Recycling Treated Municipal Wastewater for Industrial Water Use

Section 4: Implementation Considerations
Recycling Treated Municipal Wastewater for Industrial Water Use
The demonstration projects could also be performed by one entity or other approaches, rather than a
partnered group. For example, a municipality may unilaterally make treated wastewater available at a
quality useable by various industries. In the case of specific treatment technology evaluations, a fullpartnered
process may not be required.
4.3 Summary
Stakeholders were encouraged by the interest expressed in the topic of wastewater recycling. The general
outlook carried from the workshops is that the institutional issues are addressable and need to be solved or
in the evaluation process before significant consideration is given to a recycled wastewater project. While
there are certainly some technical issues that must be resolved and better understood, the meeting
participants were confident that technical solutions could be found. It would be a matter of cost and
related benefits that would dictate the feasibility - if the institutional issues are first addressed.
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