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1. Reuse Applications
2. International Development of Water Reuse
3. Pros of Water Reuse
4. Cons of Water Reuse
5. Summary
1. Reuse Applications
(2) Israel
Reuse Disposal
1000
900
800 80
million m3 / year
700
600 182
500 230
400 270
780
300
200 390
510 Water reuse as compared to overall
290
100
0
wastewater treatment
2002 2005 2010 2020
3. Pros of Water Reuse
Advantages
Necessary considerations
• Risk to environment?
- Heavy metals
- Organics (endocrine disrupters, antibiotics, halogenated compounds)
- Salinity
• Social acceptance?
• Co-operation of different sectors is sometimes difficult.
• Requirement for treatment and agricultural expertise, to analyse specific
requirements and adjust to flexible treatment standards.
5. Summary
1. World Bank, The Water for Food Team: Investing in the reuse of treated wastewater. Agricultural and Rural
Development Notes, Issue 17, June 2006.
2. UNEP, GEC: Water and wastewater reuse. 2005.
3. California Department of Water Resources, Recycled Water Task Force: Water Recycling 2030. May 2003.
4. H. Cikurel, A.Aharoni, N.Tal: Water reuse in Israel. 2003.