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      Evaluating the sustainability of indirect potable reuse and direct potable reuse: a southern Nevada case study

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          This case study presents a framework for evaluating the sustainability of indirect potable reuse (IPR) and direct potable reuse (DPR) in Las Vegas, Nevada. A system dynamics model was developed to simulate population growth, water supply, water quality, energy costs, net present worth (NPW), and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The model confirmed that DPR could achieve a net reduction in energy costs of up to US$250 million while still ensuring an adequate water supply. However, the high NPW of DPR ($1.0–$4.0 billion) relative to the status quo IPR approach ($0.6 billion) represents a significant economic hurdle, although future monetization of salt loadings and GHGs could reduce that disparity. DPR with ozone‐biofiltration would also be hindered by an estimated concentration of total dissolved solids of up to 1,300 mg/L. Despite these barriers to implementation in Las Vegas, certain site‐specific conditions may make DPR more attractive in other locations.

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                Contributors
                daniel.gerrity@unlv.edu , daniel.gerrity@snwa.com
                Journal
                AWWA Water Sci
                AWWA Water Sci
                10.1002/(ISSN)2577-8161
                AWS2
                Awwa Water Science
                John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Hoboken, USA )
                2577-8161
                27 August 2019
                Jul-Aug 2019
                : 1
                : 4 ( doiID: 10.1002/aws2.v1.4 )
                : e1153
                Affiliations
                [ 1 ] Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction University of Nevada Las Vegas Nevada
                [ 2 ] Carollo Engineers Las Vegas Nevada
                [ 3 ] School of Public Policy and Leadership University of Nevada Las Vegas Nevada
                [ 4 ] Applied Research and Development Center Southern Nevada Water Authority Las Vegas Nevada
                Author notes
                [*] [* ] Correspondence

                Daniel Gerrity, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Box 454015, Las Vegas, NV 89154‐4015.

                Email: daniel.gerrity@ 123456unlv.edu ; daniel.gerrity@ 123456snwa.com

                Author information
                https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8019-9723
                Article
                AWS21153
                10.1002/aws2.1153
                6851734
                15fbe414-7275-402b-a1f1-d8ddb80aa2ba
                © 2019 The Authors. AWWA Water Science published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Water Works Association

                This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

                History
                : 25 February 2019
                : 08 July 2019
                : 23 July 2019
                Page count
                Figures: 8, Tables: 1, Pages: 16, Words: 11578
                Funding
                Funded by: United States Environmental Protection Agency , open-funder-registry 10.13039/100000139;
                Award ID: R835823
                Categories
                Original Research
                Original Research
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                2.0
                July/August 2019
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                direct potable reuse,indirect potable reuse,net present worth,sustainability,system dynamics,water supply

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