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U.S. EPA’S GUIDELINES FOR WATER REUSE
Citation:
MURRAY, D. J. U.S. EPA’S GUIDELINES FOR WATER REUSE. Presented at NATO CCMS Pilot Study on Clean Products and Processes, 2006 Annual Meeting, Istanbul, TURKEY, May 07 - 12, 2006.
Impact/Purpose:
To inform the public
Description:
In August 2004, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Agency for International Development published “Guidelines for Water Reuse”, updating their 1992 guidelines document. Because communities around the world are reaching, or have reached, the limits of available water supplies, water reclamation and reuse are becoming necessary for conserving and stretching available water resources. Increasing urbanization and its accompanying demands for domestic, industrial, commercial and agricultural water usage, is making the situation worse, especially in water-scarce regions. This updated guidelines document covers water reclamation for nonpotable urban, industrial, commercial and agricultural reuse and the augmentation of potable water supplies through indirect reuse. Because direct potable reuse is not practiced in the United States, it is only briefly addressed in this document. This updated guidelines document expands on the coverage of many important issues, including industrial reuse; reuse practices outside of the U.S., and health concerns due to emerging chemicals and pathogens. The updated guidelines document is structured by topic, addressing types of reuse applications; technical issues in planning water reuse systems; water reuse regulations and guidelines in the U.S.; legal and institutional issues; funding water reuse systems; public involvement programs; and water reuse outside of the U.S.