Informational/Educational Approaches to Public Attitudes on Potable Reuse of Wastewater: Research Study Report; Program Guide for Municipal Water System Administrators

摘要

The reported research measured the degree of public awareness about potable wastewater reuse and analyzed the effects of information/education measures on public understanding and acceptance of potable use of wastewater that has been reclaimed to drinking water standards. The study was conducted over a 3-year period with customers of the Denver Water Department. Denver is likely to be the first U.S. metropolitan area to directly recycle wastewater after advanced treatment for water supply augmentation, probably in the next 20 years. Two random sample surveys were conducted of users of water supplied by the Denver Water Department (in 1982 and 1985). The surveys queried respondents on general attitudes about water, sources of information, acceptance of various types of water reuse, and socio-demographics.