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William M. Alley, Rosemarie Alley - The Water Recycling Revolution

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William M. Alley, Rosemarie Alley

The Water Recycling Revolution

2022

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Chapter Two Early Days S. 11-20

„… envisioned transforming this unsightly mess into a chain of lakes. The town’s sewage- treatment plant would …” „… treatment plant. Sewage plant effluent was pumped into the first lake, sat for a period, then was pumped to …” „… challenges. With every drop precious, a sewage- treatment plant was built in 1926 to provide reclaimed water …”

Chapter One America’s Finest City S. 1-10

„… drinking water. —Theodore Roosevelt1San Diego’s wastewater- treatment plant is a well- kept secret, hidden …” „… , river, lake, or ocean. The Point Loma plant uses enhanced primary treat-ment, thereby setting off …” „… wastewater- treatment plant is tucked into a carved- out section of a steep bluff, practically at the water’s …”

Chapter Thirteen Small Can Be Beautiful S. 155-166

„… , expanding, and upgrading water and sewage infrastructure.35 Conventional wastewater- treatment plants …” „… - treatment plant would be swamped by wastewater from the stadium, especially during the peak “halftime flush …” „… fast- food- eating fans are captured and run through a membrane bioreactor treatment plant. The …”

Notes S. 173-208

„… , “Occurrence of Drugs in German Sewage Treatment Plants and Rivers,” Water Research 32, no. 11 (1998 …” „… ., “Reduction of Enteric Microorganisms at the Upper Occoquan Sewage Authority Water Reclamation Plant,” Water …” „… .sandiegouniontribune .com/news/environment/sdut- point- loma- wastewater- treatment- plant- waiver-2013sep08 -story …”

Chapter Eleven Achieving Acceptable Risk S. 123-138

„… portion of the water that enters a wastewater treatment plant comes from flushing toilets. While we’re …” „… . For example, Santa Barbara, California, renamed its El Estero wastewater treatment plant the El Estero …” „… Services’ wastewater- treatment plants, and was treated using an advanced water- purification process much …”

Chapter Nine Microbes and Natural Buffers S. 103-114

„… the wastewater discharges and the intake to the drinking- water treatment plant. These environmental …” „… physical processes—as well as time to take corrective action in the event of treatment plant failures and …” „… Arizona’s first advanced wastewater- treatment plant. This treatment facility relies on an unusual …”

Preface

„… diverting discharges from a wastewater- treatment plant damage downstream users or ecosystems that …” „… organisms through a complex process that involves oxidizing their cellular material. Treat-ment plant …” „… the techniques used in wastewater- treatment plants, various natural cleansing processes are commonly …”

Selected Bibliography S. 209-218

„… Sewage Treatment Plants and Rivers.” Water Research 32, no. 11 (1998): 3245–60.Udall, B., D. Kenney, and …” „… Occoquan Sewage Authority Water Reclamation Plant.” Water Environment Research 73, no. 6 (2001): 711–20 …” „… Land: Direct Reclamation of Potable Water at Windhoek’s Goreangab Reclamation Plant.” Arid Lands …”

Chapter Twelve Serving It Straight Up S. 139-154

„… chemicals into the sewage system. Or simply from operator failure or treatment- system failure or some …” „… , averaging around 4 percent of their water for many years. After several treatment- plant upgrades, recycled …” „… - treatment plant, thereby backing up secondary- treated wastewater to the intake for the town’s drinking …”

Chapter Five From Toilet-to-Tap to Pure Water S. 45-54

„… began with controversies over the Point Loma wastewater- treatment plant.When the U.S. Environmental …” „… ocean- monitoring program and test new treatment technology at the Point Loma plant.3Over the next …” „… possible. If the city agreed to the treatment plant updates, it would take a decade or longer to fully …”

Chapter Eight Florida The Long Road from Purple Pipes to Potable Reuse S. 87-102

„… sewage- treatment plant to meet the act’s discharge requirements.36The Howard F. Curren Advanced …” „… simultaneously save the bay and supplement the city’s water supply, as well as avoid expensive treatment plant …” „… stop two wastewater- treatment plants from discharg-ing their effluent into Shingle Creek—the …”

Chapter Ten Contaminants of Emerging Concern S. 115-122

„… pharmaceuticals in drinking water and wastewater- treatment plants.2 Then in 2002, the U.S. Geological Survey …” „… wastewater- treatment plants. One limitation is that the list of 126 priority pollutants regulated by the …” „… at removing PFAS, but conventional wastewater- treatment plants are largely ineffective. PFAS …”

Chapter Four Breakthrough The Orange County Story S. 35-44

„… largest advanced wastewater- treatment plant for potable reuse came online in 2008 and was soon a global …” „… poster child for wastewater recycling. Active opposition to the Orange County treatment plant was nowhere …” „… twenty- first- century, state- of- the- art treatment plant for recharging treated wastewater 38 Chapter …”

Chapter Fourteen One Water S. 167-172

„… facility, in place of wastewater- treatment plant.2 The name change signifies how wastewater- treatment …” „… droughts reduces flows to wastewater- treatment plants, potentially leading to less recycled water than …” „… 167By employing sophisticated public communication strategies and state- of- the art treatment …”

