Survey of statewide public perceptions regarding water reuse in Arizona

Research Article| December 01 2012 Survey of statewide public perceptions regarding water reuse in Arizona Channah Rock; Channah Rock 1Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Maricopa Agricultural Center, 37860 W. Smith-Enke Road, Maricopa, AZ 85138, USA E-mail: channah@ag.arizona.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Frederic I. Solop; Frederic I. Solop 2Department of Politics and International Affairs, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Daniel Gerrity Daniel Gerrity 3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 454015, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4015, USA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2012) 61 (8): 506–517. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2012.070 Article history Received: July 13 2012 Accepted: December 11 2012 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Permissions Search Site Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThis Journal Search Advanced Search Citation Channah Rock, Frederic I. Solop, Daniel Gerrity; Survey of statewide public perceptions regarding water reuse in Arizona. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 1 December 2012; 61 (8): 506–517. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2012.070 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex Increasing demands on water resources have made water reuse an attractive option for extending water supplies in the southwest. However, concerns remain about the potential risks of contact with recycled water. This study focused on perceptions regarding water reuse and how these may affect future utilization of the resource. This study, based on a telephone survey of 400 randomly-selected Arizona residents, was used to assess public opinion of water reuse in the state. Survey results indicated that residents feel it is important for their community to use recycled water. In fact, 76% of those surveyed support using ‘consumer incentives for using recycled water’, and over two-thirds of respondents support ‘increasing water or sewer rates to treat water to higher standards'. Despite this support, the survey revealed that almost two-thirds of the respondents have concerns about recycled water. Those concerns can be alleviated by providing ‘better information about recycled water’. Education level proved to be the most significant demographic affecting perception of terminology and recycled water uses. These results can be used by water agencies – even those outside Arizona – to address community concerns, effectively promote water reuse, and develop more sustainable and accepted alternatives to augment their water portfolios. indirect potable reuse (IPR), public perception, reclaimed water, recycled water, survey © IWA Publishing 2012 Supplementary data SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ARIZONA WATER INSTITUTE RECLAIMED WATER SURVEY 2008- pdf file You do not currently have access to this content.