Artificial Recharge of Groundwater with Reclaimed Municipal Wastewater: Current Status and Proposed Criteria

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 87-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Asano
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Groundwater Recharge ◽  
Organic Contaminants ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Artificial Recharge ◽  
Microbial Pathogens ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Wastewater Reclamation ◽  
Trace Organic Contaminants

Current status and the proposed criteria for artificial recharge of groundwater with reclaimed municipal wastewater are discussed with special reference to controlling microbial pathogens and trace organic contaminants. The draft criteria have been developed by the State of California Interagency Water Reclamation Coordinating Committee, followed by the Groundwater Recharge Committee of the Department of Health Services (DHS). The proposed criteria are in the final review process and are expected to be adopted in late 1992 by the DHS as a part of the revised, state-wide Wastewater Reclamation Criteria. The discussions and the draft criteria presented in this paper facilitate the approval of groundwater recharge projects by identifying the nature and characteristics of groundwater recharge projects that do not jeopardize the public water supply systems including use of groundwater for potable water supply. These criteria are intended to provide uniform state-wide application of regulations on which to regulate and design groundwater recharge projects using reclaimed municipal wastewater as a source of recharge water.

scholarly journals Water Use Efficiency Current Status Assessment in the Context of WATenERgy CYCLE Project

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 602
Author(s):  
Stavroula Tsitsifli ◽  
Anastasia Papadopoulou ◽  
Vasilis Kanakoudis ◽  
Konstantinos Gonelas
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
National Level ◽  
Water Utilities ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Supply Systems

Water use efficiency is a crucial issue in drinking water utilities as it is connected to environmental and economic consequences. WATenERgy CYCLE project aims at developing a methodological approach towards efficient and effective transnational water and energy resources management in the Balkan–Mediterranean area. The paper presents the results of performance evaluation of the water supply systems of the water utilities involved in the project, both at local and national level. The methodology used in the water balance and performance indicators as well as data on the operational status of the water supply systems. The results showed that Non-Revenue Water is one of the major problems addressed.

scholarly journals Effect of preozonation on wastewater reclamation by the combination of ozonation and soil aquifer treatment

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Echigo ◽  
M. Nakatsuji ◽  
Y. Takabe ◽  
S. Itoh
Keyword(s):  
Organic Contaminants ◽  
Risk Evaluation ◽  
Disinfection Byproducts ◽  
Column Experiments ◽  
Soil Aquifer Treatment ◽  
Water Reclamation ◽  
Wastewater Reclamation ◽  
Trace Organic Contaminants ◽  
Reclamation System ◽  
Trace Organic

A series of column experiments and risk evaluation showed that preozonation was a better option to enhance the performance of soil aquifer treatment (SAT) than ozonation after SAT with respect to dissolved organic carbon, trace organic contaminants, and disinfection byproducts. This is a good example to show that upgrading pretreatments can be more effective than adding extra treatments after SAT, and that it is important to optimize a water reclamation system as a whole system.

scholarly journals Recycling water in U.S. cities: understanding preferences for aquifer recharging and dual-reticulation systems

Water Policy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1207-1223 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Hess ◽  
Brandi M. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Groundwater Recharge ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Potable Water ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Aquifer Recharge ◽  
Recycled Water ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
Supply Systems

Abstract Recycling of effluent water from urban water-supply systems is often a more sustainable water source than increased use of surface sources, groundwater sources, and desalination. However, water-supply organizations (WSOs) often do not take full advantage of recycled water. Although recycling water for direct potable use is efficient, public concern with safety has tended to cause WSOs to favor other uses for recycled water. This study examines patterns in the degree of utilization of two main indirect uses of recycled water: dual-reticulation systems and groundwater recharge. Drawing on case studies of four U.S. cities that are leaders in the use of recycled water, the study identifies conditions that favor the choice of one option over the other. Where cities are concerned with groundwater recharge of potable water supplies, they tend to prefer non-recycled water if available for recharge projects. However, where non-recycled water supplies are limited, recycled water may be prioritized for aquifer recharge. Otherwise, the preference is for use by large industrial partners such as power plants or for exchanges for higher-quality potable water resources with rural systems. In contrast, dual-reticulation (purple-pipe) systems for direct nonpotable recycling face steep economic and technical challenges.

