OpinionNovember 12, 2019
The EPA Says We Need to Reuse Wastewater
It’s much more economical than finding new sources
Stories by G. Tracy Mehan, III
G. Tracy Mehan, III, is executive director for Government Affairs at the American Water Works Association and former Assistant Administrator for Water at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. This column is based his essay, Found Water: Reuse and the Deconstruction of 'Wastewater,' which appears in the book A Better Planet: 40 Big Ideas for A Sustainable Future, recently published by Yale University Press.