The WateReuse Association supports water projects that produce high-quality water supplies from treated municipal and industrial effluents, stormwater, agricultural drainage, and sources with high salinity such as seawater and brackish water.
Water reuse involves taking wastewater, giving it a high degree of treatment, and using the resulting high-quality reclaimed or recycled water for a new, beneficial purpose. Extensive treatment and disinfection ensure that public health and environmental quality are protected. Reclaimed water has been used for crop irrigation for more than 100 years, landscape irrigation for more than 70 years, and drinking water augmentation for more than 40 years.