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Water Reuse

What's Driving Reuse

September 1, 2006By Glen Sundstrom

Growing demand and deteriorating water quality is pushing the advancement of reuse technologies

Benjamin Franklin is frequently quoted as having said: "We will never know the true value of water until the well runs dry." Although conservation was the first attempt at preserving and maintaining limited fresh water supplies, the idea of "reclaim, recycle, and reuse" was the next push for managing them.

Reuse, Reclaim, Recycle

November 1, 2005By Ed Jordan

Membrane bioreactor technology is helping treatment facilities find usable water in some unlikely places

Water reuse has gone from being a positive environmental alternative to a growing necessity. Reusing wastewater saves money and the environment, but it can be expensive to pipe treated water through miles of distribution lines from a centralized reclamation facility to where it is needed.

Water Quality Management 101

October 1, 2005By W. Wesley Eckenfelder, William Ney Hansard

A basic overview of the key concepts related to treating municipal and industrial wastewater

Over the past few decades there has been an increased awareness of the importance of water quality. Many municipalities and industrial facilities have upgraded or installed new technologies to meet the demand for clean water. Advances in water quality science show that further improvements are needed to ensure a plentiful water supply and to protect the natural environment.

Industrial Water Reuse Makes Cents

October 1, 2004By Anthony M. Wachinski

Stricter standards and the increasing demand for water is raising water treatment costs and making wastewater recycling more attractive to industry

Until just recently, water was viewed as a low-cost commodity. This perception has changed as communities across the United States face water supply limitations and plant managers look for ways to cut their process water treatment cost.