Agrowing number of utility power plants are saving fresh water by using “used” waters, primarily in their evaporative cooling tower systems. Most often, the bulk of the used waters are reclaimed ...

In communities all around the world, water supplies are coming under increasing pressure as population growth, climate change, pollution, and changes in land use affect water quantity and quality. To ...

For years now, water officials have been sending us a message: The future of water is in the toilet. By that, I mean that we’re going to have to super-treat reclaimed water — previously used water ...

The ecological use of reclaimed water faces major challenges due to residual pollutants. Trace toxic compounds, like endocrine disruptors, can accumulate in aquatic life and propagate through the food ...

The use of treated municipal wastewater effluent for irrigated agriculture offers an opportunity to conserve water resources. Water reclamation can also provide an alternative to disposal in areas ...

Aiming to make sure that drinkable water isn’t wasted on non-drinking uses, Healdsburg is forging ahead this week with a multimillion-dollar infrastructure project designed around reclaimed H2O.

It doesn’t look like wastewater will be turned into tap water in Marin County any time soon. California regulators approved new rules in December allowing water agencies to purify wastewater and put ...

In theory, the idea of one, continuous water cycle is easy to understand. But somehow, the idea that our wastewater could one day wind up in our drinking glasses can be a bit harder to accept — even ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Recently, a number of people in Tampa noticed problems with the reclaimed water they use for lawn irrigation. At certain times of the day, the water pressure was very low.