Water Reuse – Where are we Heading?

We find ourselves at a unique time in history where population expansion and exponential growth in urban density are leading to water demand far outstripping water supply. This is further compounded by global warming and climate change, creating anomalies in weather patterns and resulting in severe drought, floods and disease. Although these challenges have always been with us through the centuries, nowhere has it hit civilizations with the ferocity and frequency that we are experiencing today. This places even more emphasis on the need to fast forward our technological solutions and to anticipate problems before they surface. Three areas which will or should have some bearing on the way we resolve environmental problems now and in the future are Emerging Contaminants of Concern, Sustainability and Smart Infrastructure.