In Singapore, they have adapted a more reliant form of drinking water called NEWater. Everyone who drinks NEWater is drinking recycled sewage water, however it has been purified through reverse osmosis to the point where it is distilled water. In Singapore, they call the NEWater "used water" instead of "sewage water." Although the fact is that recycled water is cleaner than tap water, people across the United States still can't get over the idea of drinking used water. Singapore's approach to this human disgust factor is a way that American clean water activists should be trying out. NEWater features a family-friendly visitor center that shows adults and children how the water is purified and made usable. They share the process and environmental benefits behind the NEWater movement through power points, videos, games, and demonstrations.
For more information about Singapore's NEWater initiative, visit:
http://www.pub.gov.sg/water/newater/visitors/Pages/default.aspx
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