WRIA 1 Watershed Management Project
Management Option Catalog


Catalog Index  WM2.2

Category Water Management Options

Sub-Category Water Reclamation and Reuse

Option Residential  Water Reclamation and Reuse

Definition

Water reclamation is a process where wastewater from one use is adequately and reliably treated so that it is suitable for another use. Water reuse can be either direct or indirect. 

Direct water reuse involves treating wastewater and piping the effluent directly into some type of water system without intervening travel dilution in natural surface or ground water bodies. Indirect water reuse involves an intermediate step between the generation of reclaimed water and reuse. The intermediate step commonly includes discharge, retention, and mixing with another water supply prior to reuse.


Location Municipalities

Benefits Fish Habitat:
  • Residential water reclamation could provide opportunity for protection and enhancement.

Water Quantity:
  • Reclaiming water is a way to conserve the potable water supply by using non-potable water for applications that do not require potable water (e.g., irrigation, flushing sanitary sewers, dust control). The conserved potable water can be used to help meet current and future water needs.

  • Residential water reclamation could provide opportunity for water quantity protection and enhancement through new or expanded uses of water for instream and/or out-of-stream purposes.

Water Quality:
  • Residential water reclamation could provide opportunity for protection and enhancement.

Instream Flows:
  • Residential water reclamation could provide opportunity for protection and enhancement.

Other:
  • None listed in database.
Challenges

None listed in database.

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