> finding that while 49% were willing to try recycled wastewater, 13% refused, and the rest weren't sure. This is the end result of an education system that has not prepared people for the modern world, if we engineer a solution that produces water of a purity greater than water from a reservoir and and half of people are still not sure it is safe to drink then we have a massive problem. For the record: I've no issue…
Precisely. I worked for a water utility, in Australia, and this was the issue.
"What's in waste water?" People would answer, "E coli, food scraps, garbage".
Okay, so here's tap water. Show them lab samples.
Do the same with our 'grey water' (after processing). Lower impurities.
People still wouldn't touch it. We could use it for things like golf courses, etc, which lessened the load, to be sure. But still.