Regulatory

Federal Guidelines

EPA Guidelines for Water Reuse
This document provides state reuse regulations and provides a list of state contacts. It also describes industrial reuse practices, discusses treatment technologies in all areas of water reclamation, and discusses health issues including emerging chemicals and pathogens. Finally, this document provides information on economics, user rates, and project funding mechanisms.

State Regulatory Resources

The following are links to reuse regulations or guidelines in selected states. Please contact the Regulatory Committee Chairperson (JAJackson@BrwnCald.com) if the committee can be of assistance or if you would like specific contact names for regulators involved in reuse in the various states.

Arizona
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (water quality, wastewater and reclaimed water regulations)

• Permits: Reclaimed Water
• Water Quality

Arizona Department of Water Resources (water rights management, water conservation, hydrology)

• Water rights management, water conservation, hydrology

California

• Recycled Water Regulations and Guidance
• State Water Resources Control Board

Colorado

• Reclaimed Water Control Regulations

Florida

• Department of Environmental Protection - Water Reuse

Georgia

• Guidelines for Water Reclamation and Urban Reuse

New Mexico

• Policy for the Above Ground Use of Reclaimed Water

North Carolina

• Land Application Unit

Texas

• Title 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 210, Subchapters A-F:
  • Index
  • Subchapter A
  • Subchapter B
  • Subchapter C
  • Subchapter D
  • Subchapter E
  • Subchapter F

Washington

• Department of Ecology

Virginia

• Department of Environmental Quality 

Wyoming

•  Standards for Water Reuse

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