Cincinnati CityBeat
Would You Drink (Recycled) Toilet Water?
Cincinnati CityBeat
This treated wastewater, also known as “reclaimed water,” is also oft-used by industries and for irrigation. And the facts prove it — it's safe. A report recently published by the National Research Council (NRC) found that current wastewater treatment ...

Under pressure from environmentalists, water privatization proposal scrapped
Tampabay.com
Dana Young, R-Tampa, scrapped a controversial proposal Wednesday to "privatize" the state's treated wastewater. HB 639 as originally written would have changed the definition of "reclaimed water" to place ownership with local governments and utility ...
Environmentalists win on water billMiamiHerald.com (blog)

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WM Phoenix Open takes green initiative to a new level
PGA Tour
Other green initiatives that will be undertaken during the Waste Management Phoenix Open include recycling stations in high-traffic areas; a water recycling program in which vendors will be encouraged to conserve water; the use of recycled wastewater ...

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National Geographic
Reclaimed Wastewater for Drinking: Safe But Still a Tough Sell
National Geographic
Treated wastewater, also known as reclaimed water, is commonly used for irrigation and industry. And many towns already rely on reused water simply because they draw water downstream from other municipalities' wastewater release pipes.

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Hopi Tribe challenges sale of water for snowmaking
Native Times
(AP) – The Hopi Tribe says it's challenging a ruling in a case that seeks to keep treated wastewater from being turned into snow. The city of Flagstaff is under contract to sell reclaimed wastewater to the Arizona Snowbowl for artificial snow.

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Snowbowl protesters want trials
Arizona Daily Sun
At least two of those arrested during last summer's protests of construction of a reclaimed wastewater pipeline at Arizona Snowbowl are turning down plea deals and opting for trials in February. One says he disagrees with any plea deal that would have ...

American Water Awarded Research Grant From WateReuse Research Foundation
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
The WateReuse Research Foundation is an educational, non-profit public benefit corporation that serves as a centralized organization for the water and wastewater community to advance the science of water reuse, recycling, reclamation and desalination.

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Hopis to appeal ruling that leaves in place deal to sell treated wastewater ...
The Republic
The Hopi Tribe says it's challenging a ruling in a case that seeks to keep treated wastewater from being turned into snow. The city of Flagstaff is under contract to sell reclaimed wastewater to the Arizona Snowbowl for artificial snow.

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American Water Awarded Research Grant From WateReuse Research Foundation
TheStreet.com (press release)
The WateReuse Research Foundation is an educational, non-profit public benefit corporation that serves as a centralized organization for the water and wastewater community to advance the science of water reuse, recycling, reclamation and desalination.

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American Water Awarded Research Grant From WateReuse Research Foundation
MarketWatch (press release)
The WateReuse Research Foundation is an educational, non-profit public benefit corporation that serves as a centralized organization for the water and wastewater community to advance the science of water reuse, recycling, reclamation and desalination.

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Waste to Energy: A Great Source of Clean Energy - But is it the Correct Waste?
OilPrice.com
This definition excludes many materials that are frequently disposed with MSW in landfills, such as combustion ash, water and wastewater treatment residuals, and construction and demolition debris. The remainder of this conversation is devoted to Uncle ...

Apple Valley, Hesperia plants to advance Thursday
Victorville Daily Press
Apple Valley and Hesperia will likely move one step closer to accessing valuable reclaimed water Thursday, as the Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority's board of directors considers a recommendation to start prequalifying contractors for ...

Lincoln News Messenger
Lincoln pushes for regional sewer
Lincoln News Messenger
Lincoln's plant discharges treated wastewater into the Auburn Ravine, but below where salmon and steelhead spawn, according to Weygandt, and that water can also be used “for reclaimed water for irrigation or landscaping.” On the opposite end of the ...

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Brightwater project honored with state engineering achievement awards
Bothell/Kenmore Reporter
The tunnel is 16 feet, 8 inches in diameter and holds pipes that convey untreated wastewater, treated wastewater and reclaimed water. The ACEC of Washington is a professional trade association representing consulting engineering, land surveying and ...

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Community reuses water for irrigation
Local 10
Houghton explained that the pipes are going to tap into the city of Hollywood's reclaimed water system. Reclaimed water is wastewater that's been treated, not enough to drink, but safe to use for irrigation. West Lake is the one of the first private ...

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NRC report calls for regulations to encourage use of reclaimed wastewater
Lexology (registration)
The report also notes that no specific regulations under the CW A or the Safe Drinking Water Act currently address the use of reclaimed water for potable drinking water sources. It further states that municipal wastewater contains a wide range of ...

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Fitch Rates JEA's Senior and Subordinate Rev Bonds 'AA'; Affirms Outstanding ...
MarketWatch (press release)
ESSENTIAL SERVICE: JEA's water and wastewater systems provide an essential service to a large and diverse service area. IMPROVED FINANCIAL RESULTS: Operating margins have steadily improved, leading to good debt service coverage on both a senior and ...

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Pam McVety: The public's water rights could be up for sale
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
Dana Young, R-Tampa, the sponsor of HB 639 (its companion bill is SB 1086), has redefined waters of the state to exclude reclaimed waters. Simply put, domestic wastewater that has been treated by a utility is reclaimed water, and currently utilities ...

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Golf Course Industry Magazine
Pass the salt
Golf Course Industry Magazine
The problem is, more and more of it is finding its way onto golf course turfgrass due to the industry's increasing use of reclaimed water, or former wastewater, for irrigation. Sometimes it's in the name of water conservation, while other times it's ...

Tnuva slapped with NIS 15M pollution fine
Ynetnews
The interministerial committee on waste management granted Tnuva permission to dispose of its waste through the Shafdan Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Center and into the ocean, since it proved semi-harmful to reclaimed wastewater, ...