Untreated waste water is a health hazard. Nonetheless, it should be considered a resource. Unless it is recycled and re-used, it will be impossible to provide all people in the cities of developing countries with safe drinking water. The example of India shows that agglomerations cannot get ever more fresh water from ever farther away.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/why-cities-cannot-simply-flush-0
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sunita-narain
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environment-people
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wastewater-recycling
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-sanitation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toilets
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sewage-treatment-plants-stp
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-pollution
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sunita-narain
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cse
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sewage-pollution
