Below are useful links for learning more about the benefits and many uses of recycled water in our community and others. You can learn more about how recycled water will be utilized by visitng the SFPUC’s Recycled Water Program website.
WateReuse Association (WateReuse)
A national organization dedicated to increasing the beneficial use of recycled water.
http://www.watereuse.org/
See the "Technical Information and Resources" page for more information.
GOVERNMENT AND REGULATORY AGENCIES
City and County of San Francisco Department of Public Health
http://www.sfdph.org/dph/comupg/oprograms/EHS/default.asp
California Code of Regulations
http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/
California Department of Fish and Game
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/1600
California Department of Public Health
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/environhealth/water/Pages/Waterrecycling.aspx
California Department of Water Resources- Office of Water Use Efficiency and Transfers Water Recycling and Desalination Branch
http://www.owue.water.ca.gov/recycle/index.cfm
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/
Army Corps of Engineers - San Francisco's Regulatory Branch (Section 404 - Wetlands)
http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/regulatory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Water Recycling and Reuse: The Environmental Benefits
http://www.epa.gov/region09/water/recycling/index.html
United States Fish & Wildlife Service (Endangered Species Act)
http://www.fws.gov/
WATER RECYCLING IN THE BAY AREA AND CALIFORNIA
Daly City
Using recycled water to irrigate golf courses and other landscaped areas.
http://www.dalycity.org/city_services/depts/wwr/waste_treatment.htm#5Delta Diablo Sanitation District
Delta Diablo Sanitation District's Recycled Water Facility provides up to 8,600 acre feet per year of tertiary treated recycled water to two power plants and 20 acres of parks and landscaped areas.
http://www.ddsd.org/recycled.htmlEast Bay Municipal Utilities District
EBMUD's customers currently use almost 6.5 million gallons per day (MGD) of recycled and non-potable water. EBMUD’s 2020 goal is to recycle a total of 14 MGD of water, bringing the total recycled water use to nearly 5.1 billion gallons annually.
http://www.ebmud.com/conserving_&_recycling/recycling/Marin Municipal Water District
How the water district is maximizing their supplies through reuse and conservation.
http://www.marinwater.org/North Coast County Water District
In an effort to save millions of gallons of drinking water each year by using treated wastewater for irrigation purposes, North Coast County Water District in partnership with the SFPUC is preparing to roll out a landscape irrigation water recycling project.
http://www.nccwd.com/water_recycling_program.htmCity of Palo Alto
Using recycled water to irrigate a municipal golf course and other landscaped areas, and to help preserve saltwater and tidal marshland habitats.
http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/environment/news/details.asp?NewsID=333&TargetID=65Redwood City
Information about the use of recycled water for landscape irrigation and industrial uses.
http://www.redwoodcity.org/publicworks/water/recycling/index.htmlCity of Santa Rosa
6,400 acres of farmlands, vineyards, and public and private urban landscaping are irrigated with recycled water. Other program components include the Geysers Recharge Project.
http://ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/departments/utilities/recycle/Pages/default.aspx
South Bay Water Recycling (SBWR)
An introduction to SBWR's water recycling program.
http://www.sanjoseca.gov/sbwr/about.htmTown of Windsor
Windsor has been using recycled water for decades and for a variety of uses.
http://www.windsorwaterrecycling.com/recycled_water.htmInland Empire Utilities Agency
Construction of recycled water projects across the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) service area is vital to the protection and enhancement of the safe yield and water quality of the Chino Groundwater Basin.
http://www.ieua.org/recycled.htmlIrvine Ranch Water District
In 1991, IRWD became the first water district in the nation to obtain health department permits for the interior use of reclaimed water from a community system. Reclaimed water is currently used for toilet flushing in IRWD's facilities as well as in several high rise office buildings constructed with dual piping systems.
http://www.irwd.com/Reclamation/index.phpLos Angeles County Sanitation District
Recycled water is used for a variety of applications including landscape irrigation, agricultural irrigation, industrial process water, recreational impoundments, wildlife habitat maintenance and groundwater replenishment.
http://www.lacsd.org/info/water_reuse/waterreuse.aspOrange County Water District
Using recycled water for groundwater recharge and recovery programs to optimize local water resources.
http://www.ocwd.com/City of San Diego
Landscape irrigation is the single largest use for recycled water within the City of San Diego. Recycled water is also used for industrial processes, cooling towers, soil compaction, dust suppression, and toilet and urinal flushing.
http://www.sandiego.gov/water/recycled/index.shtml
