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Reclaimed Water Optimize Groundwater Recharge Reliably
Author(s) -
Bradshaw Greg
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2009.tb02020.x
Subject(s) - groundwater recharge , reclaimed water , groundwater , environmental science , aquifer , wastewater , reuse , water resource management , structural basin , water quality , environmental engineering , waste management , engineering , geology , paleontology , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology
This article discusses California's West Basin Municipal Water District expansion of its water recycling plant to annually conserve more than 10 bil gal of imported water. The project also reduced the impact of increased wastewater disposal and provides high‐quality water that can be safely returned to the environment. Using a process referred to as groundwater recharge reuse projects (GRRPs), West Basin's project goals included: multiple barriers; soil aquifer treatment; industrial waste pretreatment; basin oxidation‐reduction (redox) conditions; trace organic monitoring; microbiological monitoring; UV/AOP considerations; and, partnering with regulators.