Layperson's Guide to Water Recycling

Layperson's Guide to Water Recycling
Author: Susan Lauer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2013-11-01
Genre: Water reuse
ISBN: 9781619480063

As the state's population continues to grow and traditional water supplies grow tighter, there is increased interest in reusing treated wastewater for a variety of activities, including irrigation of crops, parks and golf courses, groundwater recharge and industrial uses. The 24-page Layperson's Guide to Water Recycling provides an overview of the history, treatment, legislation, financing, projects and challenges of water recycling in California. Sections profile the varied uses of recycled water; the use of recycled water for indirect potable purposes; the challenges of gaining public support for the broadened recycled water use and concerns about emerging contaminants.

Layperson's Guide to California Wastewater

Layperson's Guide to California Wastewater
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2013-06-01
Genre: Sewerage
ISBN: 9781619480025

The 28-page Layperson's Guide to California Wastewater is an in-depth, easy-to-understand publication that provides background information on the history of wastewater treatment and how wastewater is collected, conveyed, treated and disposed of today. The guide also offers case studies of different treatment plants and their treatment processes. Additional information explains the regulatory and legal requirements of wastewater treatment, current challenges facing the industry and a list of additional resources.

Layperson's Guide to California Water

Layperson's Guide to California Water
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Total Pages:
Release: 2015-11-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781619480155

24-page guide that provides an overview of California water - history, major projects, the Delta, groundwater, environmental issues and stretching the supply for the future.

Layperson's Guide to Water Rights Law

Layperson's Guide to Water Rights Law
Author: Tom Hicks
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2013-12-10
Genre: Water
ISBN: 9781619480094

The 28-page Layperson's Guide to Water Rights Law, recognized as the most thorough explanation of California water rights law available to non-lawyers, traces the authority for water flowing in a stream or reservoir, from a faucet or into an irrigation ditch through the complex web of California water rights. It includes historical information on the development of water rights law, sections on surface water rights and groundwater rights, a description of the different agencies involve in water rights, and a section on the issues not only shaped by water rights decisions but that are also driving changes in water rights. Includes chronology of landmark cases and legislation and an extensive glossary.