Water Reuse

Official Position Statement Approved by WEF

Date of Approval:  September 2017

Expiration Date:   September 2022

Traditional water supplies in many parts of the world are becoming inadequate to sustainably meet the needs of communities. Population growth, development, droughts, over-drafting of groundwater, and climate change are straining water resources and altering the way communities plan for future demands and uses of water. There is a clear need to more effectively use water resources to provide reliable, high-quality, and affordable potable supplies to communities. Where limited water supplies are increasingly inadequate.

READ WEF'S OFFICIAL POSITION STATEMENT ON WATER REUSE