Potable Reuse
Cal. WAT § 13564
California Statutes
In developing uniform water recycling criteria for surface water augmentation, the department shall consider all of the following: (
a) The final report from the National Water Research Institute Independent Advisory Panel for the City of San Diego Indirect Potable Reuse/Reservoir Augmentation (IPR/RA) Demonstration Project. (
b) Monitoring results of research and studies regarding surface water augmentation. (
c) Results of demonstration studies conducted for purposes of approval of projects using surface water augmentation. (
d) Epidemiological studies and risk assessments associated with projects using surface water augmentation. (
e) Applicability of the advanced treatment technologies required for recycled water projects, including, but not limited to, indirect potable reuse for groundwater recharge projects. (
f) Water quality, limnology, and health risk assessments associated with existing potable water supplies subject to discharges from municipal wastewater, stormwater, and agricultural runoff. (
g) Recommendations of the State of California Constituents of Emerging Concern Recycled Water Policy Science Advisory Panel. (
h) State funded research pursuant to
Section and subdivision (
b) of
Section 79145. (
i) Research and recommendations from the United States Environmental Protection Agency Guidelines for Water Reuse. (
j) The National Research Council of the National Academies’ report titled “Water Reuse: Potential for Expanding the Nation’s Water Supply Through Reuse of Municipal Wastewater.” (
k) Other relevant research and studies regarding indirect potable reuse of recycled water.