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The California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report - Fiscal Year  2015-16 

PLAN & ASSESS: WASTEWATER RECYCLING

GROUP:  WASTEWATER RECYCLING-WATER RECLAMATION
MEASURE: RECYCLED WATER USE BY REGIONAL BOARD. 2009 SURVEY
MESSAGE: 
KEY STATISTICS FOR 2009

 

MEASUREMENTS 

Regional
Offices
Agricultural
Irrigation
Urban
Uses
Indirect
Potable
Reuse
Other Total

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Click on a Region in the Map below, to see 2009 Recycled Water Use for that Region (Thousand Acre-Feet per Year).

WHAT THE MEASURE IS SHOWING

WHY THIS MEASURE IS IMPORTANT

TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

GLOSSARY

Recycled Water
Recycled water means water which, as a result of treatment of waste, is suitable for a direct beneficial use or a controlled use that would not otherwise occur and is therefore considered a valuable resource. (Water Code § 13050(n)).

Acre-Foot
It is defined by the volume of one acre of surface area to a depth of one foot. Since the acre is defined as a chain by a furlong (66 ft × 660 ft) the acre-foot is exactly 43,560 cubic feet. One acre-foot is taken to be the planned water usage of a suburban family household, annually.

Indirect Potable Reuse
The planned incorporation of recycled water into a raw water supply such as in potable water storage reservoirs or a groundwater aquifer, resulting in mixing and assimilation, thus providing an environmental buffer.

Urban Uses
Includes Golf Course Irrigation, Landscape Irrigation and Commercial and Industrial Uses.

Other Uses
Includes Geothermal Energy Production, Recreational Impoundment, Natural Systems Restoration, Surface Water Augmentation and all Other Uses.

 

( Page last updated:  5/16/16 )

 
 

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