Assessment of Public Awareness and Acceptance towards Usage of Treated Wastewater in Yazd City
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School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
In addition to technical, economic and environmental factors, public acceptance plays an important role in successful treated wastewater reuse projects. The aim of this study is to evaluate Yazd citizens’ awareness regarding water and wastewater issues and public acceptance towards wastewater reuse by questionnaire-type survey. For this purpose 250 questionnaires were distributed and filled out in various districts of Yazd city in June 2014. Study results showed that, only 13% of respondents had high awareness about water and wastewater issues. In general, the usage of treated wastewater in low human contact alternatives has more acceptability. Public health risk (85%) and redress of water resource shortages (81%) were the most influential factors on public acceptance. Respondents with higher level of awareness about water and wastewater issues have low favorable opinions regarding usage of treated wastewater.
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