Potable water reuse

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021726

1. The use of highly treated recycled water for drinking water purposes. This reuse application includes both indirect potable reuse through introduction of recycled water into an environmental buffer such as a surface reservoir or groundwater aquifer, and direct potable reuse through introduction of recycled water into a drinking water system.

2. Use of highly treated recycled water for drinking water purposes. This reuse application includes both indirect potable reuse through introduction of recycled water into an environmental buffer such as a surface reservoir or groundwater aquifer, and direct potable reuse through introduction of recycled water into a drinking water system.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-021726
Field	Environment
Subject	Laws, regulations and executive orders
References	Regulations and End-Use Specifications Explorer Glossary; REUSExplorer

Record as JSON

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021726",
  "term": "Potable water reuse",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The use of highly treated recycled water for drinking water purposes. This reuse application includes both indirect potable reuse through introduction of recycled water into an environmental buffer such as a surface reservoir or groundwater aquifer, and direct potable reuse through introduction of recycled water into a drinking water system.\n\n2. Use of highly treated recycled water for drinking water purposes. This reuse application includes both indirect potable reuse through introduction of recycled water into an environmental buffer such as a surface reservoir or groundwater aquifer, and direct potable reuse through introduction of recycled water into a drinking water system.",
  "subject": "Laws, regulations and executive orders",
  "references": [
    "Regulations and End-Use Specifications Explorer Glossary",
    "REUSExplorer"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/potable-water-reuse/"
}

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