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Jamaica Considers Water Reclamation

Whenever there is a drought, Jamaican households go without water and crops yields are affected. There is also an increase in water-borne illnesses such as gastroenteritis. One method for overcoming the problems associated with occasions of drought in Jamaica is … Continue reading

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Grey Water Reuse – A Low Cost Option for Sustainability

A recent paper published in the AWWA Journal (Olmos & Lodge, 105:2,February 2013, pp 41-42) discusses achieving zero water use and reasonable payback periods for a housing development in Davis California. Net zero water use as defined here is that … Continue reading

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Water Reuse Requires Multiple Barrier Approach

In previous posts we have talked about reuse of wastewater for drinking purposes including the feelings of Americans towards the use of wastewater for their water supply. In reality, many American’s already use wastewater as their drinking water source. If … Continue reading

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Australian Floods May Have Been Prevented by Water Reuse Schemes

The long Australian drought increase interest in Australia for people to talk seriously about recycling our sewage to use as drinking water. It is possible that if recycling schemes had been in place, the massive floods that followed last year … Continue reading

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MBR Ozone System for Water Reuse in Seafood Processing

Pescados Industrializados of Mazatlan, Mexico, a tuna cannery, has installed a new MBR system with down stream ozone treatment. The primary purpose of the MBR is to treat wastewater from the plant to comply with effluent regulations of the Mexican … Continue reading

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Orange County Reclamation Project a Model for the World

Water Factory 21 (WF21), Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD), was dedicated in a 1977 and transforms secondary municipal wastewater into water that exceeds drinking water standards. In 1991, the Orange County Water District (OCWD) was granted a California Department of … Continue reading

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Tokyo Wastewater Reclamation Process uses Ozone and Microfiltration

The Japan ozone Association in conjunction with the Water Re-Use Promotion Center, the Japan Water Works Association and the Japan Industrial Water Association held a seminar cover various issues related to ozone in water treatment with a focus on water … Continue reading

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San Diego Uses Advanced Oxidation to Recycle Wastewater

In summer 2011, the City of San Diego opened the Advanced Water Purification (AWP) Facility, a small-scale, state-of-the-art facility that purifies one MGD of recycled water. The facility is one component of the City’s Water Purification Demonstration Project that is … Continue reading

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Marines to Recycle Wastewater in San Diego for Landscape Irrigation

The Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San diego is pioneering a type of on-site wastewater recycling system. It will divert 10,000 gallons of sewage at the base each day, treat it to state standards and pump it through irrigation lines … Continue reading

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West Basin to use Ozone Pretreatment for Water Reclamation

West Basin’s Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility in El Segundo, CA will be undergoing its fourth expansion since its original construction in 1995. The facility which currently produces 30 million gallons per day (MGD) is being expanded by an … Continue reading

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