"Oh, hi. Didn't see you approaching ... I'm fine thanks ... Yes, as a matter of fact, I have been to your favorite reservoir many times. Why do you ask?" |
'The public wasn't really examining the science involved,' Haddad says. 'They were just saying no.' This infuriated the water engineers, who believed that the public's response was fundamentally irrational, Haddad says.
'That's what I would hear at these water agency meetings,' Haddad says, 'these very frustrated water engineers saying, 'My public is irrational! They are irrational! They simply won't listen!'
Related: Water Reuse Foundation