Recycled Water Links

Recycled Water Safety & Agriculture

Monterey Wastewater Reclamation Study for Agriculture - Final Report, April 1987
Irrigation of raw-eaten vegetable crops and artichokes with reclaimed water was shown to be as safe as irrigation with well water based upon the results of this study.

Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops - ISHS 2004
After 3 years of monitoring, the data showed that using recycled water for vegetable production increased EC, (saturated paste extract) of the soil profile but decreased the sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) within a range acceptable for vegetable production.

Recycled Water Food Safety Study for Monterey County Water Recycling Projects - August 1998
Based on these and earlier findings regarding virus removal capability of the tertiary process, it can be concluded that the Monterey County Water Recycling Projects (MCWRP) recycled water is as safe for irrigation of vegetables as are other sources of irrigation water.

Redwood Tree Landscaping

Coast Redwoods as Landscape Trees
University of California Cooperative Extension - Tulare/Kings Counties, Master Gardener Volunteer Program

Redwood Trees and Sudden Oak Death

California Rushes to Protect Redwoods
Davis Seeks Bush Aid As Tests Confirm Sudden Oak Death
San Francisco Chronicle

Symptoms and Diagnosis
California Oak Mortality Task Force

Sudden Oak Death
LandscapeOnline.com

UC Researchers Confirm Coast Redwood and Douglas Fir as Hosts for Sudden Oak Death Pathogen
UC Berkeley Press Release

California Department of Health Services

California Health Laws Related to Recycled Water, “The Purple Book”, (PDF, 200 KB)

General Information

American Water Works Association

California Department of Water Resources
Useful conversions and other information.

California State Water Resources Control Board

California State Water Resources Control Board Policy with Respect to Water Reclamation in California

Proposed State Water Resources Control Board Water Recyling Policy

San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Board

Water Reuse Assoication

Updated 10-12-07

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