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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 WATER TREATMENT AND REUSE II, TOMAR, PORTUGAL, February 11 - 16, 2007.
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 guideline 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 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.