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The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is an international educational and technical organization dedicated to meeting a wide variety of water quality needs. WEF’s Water Reuse Committee actively disseminates technical information about water reuse to its members, the media, and the general public. |
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The Florida State Department of Environmental Protection water recycling site contains information about the latest news and events, reuse facts, Florida reuse experience, rules and regulations, award-winning projects, and technical documents. “ Water reuse represents the wave of the future in water resource management. Thanks to foresighted utility managers and the Department's award-winning reuse program, Florida already is recognized as a national leader in water reuse." - David B. Struhs, former Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection |
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Millionth NEWater bottle of Singapore’s potable reuse program. |
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Facilities for pumping recycled water and well water in Monterey County , California. |
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Singapore’s NEWater visitor centre, welcoming tourists to this state-of-the art water recycling center with interactive displays. |
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Artichokes are one of many vegetable crops, on 12,000 acres, irrigated with disinfected tertiary recycled water in Salinas Valley, in coastal California. Bahman Sheikh managed the 11-year pilot/demonstration project (MWRSA), which concluded that recycled water is safe and appropriate for irrigation of raw-eaten food crops. |
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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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Orange County Water District, in Southern California has completed one of the most advanced water rsues project to replenish the region’s vast groundwater storage system with highly purified recycled water. The previously treated wastewater will undergo advanced treatment processes, including microfiltration and reverse osmosis, and disinfection by ultraviolet light and hydrogen peroxide. The highly purified water—purer than any water found in nature, is sent to recharge ponds and injection wells. |
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WateReuse Association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to advance the beneficial and efficient use of water resources through education, sound science, and technology using reclamation, recycling, reuse and desalination for the benefit of its members, the public, and the environment. WateReuse Foundation is the research arm of the Association. The Foundation provides significant funding for applied scientific research to increase our knowledge of the science behind water reclamation, recycling and reuse. The Foundation’s funding is leveraged with matching funds, grants, co-funding and targeted research in collaboration with other major water research organizations, nationally and internationally. Bahman Sheikh serves as a member of the foundation’s Board of Directors, and directs the Foundation’s public education efforts. |
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The following links to water recycling-related websites are provided, for additional information and services related to different aspects of water reclamation, water recycling, and water reuse. |
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The Queensland (Australia) Water Recycling Strategy is a State Government initiative to encourage water recycling that is safe, environmentally sustainable and cost-effective. This initiative will develop the best and most effective ways to manage municipal, industrial and agricultural effluents and urban stormwater as a resource rather than as a waste. |
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The USEPA Manual: Guidelines for Water Reuse With many communities throughout the world approaching or reaching the limits of their available water supplies, water reclamation and reuse has become an attractive option for conserving and extending available water supplies. Water reuse may also present communities an opportunity for pollution abatement when it replaces effluent discharge to sensitive surface waters. Dr. Sheikh is the lead author of Chapter 8, on international water reuse practices in the September 2004 update of the manual, now available on the web, on a compact disc (CD), and in hard copy print. |
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“Come and visit the NEWater Visitor Centre and be immersed in a world of water and especially NEWater. …Come and be edutained!” says the website of Singapore’s new potable reuse system. The totel capacity of the three NEWater “factories” is 92,000 cubic meters per day (~20 MGD). Over 3 million NEWater bottles have been distributed to visitors since February 2003. |
