We are aiming to increase public acceptance of potable reuse in Ventura through a public outreach strategy. This outreach strategy will target barriers to public acceptance, address questions and concerns about potable reuse as a water source, and highlight the economic, environmental, and water quality benefits of potable reuse.
Specifically, we will:
- Conduct a comprehensive literature review to distill common concerns around the potable reuse process, and best practices for addressing them
- Identify community-specific concerns in Ventura around the use of direct potable reuse as a drinking water source through the use of surveys
- Develop a set of recommendations and outreach criteria to address key public concerns, building upon best practices from literature and common concerns among Ventura residents