Open AccessPart 2: Water Recycling Technical Report for Direct Non-Potable Use
Author(s) -
Seth J. Boettcher,
Courtney Gately,
Alexandra L. Lizano,
Alexis B. Long,
Alexis Yelvington
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.37419/eenrs.brackishgroundwater.p2
Subject(s) - desalination , resource (disambiguation) , work (physics) , product (mathematics) , potable water , environmental planning , engineering , business , environmental science , computer science , environmental engineering , mechanical engineering , computer network , genetics , geometry , mathematics , membrane , biology
This Water Recycling Technical Report examines the legal frameworks that affect water recycling in Texas. The goal of this report is to provide insight into the legal and regulatory barriers, challenges, and opportunities for these technologies to go online. Each water recycling implementation site has to find ways of complying with various laws and regulations. The information in this Report comes from the study of water recycling facilities currently operating in Texas, as well as extensive research into available literature and documents from various agencies. While there is no updated “one-stop-shop” resource that provides detailed information on all the necessary permits to build, operate, and maintain such facilities, this Technical Report aims to compile the existing, available information in an organized and accessible fashion. The Water Recycling Technical Report is the second of three reports that make up the work product of a project undertaken by students at Texas A&M University School of Law in a select capstone seminar. These reports examine regulations surrounding desalination and water recycling. The companion report entitled Brackish Groundwater Desalination Technical Report highlights building, operating, and monitoring requirements for desalination facilities in Texas. Finally, the Case Study Report expands on regulations in San Antonio and El Paso where these water alternatives are in place.