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Helping to Shape Our Water Future – Research and

Educational Products to Aid Reuse ImplementationMelissa L. Meeker, Water Innovation Center Director, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA

Reuse Implementation

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Depends upon deepening the

understanding of water’s use and

reuse…

Enabling informed discussions

before negative views take root in

the mind.

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Water Supply Resiliency

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Research Overview

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• Could the pace of adoption of reuse be hastened by social research?

• 15 years of research looking at risk perception.

Investment in Social and Policy Research to Address Acceptance

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And the Research Journey Continues

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Research survey: pre-engagement

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Research survey: post-engagement

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Research Take-aways

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Tools to Share

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Global Connections Map

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Global Connection Map – Science and Safety

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Water Replenishment District of So CA

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Science Animations

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City of Ventura, CA

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Engagement – Early and Often

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Water Innovation Center

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