Government Has A Central Role To Play As They Set Policies And Are Able To

Government has a central role to play as they set policies and are able to put financial incentives in place to encourage citizen behaviour. By giving monetary incentives for business and individuals to meet government environmental standards more of these groups are likely to take action to meet these goals. Education, government organized or not, is also vital. The government is ultimately responsible to the people and unpopular government policies will result in eviction of the government. Public education through NGOs and government is vital to encourage change but it will take a comprehensive effort from educators, innovators, government and business to effect any real change in the way people treat water.
Why are noise and odour important social considerations when planning a water treatment plant?(6 points)

Noise and odour are important social considerations when planning a wastewater treatment plant, as it is important to limit disruption to the people living near the plant. Social acceptability comes into the picture when sewage treatment is involved the NIMBY syndrome is fully engaged when there are plans to put a noisy smelly anything in someone's back yard. Dumps, sewage treatment plants and highways all cause disturbance and have the potential to lower the quality of life for the people near they are built. To minimize social opposition to the placement of a wastewater plant it is important to emphasize the benefits that the plant provides to the people of the area and making maximum effort to minimize the negative effects of such a plant. People don't like a sewage plant they can hear and smell everyday, they prefer one they don't even know is there.
People usually reject proposals for siting of a sewage treatment plant (or any other plant) in their neighbourhood. This is known as the NIMBY syndrome. What are your views as an engineer or scientist on such reactions by local communities? What strategies can be used to deal with the NIMBY syndrome?(6 points)
The NIMBY is an unfortunate side effect of our liberal democratic society where the emphasis of on self, not the group as a whole. If the mentality were a group mentality people would accept that sewage plants have to be placed somewhere and sometimes it happens to be in their neighbourhood. However people are more intent on removing any nuisance from their own lives, often willingly ignorant of where it goes as long as it doesn't go anywhere near them. As a scientist, and a person, this is understandable, as no one wants their ocean view to become a community dump. It is because of this that scientists and engineers can understand the wants of the public and aim to make wastewater plants as least intrusive as possible.