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Recycled Water Consider a Drought‐Proof Water Supply
Author(s) -
Chalmers R. Bruce,
Patel Mehul,
Cutler Donald
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2010.tb02344.x
Subject(s) - groundwater , water resource management , environmental science , miami , sanitary sewer , land reclamation , water supply , environmental planning , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental engineering , geography , engineering , archaeology , geotechnical engineering , soil science
This article discusses treating previously wasted sewer water at three advanced recycled water treatment facilities (AWTFs) that include: Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System, Orange County (California) Water District (OCWD); Water Replenishment District (WRD), Southern California's Leo J. Vander Lans Water Treatment Plant; and, South District Water Reclamation Plant (SDWRP), Miami‐Dade Water and Sewer Department (MDWASD). AWTF benefits and challenges are discussed, along with critical agency management support, the importance of preliminary design in setting parameters for an entire project, lessons learned from testing and initial operation, and start‐up concerns.