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Development of Consumer Perception Index for assessing greywater reuse potential in arid environments
Arab countries are primarily situated in arid environments and face serious water scarcity challenges due to growingpopulations, urbanization, and climate change impacts. Reusing greywater, if adequately treated at the point of generation,poses less human health risk as compared to blackwater reuse. Consumers have several reasons for being unwilling to reusegreywater, including potential health risk, religious and cultural concerns, and feeling uncomfortable. There are severalpossible reuse applications of treated greywater, such as watering plants, floor cleaning, landscaping, toilet flushing, etc.Therefore, it is important to assess consumer perceptions about greywater reuse before its implementation in any region. Inthis research, a framework based on greywater reuse indicators (GWRI) was developed to assess consumer perceptions beforeand after introducing low-cost treatment (LCT). Later the framework was implemented for Muscat, Oman. A questionnairesurvey was carried out with 110 households located in diverse socioeconomic settings to collect data about generaldemographics, existing water uses, water sources, greywater applications (after LCT), and in-house plumbing systems. Sevenkey GWRI were estimated and aggregated to develop an overall consumer perception index (CPI). The study results revealedthat CPI improved significantly from ‘very low’ to ‘high’ after introducing LCT. However, governments should providefinancial assistance to consumers for improving in-house plumbing systems, based on detailed investigations. The studyrevealed that the CPI can be applied across the globe and can save time and effort for municipal managers, engineers, andpolicy makers by providing information that will enable effective decision-making.
Development of Consumer Perception Index for assessing greywater reuse potential in arid environments
Arab countries are primarily situated in arid environments and face serious water scarcity challenges due to growingpopulations, urbanization, and climate change impacts. Reusing greywater, if adequately treated at the point of generation,poses less human health risk as compared to blackwater reuse. Consumers have several reasons for being unwilling to reusegreywater, including potential health risk, religious and cultural concerns, and feeling uncomfortable. There are severalpossible reuse applications of treated greywater, such as watering plants, floor cleaning, landscaping, toilet flushing, etc.Therefore, it is important to assess consumer perceptions about greywater reuse before its implementation in any region. Inthis research, a framework based on greywater reuse indicators (GWRI) was developed to assess consumer perceptions beforeand after introducing low-cost treatment (LCT). Later the framework was implemented for Muscat, Oman. A questionnairesurvey was carried out with 110 households located in diverse socioeconomic settings to collect data about generaldemographics, existing water uses, water sources, greywater applications (after LCT), and in-house plumbing systems. Sevenkey GWRI were estimated and aggregated to develop an overall consumer perception index (CPI). The study results revealedthat CPI improved significantly from ‘very low’ to ‘high’ after introducing LCT. However, governments should providefinancial assistance to consumers for improving in-house plumbing systems, based on detailed investigations. The studyrevealed that the CPI can be applied across the globe and can save time and effort for municipal managers, engineers, andpolicy makers by providing information that will enable effective decision-making.
Development of Consumer Perception Index for assessing greywater reuse potential in arid environments
Shafiquzzaman, Md (Autor:in) / Haider, Husnain (Autor:in) / AlSaleem, Saleem Saleh (Autor:in) / Ghumman, Abdul Razzaq (Autor:in) / Sadiq, Rehan (Autor:in)
31.10.2018
doi:10.4314/wsa.v44i4.25
Water SA; Vol 44 No 4 October (2018): Water SA ; 1816-7950
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
690
An investigation of greywater onsite reuse potential in an ard arid environment
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