Question

Which statement best summarizes the claim the author makes in the excerpt?

People actually love drinking recycled wastewater.
Wastewater is not easy to purify, but it is necessary for survival.
California is facing a drought that has greatly affected the water supply.
Convincing people to drink recycled water is a more difficult task than producing it.

Answer 1

The fourth statement best summarizes the claim the author makes in the excerpt.

Convincing people to drink recycled water is a more difficult task than producing it.

Reasons:

Many people think that recycled water is dirty and is of low quality.

There are many ways the water can be recycled.

The recycled water has many applications like, to generate hydroelectricity, in the field of agriculture.

But convincing people drink this water is a most difficult task.

Answer 2

I think the answer is D) The common people in the United States give the nation its vitality.  I am sorry if i am wrong.