625/R-04/108

Guidelines for Water Reuse (PDF, Chapters, 445 pp)
September 2004

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Preliminary Pages (PDF, 614 Kb, 28 pp)
Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF, 151 Kb, 6 pp)
Chapter 2 - Types of Reuse Applications (PDF, 1905 Kb, 70 pp)
Chapter 3 - Technical Issues In Planning Water Reuse Systems (PDF, 2058 Kb, 72 pp)
Chapter 4 - Water Reuse Regulations and Guidelines in the U.S. (PDF, 891 Kb, 26 pp)
Chapter 5 - Legal and Institutional Issues (PDF, 339 Kb, 24 pp)
Chapter 6 - Funding Water Reuse Systems (PDF, 439 Kb, 22 pp)
Chapter 7 - Public Involvement Programs (PDF, 249 Kb, 20 pp)
Chapter 8 - Water Reuse Outside the U.S. (PDF, 1344 Kb, 46 pp)
Appendix A - State Reuse Regulations and Guidelines (PDF, 7870 Kb, 152 pp)
Appendix B - State Websites (PDF, 200 Kb, 4 pp)
Appendix C - Abbreviations and Acronyms (PDF, 168 Kb, 4 pp)
Appendix D - Inventory of Reclaimed Water Projects (PDF, 117 Kb, 4 pp)

Abstract:

The Guidelines for Water Reuse is an update of a similar document developed jointly by EPA and Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc. in 1992. As with the earlier version, a committee of national and international experts in the field of water reclamation was established to draft new text and to update case studies. This document updates state reuse regulations and provides a list of state contacts. The document describes industrial reuse practices including reuse practices outside of the U.S, updates the discussion of treatment technologies in all areas of water reclamation, and expands the discussion of health issues to include emerging chemicals and pathogens. Finally, this document provides current information on economic, user rates, and project funding mechanisms.

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