AWTr Pops is the third investigation exploring how to create shared understanding between community residents and policymakers about the direct potable reuse of wastewater (DPR). Adapted from Christy Spackman’s “flavor stories” method, community collaborators from previous investigations returned to formulate recipes for paletas, or popsicles, to communicate their hopes, expectations, concerns, questions, and emotions relating to the use of advanced water treatment (AWTr).
Recipes were produced by Paletas Betty and shared with policy makers at the 2023 League of Cities meeting.
2023 – present
Principal Investigator: Christy Spackman
Co-Investigators: Marisa Manheim, Oluwabukola Makinde, Laura Dicochea
Students: Asha Ramaswamy