Public attitudes to the term ‘Toilet to Tap’ are divided, which is often used in the media to describe potable reuse. Most people think there…
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Purified recycled water, sometimes referred to as potable reuse, is the process of using treated wastewater for drinking water that provides additional options for expanding a region’s water resource portfolio.
Potable reuse is often described as either Indirect Potable Reuse or Direct Potable Reuse.
- Indirect Potable Reuse (IPR) involves blending purified recycled water with other environmental systems such as a river, reservoir or groundwater basin, before the water is reused for drinking water.
- Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) involves putting purified recycled water directly into a potable water supply distribution system downstream of a drinking water plant or into the source water supply immediately upstream of the drinking water plant.
Resources
North Texas Regional Water District Education
School and community education is important for residents to learn about water security, wetland conservation, and groundwater replenishment. Purified water is used to replenish the…
North Texas Regional Water District Safety
Facility operators explain water safety controls and systems for this indirect potable reuse scheme, which relies on natural filtration in wetlands.
North Texas Regional Water District Benefits
Water experts explain the benefits of potable reuse to augment the North Texas drinking water supply.
North Texas Regional Water District Need for Potable Reuse
Water engineers and managers discuss the reasons why potable reuse was developed to meet the region’s growing need.
North Texas Regional Water District Wetlands Treatment
This potable reuse project relies on wetlands to slowly filter, remove nutrients and purify recycled water.
Tarrant Regional Water District Wetland Process
Tarrant water authority in the US uses a series of wetlands to purify recycled water. No chemicals are used. All water flows over plants to…
Tarrant Regional Water District Need for Potable Reuse
Tarrant region in the US needed new sources of water for a growing region. It chose to recycle water via a natural system of wetlands.
Tarrant Region Recycled Water and Wetland Benefits
Water experts in Texas explain the environmental benefits of recycled water for wetlands, cost effectiveness of natural systems compared to building a reservoir.
Tarrant Regional Water District Safe Water
This video is about Tarrant Regional Water District monitoring water quality flowing through the wetlands for 25 years without any problems. Residents have been drinking water…
City of Abilene in Texas Potable Reuse Benefits
Abilene City in Texas decided to develop a potable reuse project to supplement the areas drinking water supplies. The scheme is sustainable, resilient and cost…
City of Abilene Need for Potable Reuse
Abilene was in a severe drought which was the main driver for it to develop an indirect potable reuse system…
City of Abilene Texas Potable Reuse Safety
Abilene City in Texas decided to develop a potable reuse project to supplement the areas drinking water supplies. The scheme is sustainable, resilient and cost…
El Paso in Texas is a growing region in a dry area. It needed to secure future water supplies and chose to develop a potable…
Water authorities explain public safety, monitoring programs, and high water quality of potable reuse at El Paso in Texas.
El Paso Potable Reuse Benefits
The video explains the environmental, economic and social benefits of potable reuse in this region of Texas.
El Paso Indirect Potable Reuse
The Fred Hervey water treatment plant at El Paso produces purified recycled water for the community. This video describes the advanced technology treatment system.