Designing Water

One of the best examples of wastewater recycling can be found at the West Basin Municipal Water District in Carson, California, where more than 210 customers reuse in excess of eight billion gallons of recycled waste water annually.

Six Types of Designer Water

Advanced treatment technologies go far beyond the ordinary treatment steps, yielding recycled wastewater that meets the specific demands of industrial and other users:

Tertiary Water
Secondary treated wastewater that has been filtered and disinfected for a wide variety of industrial and irrigation uses.

Amended Tertiary Water
Specifically for sports turf, the water is conditioned to allow it to penetrate the soil more effectively.

Nitrified Water
Tertiary water that has been nitrified to remove ammonia for industrial cooling towers.

Softened Reverse Osmosis Water
Secondary treated wastewater pretreated by either lime clarification or microfiltration, followed by reverse osmosis and disinfection for groundwater recharge, which is superior to state and federal drinking water standards.

Pure Reverse Osmosis Water
Secondary treated wastewater that has undergone microfiltration, reverse osmosis and disinfection. This is used for the local Chevron oil refinery’s low-pressure boiler feed water.

Ultra-Pure Reverse Osmosis Water
Secondary treated water that has undergone microfiltration, reverse osmosis, disinfection and second-pass reverse osmosis for Chevron oil refinery’s high-pressure boiler feed water.