Table 5.

Policy/strategies of wastewater uses in different countries

Country	Policy/Strategies	Approach
India	Wastewater reuse for agriculture	Use treated wastewater for agricultural crop production
Mexico	Wastewater reuse for agriculture	Restricted irrigation excludes raw vegetables but health risks
Australia	Environmental awareness Lagoons	Wastewater is a valuable resource; The largest lagoon-based wastewater treatment plant biodiversity
Jordan	Policy effectiveness wastewater reuse	Water conservation recycling initiatives
Singapore	Unique holistic approach	Drinking water can be produced from wastewater using reverse osmosis
South Africa	A human rights-based approach	A better efficiency of water use by new granular sludge technology in module of public–private partnership
Switzerland	New tax for upgrading wastewater treatment plants	Swiss Parliament amended the Water Protection Act
Lausanne	Treatment of micropollutants in municipal wastewater	Initiation of new Federal tax on water bill