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There are many examples of successful water reclamation facilities throughout the world as seen in examples provided above. Water reclamation facilities started when water scarcity as well as water reuse became a growing concern in the United States since the 1960's hence the programs launched to effectively reclaim water. The United States has implemented a Watersense program, which is a voluntary program supported by the United States Environmental protection agency and is a label for water efficient products as well as water saving techniques (EPA, 2023). Apart from voluntary programs like Watersense, the United States utilizes water reclamation facilities to help reduce water waste, in Athens Clarke County there are 2 water reclamation facilities alone (ACC, 2022). The state of Georgia even has a state of the art water reclamation facility in Clayton County (Clayton County Water Authority, 2023). The Clayton County facility is made up of a series of constructed wetlands to treat wastewater brought in (Ruiz, 2010). The United States aims to continue there efforts to reclaim water and has even dedicated a government agency, the Bureau of Reclamation, to help deliver reliable water and hydropower to the Western United States (United States Bureau of Reclamation, 2023).

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Athens-Clarke County, GA - Official Website: Official website. Athens-Clarke County, GA - Official Website | Official Website. (n.d.). https://accgov.com/

Reclamation, B. of. (n.d.). Bureau of Reclamation. https://www.usbr.gov/

Ruiz, A. M., Maerz, J. C., Davis, A. K., Keel, M. K., Ferreira, A. R., Conroy, M. J., Morris, L. A., & Fisk, A. T. (2010). Patterns of development and abnormalities among tadpoles in a constructed wetland receiving treated wastewater. Environmental Science &amp;amp; Technology, 44(13), 4862–4868. https://doi.org/10.1021/es903785x

WaterSense | US EPA. (n.d.). https://www.epa.gov/watersense

Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, October 31). Water Supply and sanitation in the United States. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_the_United_States