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Compromised resilience, high failure and public health risk
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Centralized treatment plants have a large harm radius if attacked, or failure occurs. Non-potable water quality has varying degrees of quality and introduces contamination risk. Centralized grid systems include multiple breaking points, increasing the risk of regular surface discharge.
- Do you agree this is a major barrier to water reuse?
- Do you know of any specific innovations currently trying to address this problem?
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Absolutely! That's why we're looking to incentivize decentralized water reuse systems.
Do you know if there already are any?
Are you (or another community member) aware of any research that focuses on decentralized systems and the local public health outcomes? Is there any research that you can share that demonstrates how these systems have equivalent or additional benefits to communities?
@lpories, @eve_pytel, @R_Beshiri, I'd like to ask you the same question. Thank you!