Chapter Seven Georgia and Virginia Have Water Reuse on Their Minds S. 75-86

„… wastewater- treatment plant was in the wrong basin. Gwinnett County sits astride the Eastern Continental …” „… treatment plant.12Hill envisioned a potable- reuse project using surface- water augmen-tation similar to the …” „… - treatment plant came online with a capacity of 20 million gallons per day. The plant’s effluent was …”

Chapter Three Trailblazers S. 21-34

„… conveyance from upstream wastewater- treatment plants to the spread-ing basins. Thanks to this made- to …” „… wastewater- treatment plant adjacent to the Montebello Forebay spread-ing basins. This advanced- treated …” „… wastewater- treatment plants and one of the largest in the country. It’s also the only wastewater- treatment …”

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Patricia Kameri-Mbote, Alexander Paterson, Oliver C. Ruppel, Bibobra Bello Orubebe, Emmanuel D. Kam Yogo - Law | Environment | Africa

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Law | Environment | Africa

Series: Recht und Verfassung in Afrika - Law and Constitution in Africa

Volume 38 2019

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Michael Kidd Pollution of water in South Africa by untreated sewage: addressing the governance issues S. 411-428

„… by the national Department of Water (DWS)3 indicated that, of the 449 water treatment plants …” „… detail in relation to the performance of individual treatment plants, but this level of detail was …” „… Evaluation of current water governance in relation to water treatment and sewage pollution As observed in …”

Erimma Gloria Orie Ecosystem services: legal issues on Nigeria’s wetlands S. 315-334

„… riverine.9 Wetlands provide many ecosystem services including sewage treatment,10 pollination,11 and …” „… functional context, an ecosystem can be defined as:1 a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism …” „… animals, birds, fish, micro-organisms, plants, soil, water and people. When all the elements in an …”

Bibobra Bello Orubebe Integrating climate change in the environmental impact assessment process: challenges and prospects in Nigeria S. 627-646

„… example, water supply and sewage treatment systems, flood defences, energy/electricity supply and …” „… micro-organisms, plants, invertebrates, mammals in the southern part which also has oil and gas deposits. The …” „… mainstreaming or separate treatment suffice under the current EIA process? Are there identifiable barriers or …”

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Charles M. Duncan - Eat, Drink, and Be Wary

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Eat, Drink, and Be Wary

2015

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13 Unwelcome Critters in Our Foods S. 99-104

„… Recycling companies obtain the biosolids from municipal wastewatertreatment plants after filtering and …” „… treatment of the water is performed ac-cording to federal regulations.5 The sludge also contains …” „… drain.Whole Foods Markets agreed in early 2014 to stop selling produce grownin sewage sludge biosolids due to …”

Notes S. 153-174

„… ’ Livingston Plant,” Press Room, Foster Farms,January 8, 2014 …” „… . http://fosterfarms.com/about/press/press_release.asp?press_release_id=165.Notes 1574. Fred Pritzker, “Foster Farms Plant Closed by USDA: Cockroaches Found, Says …” „… deregulation,” Washington Post, April 2,2012.34. Ron Nixon, “Plan to let poultry plants inspect birds is …”

10 Outbreaks, Illnesses, and Deaths S. 71-82

„… hours after infection. The CDC says most peoplerecover without treatment, but in some the diarrhea may …” „… recalled 35 million pounds of hot dogs and deli meats. TheSara Lee plant in Zeeland, Michigan, had been …” „… nextfew weeks, 11 out of 12 samples proved positive for bacteria. The plant triedto clean up. The USDA …”

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Jennifer Jensen Wallach - How America Eats

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How America Eats

2012

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8  The Politics of Food S. 195-210

„… overarching food philosophy of “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”He also contemplates the issue of meat …” „… farms.Not only has the treatment of animals living on CAFOs been criticized, but the method of their …” „… rights advocates argue, animals suffer. Although federal law does not mandate standards for the treatment …”

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Kevin C. Armitage - This Green and Growing Land

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This Green and Growing Land

2017

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Chapter 4 S. 79-108

„… Beautiful Movement, Dock helped establish the Harrisburg Plan that called for paved roads, sewage treatment …” „… envisioned the ten acres of native plants as providing visitors with “an oasis in a desert of material things …” „… installed water and sewage systems. Dock and other women reformers also lobbied for health clinics and …”

Chapter 9 S. 227-252

„… , residents of West Harlem, in New York City, fought unsuccessfully against the siting of a sewage treatment …” „… carbon pollution that power plants—the largest contributor of green-house gases in America—can emit. Th e …” „… ectuate their opposition.” Th us, the report recommended that waste incineration plants should not be …”

Chapter 8 S. 197-226

„… treatment plant. To emphasize the point further he took them to the border between Cleveland and Cuyahoga …” „… dye in sewage plants to show residents what happened to their waste. Earth Day itself included a Dead …” „… to help impoverished people receive testing and treatment for lead poisoning and to reform …”

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