Author
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Bouwer, Herman |
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Submitted to: Ground Water
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 8/1/1997 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Shortages of water and lack of suitable disposal routes for sewage effluent have led to the development of techniques for the artificial recharge of groundwater using sewage effluent. Recently, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences has given cautious approval for the potable use of water from aquifers recharged with sewage effluent. This result builds on many years of research and study that are reviewed here. The paper describes various methods for artificial recharge: surface infiltration basins, aquifer wells, vadose zone wells or trenches, and constructed aquifers. Pretreatment and clogging concerns for these methods are discussed. The further treatment of sewage effluent in soils (via Soil Aquifer Treatment, or SAT) is shown with a case study from Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. Concerns regarding potable reuse of water after SAT are also included. |
