El Paso Advanced Water Purification
This video and animation explains the advanced treatment process to purify recycled water at El Paso’s facility. Microfiltation, reverse osmosis and disinfection are highlighted.
Making the best use of all our resources
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
City of Abilene Texas Water Treatment Processes
This video explains the water treatment train used to purify water, including nitrogen removal, clarification, reverse osmosis and microfiltration. There are excellent animations explaining each…
Scottsdale Arizona Advanced Water Purification
Water technician explains the treatment technology train used at Scottsdale water facility in Arizona.
A great summary of Los Angeles approach to water supplies, history of development and key issues.
US environmental engineers James Crook and James Trussell discuss studies, demonstration plants, monitoring programs, and safety regulations to ensure the safety of recycled for drinking,…
Australian Guidelines for Potable Reuse
Prof Don Birsill and David Cunliffe discuss Australian water recycling guidelines, regulatory systems and public safety for recycled water for drinking.
This animation explains how clarifiers work to remove suspended solids from water during treatment.
Think and Drink – Systems Thinking
This short animation uses the water recycling system on the International Space Station to introduce the idea that all water on Earth is and always…
Ultra Violet Disinfection Footage
This footage shows UV disinfection units in an advanced water treatment plant.
Case Study Report – Perth Groundwater Replenishment Trial
Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities WA Groundwater Replenishment Trial A case study of creating the enabling environment for regulatory change Yvette Bettini and…
Ventura Water Unveils VenturaWaterPure Potable Reuse Demonstration Facility
Ventura Water Unveils VenturaWaterPure Potable Reuse Demonstration Facility Sustainable Ventura News attended the unveiling for the new VenturaWaterPure Potable Reuse Demonstration Facility on Thursday, July…
Santa Clara Valley, California: planning direct potable reuse fact sheet
Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Centre, the largest plant of its kind in northern California, produces 30 million litres (8 million gallons) a day of…
Community Understanding of Risk and Safety
Project Report Water Reuse and Communities Toolkit Module 2: Community Understanding of Risk and Safety in relation to Recycled Water A report of a study…
Khan, Stuart (2013) Drinking Water Through Recycling: The benefits and costs of supplying direct to the distribution system. Technical Report. Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Melbourne,…
Microbial Health Hazards Associated with Effluent Reuse
This report was produced for the Urban Water Research Association of Australia, a now discontinued research program. Back to the Urban Water Research Association of…
This report was produced for the Urban Water Research Association of Australia, a now discontinued research program. Back to the Urban Water Research Association of…