Zusammenfassung
A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title
Move past the “yuck factor” by learning the benefits and science behind recycling wastewater to beat climate change.
In recent years, humans have begun to turn the age-old taboo against mixing sewage and drinking water on its head by using advanced treated wastewater to supplement a city’s drinking water supply. This increasingly widespread practice, known as potable reuse, qualifies as nothing less than a drinking water revolution. Water reuse offers a renewable, locally managed, and drought resistant water supply. The Water Recycling Revolution tracks the story of this development, examines the pros and cons, and explores its future potential.
In this book, William M. Alley and Rosemarie Alley answer our most pressing questions: How do you get people to overcome the visceral reaction known as the “Yuck Factor” and not only drink, but appreciate, recycled water? What about all those pharmaceuticals and personal care products that people casually flush down the drain? Will diverting discharges from a wastewater treatment plant damage downstream users or ecosystems that previously depended on that water? And what are the implications for climate change? These questions are answered by delving into the history of major water recycling projects from California to Virginia, each with a unique story of what led them to develop potable reuse, as well as the challenges they had to overcome. Additional concerns addressed include pathogens, contaminants of emerging concern, achieving acceptable risk, onsite and decentralized reuse systems, and directpotable reuse. Recycling wastewater can make for a bright future in the fight against climate change, and this book is a valuable resource to convince readers.
Schlagworte
Sustainability Water Climate Change Recycling drinking water irrigation conservation sewage sewage treatment sewage treatment plants ocean ocean water wastewater wastewater treatment water conservation water recycling water rights water treatment plants waterborne pathogens recycled wastewater potable reuse ecosystems environmental studiesKeywords
water supply United States- 173–208 Notes 173–208
- 209–218 Selected Bibliography 209–218
- 219–230 Index 219–230
- 231–232 About the Authors 231–232
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- „... advocates for waste-water reuse in place of ocean desalination. Waterkeeper took on the State Water ...” „... resources—such as the ocean and some water bodies—belong to the public. Because of their immense importance to ...” „... required by the Clean Water Act before piping it to the ocean. Every day, the Hyperion plant discharges ...”
- „... . Hartsfield (1948)1When it comes to water availability and use, there are two Georgias—the coastal plain in ...” „... separated by clays. In contrast, Georgia’s urban and industrial northern half relies mostly on surface water ...” „... hard crystalline rocks of the piedmont to the soft sedimentary rocks of the coastal plain.Water reuse ...”
- „... “Age of Disposal” to surface water, ocean outfalls, and deep injection wells. Rules governing reuse ...” „... effective use of reclaimed water. Use of ocean outfalls, surface- water discharges, and deep injec-tion ...” „... recycled water?The answer is severalfold. Florida is not wet year- round; the rainfall is concentrated ...”
- „... uncertainty. State regulatory agencies together with national nonprofit associations—such as the WateReuse ...” „... safety of drinking water.Water Conservation: Water conservation is the cheapest and most energy efficient ...” „... reducing overall water demand. Among the success stories are the EPA WaterSense Program, which promotes and ...”
- „... of the virtually unlimited ocean water at their doorstep? What are the implications for climate ...” „... . | Water—Purification—United States. Classification: LCC TD429 .A425 2022 (print) | LCC TD429 (ebook) | DDC 628.1/62—dc23 ...” „... through processes beyond tertiary treatment is referred to as advanced- treated water.There are many ...”
- „... reuse, 65; Prairie Waters Project, 66-68; water-supply issues, 65–66; WISE partnership and, 69, 71–72 ...” „... , 63–64, 74; Western Slope, 56, 58–61, 65. See also Aurora; Denver WaterColorado River, 8, 16, 66; Arizona ...” „... recycling and, 62–65; water-supply issues, 55–60; WISE partnership and, 69, 71–72desalination, xii, 9, 39 ...”
- „... wastewater for Water Factory 21, faced the possibility of having to build a second ocean outfall that would ...” „... percent dependable compared to the vagaries of imported water.In the mid-1970s, Orange County completed a ...” „... distilled, crystal-clear water.Minority outreach was prioritized with the county’s very large His-panic and ...”
- „... and visitors about the importance of taking care of their water-shed and natural resources. Clear ...” „... or are ingested with small amounts of water.At the household scale, simple graywater systems that ...” „... to meet the new stadium’s water demands. During games, the number of fans would far exceed the ...”
- „... .sg/watersupply/singaporewaterstory.51. Sedlak, Water 4.0, 272.CHAPTER TWELVE 1. WateReuse Colorado, “Advancing Direct Potable Reuse ...” „... ,” Water Finance & Management, December 14, 2020, https://waterfm .com/the- mission- beyond- the- utility ...” „... - water/a- w-recycledwater/a- w-rw- gwr?_adf .ctrl- state=19zylq0l73_4&_afrLoop=150434225488185.30. “History ...”
- „... drinking water. —Theodore Roosevelt1San Diego’s wastewater- treatment plant is a well- kept secret, hidden ...” „... the Pacific Ocean. Out of sight and out of mind, the plant pumps around 175 million gallons a day of ...” „... partially treated sewage to an ocean outfall over four miles offshore and 320 feet beneath the ocean surface ...”
- „... watersheds for their public water supply.14 Decades of aggressive wildfire suppression has resulted in ...” „... an example of the need for regulations to catch up with modern- day uses of recycled water.And then ...” „... become what’s known as “paper water”—it’s down there, but getting it to the surface is too expensive. In ...”
- „... eliminate) wastewater discharges to the ocean and maximize water reuse—and accomplish both as soon as ...” „... years after the San Diego City Council forbid the use of city funds or staff toward water purification ...” „... , Mayor Dick Murphy and the city council voted unanimously to allocate one million dollars for a Water ...”