Assembly Bill | No. 574 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk |
February 14, 2017 |
(c)The use of recycled water for indirect potable reuse is critical to achieving the state board’s goals for increased use of recycled water in the state. If direct potable reuse can be demonstrated to be safe and feasible, implementing direct potable reuse would further aid in achieving the state board’s recycling goals.
(d)Although there has been much scientific research on public health issues associated with indirect potable reuse through groundwater recharge, there are a number of significant unanswered questions regarding indirect potable reuse through surface water augmentation and direct potable reuse.
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(b)“Direct potable reuse” means the planned introduction of recycled water either directly into a public water system, as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code, or into a raw water supply immediately
upstream of a water treatment plant.
(c)“Indirect potable reuse for groundwater recharge” means the planned use of recycled water for replenishment of a groundwater basin or an aquifer that has been designated as a source of water supply for a public water system, as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.
(d)“Surface water augmentation” means the planned placement of recycled water into a surface water reservoir used as a source of domestic drinking water supply.
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