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CHAPTER 3
Technical Issues In Planning Water Reuse Systems
This chapter considers technical issues associated with
planning the beneficial reuse of reclaimed water derived
from domestic wastewater facilities. These technical issues
include the:
• Identification and characterization of potential demands
for reclaimed water
• Identification and characterization of existing sources
of reclaimed water to determine their potential for
reuse
• Treatment requirements for producing a safe and reliable
reclaimed water that is suitable for its intended
applications
• Storage facilities required to balance seasonal fluctuations
in supply with fluctuations in demand
• Supplemental facilities required to operate a water
reuse system, such as conveyance and distribution
networks, operational storage facilities, alternative
supplies, and alternative disposal facilities
• Potential environmental impacts of implementing
water reclamation
Technical issues of concern in specific reuse applications
are discussed in Chapter 2, “Types of Reuse Applications.”
3.1 Planning Approach
One goal of the Guidelines for Water Reuse is to outline
a systematic approach to planning for reuse so that planners
can make sound preliminary judgments about the
local feasibility of reuse, taking into account the full range
of key issues that must be addressed in implementing
reclamation programs.
Figure 3-1 illustrates a 3-phase approach to reuse planning.
This approach groups reuse planning activities into
successive stages that include preliminary investigations,
screening of potential markets, and detailed evaluation
of selected markets. Each stage of activity builds
on previous stages until enough information is available
to develop a conceptual reuse plan and to begin negotiating
the details of reuse with selected users. At each
stage, from early planning through implementation, public
involvement efforts play an important role. Public involvement
efforts provide guidance to the planning process
and outline steps that must be taken to support
project implementation.
• Identification of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary
to operate and maintain the proposed system
Figure 3-1.
Phases of Reuse Program Planning
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