Remaking waste as water: The governance of recycled effluent for potable water supply

Water Alternatives

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-85

  Meehan, Katharine ^a   Ormerod, Kerri Jean ^b   Moore, Sarah A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Governance; Indirect potable reuse; Power; Waste; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT; PROJECT DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RECYCLING; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AUSTRALIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877988947     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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