Water Reuse: Potential for Expanding the Nation's Water Supply Through Reuse of Municipal Wastewater
2012

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Expanding water reuse—the use of treated wastewater for beneficial purposes including irrigation, industrial uses, and drinking water augmentation—could significantly increase the nation's total available water resources. Water Reuse presents a portfolio of treatment options available to mitigate water quality issues in reclaimed water along with new analysis suggesting that the risk of exposure to certain microbial and chemical contaminants from drinking reclaimed water does not appear to be any higher than the risk experienced in at least some current drinking water treatment systems, and may be orders of magnitude lower. This report recommends adjustments to the federal regulatory framework that could enhance public health protection for both planned and unplanned (or de facto) reuse and increase public confidence in water reuse.

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276 pages · 8.5 x 11 · hardcover
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-22460-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/13303

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National Research Council. 2012. Water Reuse: Potential for Expanding the Nation's Water Supply Through Reuse of Municipal Wastewater. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Front Matter i-xiv
Summary 1-8
1 A New Era of Water Management 9-20
2 Current State of Water Reuse 21-54
3 Water Quality 55-66
4 Wastewater Reclamation Technology 67-86
5 Ensuring Water Quality in Water Reclamation 87-100
6 Understanding the Risks 101-122
7 Evaluating the Risks of Potable Reuse in Context 123-132
8 Ecological Enhancement via Water Reuse 133-144
9 Costs 145-164
10 Social, Legal, and Regulatory Issues and Opportunities 165-192
11 Research Needs 193-202
References 203-226
Acronyms 227-230
Appendixes 231-232
Appendix A: Details in Support of the Risk Exemplar in Chapter 6 233-248
Appendix B: Computation of Average Daily Dose 249-250
Appendix C: Survey of Water Reclamation Costs 251-256
Appendix D: Water Science and Technology Board 257-258
Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members 259-262

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Water Reuse: Potential for Expanding the Nation's Water Supply Through Reuse of Municipal Wastewater (2012)

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