Water Reuse for Irrigation

This compilation provides guidelines that facilitate the successful planning and operation of water reuse projects. Offering the information, analysis and proven experience for agricultural and landscape irrigation, it bridges the gap between fundamental science and relatively uncharted areas of economic, institutional and liability issues.

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Valentina Lazarova and Akica Bahri

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Water reuse programs worldwide face a number of technical, economic, and regulatory challenges related to the long-term environmental, agronomic, and health impacts of the recycling of reclaimed water. Also, the economic benefit of water reuse in irrigation is difficult to determine, and must be weighed against environmental costs, making the decisions of wastewater engineers, administrators, and planners even more difficult. Water Reuse for Irrigation: Agriculture, Landscapes, and Turf Grass provides guidelines that facilitate the successful planning and operation of water reuse projects. Offering the needed information, analysis, and proven experience for agricultural and landscape irrigation, this volume bridges the gap between fundamental science and relatively uncharted areas of economic, institutional, and liability issues. It delivers a comprehensive synthesis of information recently emerging in both science and in the practice of irrigation with...

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1. CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE IRRIGATION WITH RECYCLED WATER, 2. WATER QUALITY CONSIDERATIONS, 3. INTERNATIONAL HEALTH GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS, 4. CODE OF PRACTICES FOR HEALTH PROTECTION, 5. CODE OF SUCCESSFUL AGRONOMIC PRACTICES, 6. CODES OF PRACTICES FOR LANDSCAPE AND GOLF COURSE IRRIGATION, 7. WASTEWATER TREATMENT FOR WATER RECYCLING, 8. ADVERSE EFFECTS OF SEWAGE IRRIGATION ON PLANTS, CROPS, SOIL, AND GROUNDWATER, 9. ECONOMICS OF WATER RECYCLING FOR IRRIGATION, 10. COMMUNITY AND INSTITUTIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURAL WATER REUSE PROJECTS, 11. INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES OF IRRIGATION WITH RECYCLED WATER, 12. CASE STUDIES OF IRRIGATION WITH RECYCLED WATER, 13. CONCLUSIONS AND SUMMARY OF PRACTICES FOR IRRIGATION WITH RECYCLED WATER