Integrating wastewater reuse into water management schemes of Caribbean Sids

A Trinidad and Tobago case study

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ID21697093
AutoresRonald Roopnarine (0000-0003-2905-8700, a The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, St. Augustine, Trinidad And Tobago, autor de correspondencia), Kervelle Baird (b Université Côte D'Azur, Nice, France), Mikella Hosein (c Economics Research, Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Public Utilities, Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago), Renee Jackson (c Economics Research, Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Public Utilities, Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago), Shehnaaz Salim (c Economics Research, Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Public Utilities, Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago), Anisha Cephas (c Economics Research, Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Public Utilities, Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago), Oral Daley (0000-0001-8090-738X, a The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, St. Augustine, Trinidad And Tobago), Samantha Gangapersad (c Economics Research, Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Public Utilities, Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago), Sara-Jade Govia (d Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association, St. Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago), Adrian Cashman (0000-0002-8387-5077, e AKWATIX Water Resources Management, Bridgetown, Barbados), Akil Crichlow (0000-0001-6815-8187, a The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, St. Augustine, Trinidad And Tobago), Federick Pinongcos (0000-0002-2285-538X, f Trussell Technologies, Solana Beach, California, USA)
Año2023
Volumen25
Número12
Páginas1161-1174
Fecha de publicación2023-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaWater Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1366-7017 • E-ISSN: 1996-9759
EditorialIWA Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2166/wp.2023.174
OpenAlexW4389433271
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas29

Integrating Wastewater Reuse (WWRU) into national Water Management Schemes (WMS) is crucial as Small Island Developing States (SIDS) attempt to cope with water resource constraints in a changing climate. In 2022, the Global Environment Facility Caribbean Regional Fund (GEF CReW+) on Wastewater Management, the Ministry of Public Utilities (MPU), Trinidad and Tobago and the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) spearheaded the development of a national voluntary standard for treated wastewater reuse focused on agricultural and landscaping uses. During the process, the MPU conducted a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) and Willingness to Pay (WTP) assessment to inform the standard and subsequent implementation. Results indicated `good' knowledge on wastewater and WWRU (59.3%), however attitudes and practices were considered `poor'. Inferential Statistics performed on numerically coded survey response data revealed no statistically significant relation with the demographic factors assessed; 84.1% of respondents were willing to use treated wastewater with health concerns identified as the main barrier; 27.3% of respondents were willing to pay the same price as conventional water, while 31.2% were willing to pay 25 -50% less. This assessment can inform the implementation and pricing process and provide valuable insights to increase the uptake of WWRU in the region

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