Water reuse: an international survey of current practice, issues and needs

by Asano, Takashi Jiménez Cisneros, Blanca E., (Blanca Elena)

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Title Statements

Full title :Water reuse : an international survey of current practice, issues and needs / edited by Blanca Jiménez and Takashi Asano.

Summary

examines water reuse practices around the world from different perspectives.

The objective is to show how differently wastewater reuse is conceived and practised around the world as well as to present the varied needs and possibilities for reusing wastewater.

In the first section water reuse practices around the world are described for regions having common water availability, reuse needs and social aspects.

The second section refers to the “stakeholders” point of view.

Each reuse purpose demands different water quality, not only to protect health and the environment but also to fulfil the requirements of the specific reuse.

Reuses considered are agricultural, urban agriculture as a special case of the former, municipal and industrial.

Alongside these uses, the indirect reuse for human consumption through aquifer recharge is also discussed.

The third section deals with emerging and controversial topics.

Ethical and economical dilemmas in the field are presented as a subject not frequently addressed in this field.

The role of governments in respect of public policy in reuse is discussed as well as the different international criteria and standards for reusing wastewater.

The importance of public acceptance and the way to properly handle it is also considered.

The fourth section of the book presents contrasting case studies; typical situations in the developed world (Japan and Germany) are compared to those in developing countries (Pakistan and Brazil) for agricultural and industrial reuse.

Indirect planned reuse for human consumption (Germany) is compared with an unplanned one (Mexico).

The Windhoek, Namibia case study is presented to emphasize why if the direct reuse of wastewater for human consumption has been performed with success for more than 35 years it is still the only example of this type around the world.

To illustrate the difficulties of having a common framework for regulating water reuse in several countries, the Mediterranean situation is described.

Other case studies presented refer to the reuse situation in Israel, Spain, Cameroon, Nepal and Vietnam, these latter countries being located in water rich areas.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):IWA Pub
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2008.

The Physical Object

Description:xvi, 628 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781843390893, 1843390892
oclc:ocn148633254
LC Classification:TD429
Dewey Decimal:363.7284

Section 1: World overview: Water reclamation and reuse around the world -- Water reuse in Middle Eastern and North African countries -- Water reuse in the Northern Mediterranean region -- Water reuse in the United States and Canada -- Water reuse in Australia and New Zealand -- Water reuse in Central Europe -- Water reuse in Asia -- Water reuse in Central and Southern regions of Africa -- Water reuse in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Section 2: Stakeholders point of views: Water reuse practices for agriculture -- Wastewater irrigation in urban agriculture -- Municipal water reuse -- Current practices of water reuse in industry -- Water reuse via aquifer recharge: intentional and unintentional practices.

Section 3: Emerging topics: Ethical dilemmas in water recycling -- The economic dilemmas of water management and reuse -- Public policy and institutional capacity building: opportunities for innovation in recycling -- Public acceptance of water reuse -- Water reuse criteria: environmental and health risk based standards and guidelines.

Section 4: Study cases: Water reuse in Japan -- Livelihoods from wastewater: water reuse in Faisalbad, Pakistan -- Indirect water reuse for hum…

Subjects

afvalwaterbehandeling hergebruik van water ontginning reclamation recycling waste water treatment water management Water reuse Water reuse -- Research water treatment waterbeheer Waterzuivering