Potable Reuse in the News
Communities are incorporating recycling and reuse into their water management strategies to ensure a safe, reliable water supply for future generations. Water reuse, the practice of capturing and treating wastewater, stormwater, saltwater, or graywater for some other beneficial purpose, is growing all over. In fact, the volume of recycled water produced in the United..
Water World 02 Sep 2020
According to Bluefield Research, current reuse capacity of reclaimed flows in the United States is expected to increase 37 percent by 2027.
Scientific American 12 Nov 2019
And water is actually getting more expensive, according to Erin Bonney Casey, research director for Bluefield Research—who insists that economic considerations remain the first drivers in water conservation and reuse. “Rates are increasing faster than inflation or other consumer products,” she says.
Automation World 21 Oct 2019
Freshwater has been so plentiful for so long that we have taken it for granted. Today, we use more water than ever before — to quench our thirst, grow our food, power our industries and dispose of our waste.
Wharton 06 Sep 2019
Los Angeles has a new water project in mind that could cost $8 billion, take 16 years to complete and provide as much as one-third of the city’s supply.
Los Angeles Times 18 Mar 2019
It’s possible, a few decades from now, humans living in water-scarce places will find it ridiculous that we spent centuries just flushing away our watery sewage. Didn’t we know we could have been drinking it?
Quartz 14 Jan 2019
Municipal water is arriving — if it has not already — at a crossroads at which long-established and proven water and wastewater utility management practices are being challenged. Calls for increased adoption of more advanced solutions — digital water, reclaimed water use, decentralized treatment — are forcing water service providers to take note. Certainly, these calls are partly being driven by hype but where there is smoke, there is usually fire.
WaterWorld 19 Dec 2018
A recent report from Bluefield Research pointed out that, while most of the 735 reuse projects it tracked across the US were using reclaimed water for irrigation purposes, projects with potable applications, both direct and indirect, are continuing to gain traction, particularly in the core markets of California, Florida, Texas and Arizona.
Environmental Reuse 30 Nov 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the City of San Diego a $614 million loan to construct an advanced water recycling facility that is expected to produce one-third of the city’s drinking water by 2035.
Smart Cities Dive 30 Nov 2018
India's official policy think-tank Niti Aayog and ministry of drinking water has entered into partnership with Singapore Corporation Enterprise and Temasek Foundation to use island nation's expertise in recycle and re-use of water.
Connected to India 30 Nov 2018
In the wake of extreme drought and exposure to water stress, industrial companies are taking control of their water management with behind-the-fence solutions, resulting in increased investment in water reuse (also known as water recycling or reclaimed wastewater).
Industrial WaterWorld 09 Sep 2018
In 2012, San Francisco began regulating onsite non-potable water systems in buildings and later required them in new construction. Today, there are 80 such systems operating or under development that will save a combined 89 million gallons of drinking water annually.
SF Examiner 09 Jul 2018
The City of Cape Town has outlined plans to develop three aquifer recharge projects as part of its ongoing drought response plan.
water desalination + reuse 22 Jun 2018
Foxconn Technology Group says it's investing in a $30 million recycling system that will significantly reduce the amount of water drawn from Lake Michigan for its planned manufacturing complex in southeast Wisconsin.
ABC - WBAY 19 Jun 2018
With the era of dam building coming to an end in much of the developed world, places such as California and Australia are turning to local and less expensive methods to deal with water scarcity, including recycling wastewater, capturing stormwater, and recharging aquifers.
Yale 360 01 May 2018
Intel is looking to recycle about 1 billion gallons of water each year at its Hillsboro facility. The company first announced the project in 2016. The site uses millions of gallons of water each quarter and then sends it to the Clean Water Services system.
Portland Business Journal 25 Apr 2018
"By 2027, the volume of recycled water produced in the United States is projected to increase by 37 percent from 4.8 billion gallons per day to 6.6 billion gallons per day, according to a recent survey by Bluefield Research."
The Hill 16 Apr 2018
Denver Water, Colorado, has selected Xylem as its technology partner on a new direct potable reuse demonstration project that eschews reverse osmosis.
Water Reuse + Desalination 13 Apr 2018
