Mother Nature has been recycling our wastewater for millions of years through a long process of sedimentation, organic consumption, natural filtration, and disinfection. Modern technology in the wastewater industry essentially accelerates Mother Nature s cleansing process using sedimentation, oxygenation, filtration, and disinfection Recycled water is wastewater that has been processed through modern primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment for beneficial reuse following the strict standards of the California State Department of Health Services. According to these standards, tertiary-treated recycled water is safe for all human contact, except drinking.
Water is a precious natural resource that is in short supply in California.
Population increases and efforts to protect the environment have reduced the reliability of our water supply. An acre-foot of water is enough to supply two families for a year. Water reuse projects, such as Clean Water Revival-Puttin on the Green, are essential to the water resources management of the region. Water recycling, practiced for decades in the arid regions of the United States, is becoming more and more common throughout California. Dublin San Ramon Services District has joined hundreds of other agencies statewide in an effort to help better manage our water resources through recycling.