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Irrigation of raw-eaten vegetables with disinfected tertiary recycled water is now accepted and practiced widely, thanks to a five-year, rigorous field validation conducted in Monterey County. Bahman Sheikh conceived, planned, managed, and completed the project and published papers in the mainstream and technical journals regarding this important use of recycled water. |
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Sheikh’s Most Recent Honors and Activities: · Selected to conduct all recycled water site supervisor training workshops for San Diego County Water Authority (December 2007) · Distinguished Fellow, Center for Integrated Water Research, University of California, Santa Cruz (appointed in August 2007). · Research on Filter Loading Rates and the Quality of Recycled Water for Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency, (completion expected in fall 2008) · Peer Review of the environmental components of Australia’s National Guidelines for Water Recycling, for the Department of Environment and Heritage, 11/06 · Keynote Address on “Socioeconomic Aspects of Water Reuse” presented in Amman, Jordan to the EMWater Regional Conference, 10/06 · Preparation of Site Supervisor Training Manual for Users of Recycled Water for WateReuse Association (see picture, right). Copies of this national manual are available from WateReuse Assiciation (www.watereuse.org), 9/06
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BAHMAN SHEIKH, PhD, PE |
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Bahman Sheikh offers 25+ years of specialized professional experience and expertise in water reclamation, recycling, and reuse to clients in the public and private sectors. Dr. Sheikh has worked in many arid and semi-arid regions of the world, creating water resources management plans, developing water use efficiency measures, and advising on a wide variety of uses of recycled water. Recent presentations and publications of Dr. Sheikh reflect the depth and breadth of his water reuse experience, spanning a variety of issues faced by agencies, e.g.: · Master planning for long-range region-wide water recycling programs; · Setting attainable water reuse goals and objectives; · Resolving impacts of salts on golf course greens and other sensitive landscape plants and agricultural crops; · Responding to concerns about public health issues in water reuse; · Water quality for agriculture, landscape, industry, groundwater recharge, and potable reuse; · Legislative and regulatory issues of water recycling; · Economics, funding, financing, rebates, grants and low-interest loans; · Issues facing new customers of reclaimed water; · Public acceptance of new water reuse projects with informational tools and targeted outreach; · Facilitating negotiations among agencies working toward implementation of new water reuse projects; · Analyzing and recommending revised water reuse standards, agreements, and institutional re-arrangements. |
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BAHMAN SHEIKH ∙ WATER RECYCLING, RECLAMATION, REUSE CONSULTANT |
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Contact Information: |
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Bahman Sheikh, PhD, PE Water Resources and Reuse Specialist 3524 22nd Street San Francisco, California 94114-3406 USA |
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Oak Hill Cemetery in San José, California, irrigated with recycled water—one of over 400 landscape sites in the City on the reuse system. |