Water reuse in Japan

2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. 17-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ogoshi ◽  
Y. Suzuki ◽  
T. Asano
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Water Reuse ◽  
Environmental Water ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Mean Annual Precipitation ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Wastewater Reclamation ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Water Demands ◽  
Rapid Economic Growth

Even though Japan has mean annual precipitation of 1,714 mm and hundreds of dams and reservoirs constructed, frequent and severe droughts have occurred in wide regions of the country. Because of rapid economic growth and concentrations of population in urban areas, water demands in large cities have stressed reliability of water supply systems and necessitated the development of new water resources with considerable economic and environmental costs. To alleviate these situations, wastewater reclamation and reuse have been implemented widely in major cities. This paper summarizes the current status of water reuse in Japan and discusses dominant uses of reclaimed water, emphasizing non-potable urban applications such as toilet flushing, industrial reuse, and environmental water.

scholarly journals Hydrophilic trace organic contaminants in urban stormwater: occurrence, toxicological relevance, and the need to enhance green stormwater infrastructure

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Spahr ◽  
Marc Teixidó ◽  
David L. Sedlak ◽  
Richard G. Luthy
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Organic Contaminants ◽  
Urban Stormwater ◽  
Trace Organic Contaminants ◽  
Stormwater Harvesting ◽  
Green Stormwater Infrastructure ◽  
Trace Organic

Urban stormwater transports hydrophilic trace organic contaminants that need study to ensure safe stormwater discharge or stormwater harvesting for water supply.

Water reuse in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – status, prospects and research needs

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 926-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg E. Drewes ◽  
C. Patricio Roa Garduño ◽  
Gary L. Amy
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Water Reuse ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Artificial Recharge ◽  
Wastewater Reuse ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Desalination Plants

Saudi Arabia is one of the driest countries in the world. While desalination plants currently installed in the country represent 30% of the world's desalination capacity, seawater desalination alone will not be able to provide sufficient supplies to meet the increasing freshwater demand. However, with only 9% of the total municipal wastewater generated currently being reused, the kingdom is projected as the third largest reuse market after China and the USA, and reuse capacities are projected to increase by 800% by 2016. This projected growth and the change in water portfolios offer tremendous opportunities to integrate novel approaches of water reclamation and reuse. This paper highlights the current status of reuse in the kingdom, discusses prospects of using distributed infrastructure for reuse tailored to local needs as well as the use of artificial recharge and recovery systems for reclaimed water. It also suggests research needs to helping overcoming barriers for wastewater reuse.

Role of ICT in water supply systems: requirements, current status and challenges

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-17
Author(s):  
Andreas Pirsing ◽  
Moritz Allmaras ◽  
Roland Rosen ◽  
Tim Schenk ◽  
Annelie Sohr
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Systems Requirements ◽  
Supply Systems

Wastewater reclamation and reuse in Europe: a model-based potential estimation

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Hochstrat ◽  
T. Wintgens ◽  
T. Melin ◽  
P. Jeffrey
Keyword(s):  
Water Availability ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Wastewater Reuse ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Wastewater Reclamation ◽  
Reclaimed Wastewater ◽  
Future Projection ◽  
Treated Effluent ◽  
Wastewater Reclamation And Reuse

The basic aim of this paper is to present an approach to quantitatively assess the potential of municipal wastewater reclamation and reuse in a European context. The model developed is based on the analysis and interrelation of water management data like water availability, water demand and treated effluent. In conjunction with information about the current status of wastewater reuse simple key figures are deduced, which allow future projection of wastewater reclamation and reuse. The simulation points out that there is a significant potential for an increased utilisation of reclaimed wastewater in many European countries, specifically in the Mediterranean region driven by different factors like increased wastewater treatment capacity and higher demand for irrigation and groundwater recharge.

Advances in predicting organic contaminant abatement during ozonation of municipal wastewater effluent: reaction kinetics, transformation products, and changes of biological effects

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunho Lee ◽  
Urs von Gunten
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Reaction Kinetics ◽  
Organic Contaminants ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Transformation Products ◽  
Wastewater Effluent ◽  
Treatment Technology ◽  
Trace Organic Contaminants ◽  
Trace Organic

Ozonation of municipal wastewater effluent has been considered in recent years as an enhanced wastewater treatment technology to abate trace organic contaminants (micropollutants).

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document