4
3.5
3
2.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
Water Reuse: Drivers, Innovations and Public Perceptions October 2017 Drivers 9
Byproducts
"Potential byproducts
recovery,"
board director, business
development consultancy,
Americas, Asia Pacific and
MEA
"Recoverable products
from concentrates,"
technical/ engineer - lead,
engineering consultancy and
OEM, Americas
"Recovery of valuable
chemical from reverse
osmosis seawater
concentrate, as well as
not discharging into
the sea,"
director, engineering
consultancy, Asia Pacific and
Europe
Water management
"Designing an optimal
water management
system for a region is
the key driver,"
board director, investor,
Americas, Europe and MEA
"Good stewardship,"
project manager, engineering
consultancy, Americas
"Aspiration to develop
a circular economy,"
technical/ engineer - lead,
engineering consultancy, Asia
Pacific, MEA
"Social developments
such as circular
economy,"
chief/ head of department,
municipality, Europe
miscellaneous
"Availability of
competent persons to
implement water reuse
projects,"
technical engineer - lead,
engineering consultancy, Asia
Pacific
"The main driver in
South Africa is the
severe drought and
extreme shortage of
potable water,"
director, engineering
consultancy, MEA
"Insurance of
uninterrupted supply,"
board director, developer,
Americas
"Urbanisation and
climate change,"
technical engineer - lead,
technology company,
Americas, Asia Pacific and
Europe
"Mobile and modular
technology with high
cleaning capacity,"
board director, OEM,
Americas, Asia Pacific and
MEA
What other drivers of water
reuse have you seen in your
markets to date?
Technological drivers
Regulatory drivers (potable)
Industrial
Industrial
Americas
Americas
Municipal
Municipal
Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific
MEA
MEA
Agricultural
Agricultural
Europe
Europe
Score
Score
Score
Score
3.4
3.26
3.32
3.22
3.29
3.18
3.14
2.91
3.18
3.19
3.44
3.29
3.44
3.07
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