The California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report - Fiscal Year 2015-16

GROUP:

WASTEWATER RECYCLING-WATER RECLAMATION

MEASURE:

RECYCLED WATER BY TYPE OF USE

MESSAGE:

KEY STATISTICS FOR 2015

MEASUREMENTS

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Data Source: 2009 Municipal Wastewater Recycling Survey Results. For 2009 survey: Period January, 2009 to December 31, 2009. Reported to State Water Board on November 1, 2011.
Unit of Measure: Amount of Water Recycled in Acre-Feet/year.
References: The Water Boards' Water Recycling program
2009 Survey results
Water Recycling Funding Program

Recycled Water: Recycled water means water which, as a result of treatment of waste, is suitable for a direct beneficial use or a controlled use that would not otherwise occur and is therefore considered a valuable resource. (Water Code § 13050(n)).
Acre-foot: It is defined by the volume of one acre of surface area to a depth of one foot. Since the acre is defined as a chain by a furlong (66 ft × 660 ft) the acre-foot is exactly 43,560 cubic feet. One acre-foot is taken to be the planned water usage of a suburban family household, annually.
Indirect Potable Reuse: The planned incorporation of recycled water into a raw water supply such as in potable water storage reservoirs or a groundwater aquifer, resulting in mixing and assimilation, thus providing an environmental buffer.

( Page last updated: 5/16/16 )