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Graywater: A potential source of water

Posted by: Maven on December 1, 2009 at 6:24 am

water-grey-fig4From the UCLA Institute of the Environment:

“California is facing a serious drought that prompted Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare “This drought is having a devastating impact on our people, our communities, our economy and our environment. … This is a crisis, just as severe as an earthquake or raging wildfire, and we must treat it with the same urgency by upgrading California’s water infrastructure to ensure a clean and reliable water supply for our growing state.”

After three years of dry weather, and with forecasts of precipitation and snowpack below normal levels, California is preparing for the likelihood that 2010 will be a fourth year of drought [1, 2] with the State’s key water reservoirs projected to be at only about 70% of their average storage. Unless precipitation leads to significant restoration of the State water supply and demand is reduced, the situation in California will become unsustainable.

WATER USE IN CALIFORNIA

The California Department of Water Resources has pursued a multifaceted approach to address the severe water shortage in California, with water conservation as a key element of its plan. Among its various elements, the approach considers reduction in water use efficiency and conservation, as well as the reclamation and reuse of municipal, industrial and agricultural wastewater streams. Various California local governments have already implemented and/or are encouraging water conservation measures, including water rationing and water reuse. … “

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December 1, 2009 · Filed Under Recycled Water

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