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INDUSTRIAL USE OF STORMWATER: A CASE STUDY
Citation:
Fan*, C Y., R Field*, AND T P. O'Connor*. INDUSTRIAL USE OF STORMWATER: A CASE STUDY. Presented at 2000 Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering & Water Resources Planning & Management of the American Society of Civil Engineers-Urban Water Resources Research Council sponsored session, Minneapolis, MN, July 30-August 2, 2000.
Description:
This paper presents a cost analysis of stormwater reclamation for industrial subportable water supply, including industrial cooling and process, irrigation, and recreational water supply.
As population and industry grow, water demand increases and water supply becomes more of a problem. While reclamation of municipal wastewater for industry, subpotable domestic usage, and groundwater recharge has been practiced in the United States over the past several decades on a limited basis, similar studies need to be taken for urban storm runoff. Rainfall runoff becomes contaminated as it passes over urban land; billions of gallons of water can be recovered for beneficial uses if urban stormwater is properly controlled and treated. The water quality of the treated storm runoff can meet the required standards for subpotable usage. Accordingly, this will enable wastewater reclamation to become a more significant means of augmenting water supply.
This paper discusses current urban stormwater control and treatment technologies leading to the feasibility of reclamation urban stormwater for various purposes. A hypothetical-case study illustrating the cost-effectiveness of reclaiming urban stormwater for complete industrial supply is presented.