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Considerations for Recycling Sewage Effluent in the UK
Author(s) -
Wishart S. J.,
Mills S. W.,
Elliott J. C.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2000.tb00262.x
Subject(s) - effluent , sewage , water quality , environmental science , legislature , sewage treatment , eutrophication , environmental planning , environmental quality , environmental engineering , recreation , environmental protection , business , environmental resource management , water resource management , geography , nutrient , ecology , archaeology , biology
Technical, environmental, legislative and institutional considerations in relation to effluent re‐use are described, with specific reference to experiences gained through the development of a scheme to augment Essex and Suffolk Water's Hanningfield reservoir with effluent from Chelmsford sewage‐treatment works. Effluent standards are driven by a number of EU directives associated with protection of fisheries, recreational water quality, eutrophication and nitrate control for designated sensitive areas, and surface‐water abstraction. The selection of the most appropriate strategy for re‐use needs to consider public perception issues, in addition to technical feasibility and environmental concerns.