Alabama Water Quality Information System

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	1.-		Are any major cities developing infrastructure to make more use of recycled water?


	2.-		Are householders going to have to pay more for using water in the future?


	3.-		Can endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) and pharmaceutical/personal care products (PPCPs) be adequately removed from wastewater so it can be reclaimed for indirect potable reuse recycling applications?


	4.-		Can we expect to see more sea water desalination in the U.S. in the future?


	5.-		How can water conservation be implemented?


	6.-		How is sustainable development related to protecting our water resources?


	7.-		Is it likely that recycled water (reclaimed water) from wastewater effluent will be treated to make it directly suitable for drinking water in the future?


	8.-		Is it likely that the U.S. will establish a federal water tax in the near future?


	9.-		What are the basic steps to providing good quality public drinking water?


	10.-		What are the benefits and costs of animal feeding operations (AFOs) in the United States?


	11.-		What costs do water revenues cover?


	12.-		What level of downward seepage is the norm for large surface water reservoirs?


	13.-		Why are our public water works infrastructure systems commonly referred to as buried assets?


	14.-		Will community water systems and wastewater treatment systems across the United States be able to sustain their current performance standards into the foreseeable future?

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This website was developed by the ACES Water Quality Team, under the leadership of Dr. James E. Hairston. It is funded, in part, by USDA-CSREES water quality grant support under Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998.