plants\, engineers were acutely aware of upstream sewa
 ge discharges because they were often associated with significant public h
 ealth problems. As water and wastewater treatment plants became more commo
 n\, public health improved and there was less concern about the potential 
 impacts of wastewater effluent discharges on water supplies. Throughout th
 e twentieth century\, professional practice discouraged wastewater effluen
 t discharges to drinking water supplies\, but increasing population densit
 y resulted in a significant amount of unintentional potable water reuse.  
 As pressures on water suppliers have continued to increase due to urbaniza
 tion and climate change\, intentional water reuse\, enabled by advanced wa
 stewater treatment systems\, is being considered more frequently as a mean
 s of augmenting water supplies. Concerns about health risks associated wit
 h chemical contaminants have slowed the adoption of the technology and led
  to the installation of energy-intensive treatment systems. Continued grow
 th of unintentional and intentional water reuse will depend upon economics
 \, public health risks and public perception of the safety of the practice
 . The presence of a natural barrier (e.g.\, groundwater\, wetlands\, reser
 voir) appears to be critical to these issues. Therefore\, it is important 
 to develop a better understanding of how natural systems can be managed to
  optimize contaminant removal.
LOCATION:GR B3 30
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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