No surprise here, though it is good to have data to support the facts. My only questions are about the use of the acronym "IDR" instead of the more common "IPR" and references to "Recycled Wastewater". No one is actually recycling the wastewater itself, just as no one refers to an aluminum soda can as being made of recycled solid waste. Also, that image of secondary effluent going over the weir is NOT representative of indirect potable reuse, as the article indicates. Let us get our terminology and imagery straight as we try to report on rigorous science.
Published by Bahman Sheikh, Water Resources and Reuse Specialist
No surprise here, though it is good to have data to support the facts. My only questions are about the use of the acronym "IDR" instead of the more common "IPR" and references to "Recycled Wastewater". No one is actually recycling the wastewater itself, just as no one refers to an aluminum soda can as being made of recycled solid waste. Also, that image of secondary effluent going over the weir is NOT representative of indirect potable reuse, as the article indicates. Let us get our terminology and imagery straight as we try to report on rigorous science.