Recycled Water Has Many Uses
Water is a precious resource that all life depends on. In fact, without this marvelous substance life could not continue. Additionally, having pure water to drink and to use for food is a very important aspect of giving our attention to water preservation. Recycling water plays a key role in making the best use of this life-supporting substance. Yet, many tasks that require water, do not require pure water. In fact there are a number of uses for water that has been recycled from a previous use. Here, we will take a look at some of the many uses for recycled water. As we do, we will briefly summarize how recycled water is incorporated into these industries, settings, and tasks. The use areas we will consider here are:
- Agriculture
- Landscaping
- Public Parks
- Golf Course Irrigation
- Cooling Water for Power Plants
- Plant Processing Water
- Mill Processing Water
- Cooling Water for Oil Refineries
- Flushing Toilets
- Dust Control
There are a number of stages of recycled water. In fact, water is treated in a systematic fashion by various recycling methods. Each type of water that is produced can be used for specific things. To put it another way, depending on what you plan to use the recycled water for, it may require one or more specific treatments before it may be used for that specific purpose.
If you intend to use recycled water for a specific purpose, we recommend you research and familiarize yourself with the requirements of using recycled water for your intended purpose. Here, we will merely talk about uses in generalities and this document is not meant to be a guide on how to reuse recycled water.
Agriculture
Agriculture employs ‘reused water’ or ‘reclaimed water’ in various ways. Everything from vineyards to farm crops. Even ornamental nurseries use recycled water. Orchard fruit is produced by reusing water. Even edible food is included in this type of recycled water use. In fact, agricultural settings use recycled water effectively.
Landscaping
Landscaping also makes use of recycled water in a number of ways. For example, some landscaping designs make use of rain water that is collected into tanks that are designed to supplement irrigation. Similarly, diverting downspouts is another way to funnel water to the target area. Using water from the home’s interior sinks can also be an effective way to make use of water recycling in landscaping.
Public Parks
A number of parks across the entire United States utilize recycled water as a sustainable, low-cost irrigation resource. One such DPR is located in Denver, CO. However, using the recycled water on specific plants is key since it usually has a higher salt content.
Golf Course Irrigation
Golf courses use recycled water for irrigation. This is a valuable resource since it can be costly. Although three decades ago the practice had not become common, it will play an important role in supplying golf courses with water in the future. Golf courses use more recycled water now for many reasons. One reason is because it is less expensive than other water sources.
Cooling Water for Power Plants
Power plants generate steam by boiling water. This steam then spins turbines to generate electricity. In order to cool the steam down so that it becomes water to begin the cycle again, cooler water is necessary. So water cooling systems are used to cool water.
Stone Fabrication Plant Water
Although there are many uses for recycled water in stone fabrication, there are a couple of them that pertain to products here on Filter Project USA. Stone fabrication plants use water recycling systems for stone fabrication for cooling stone as it is cut, ground, and polished. Recycled water is treated and reused again after it is filtered.
Cooling Water for Oil Refineries
That’s right. Refineries use recycled water as a resource. Does a refinery actually use that much water? To refining one barrel of crude oil, it takes 770 gallons of water. Refineries reduce water usage by recirculating it over cooling towers.
Dust Control
Controlling dust is an important part of many processes. Stone fabricators control dust with recycled water. Having machines designed for dust control attached to a water source that circulates through the system is effective. Fabricators use these to remove dust from the air. Machines such as wet dust control systems are used in stone fabrication shops to filter the dust out of the air and keep potentially harmful particles from being breathed.
Professionals use recycled water in many other ways to cut costs. Additionally, manufacturers use it to conserve this precious resource. In fact, there are always new ways for using recycled water. Industries regularly add this conservation method. And even though we have only scratched the surface, it should be clear (like pure water) that there are plenty of uses for recycled water.