
Water recycling —
California's Orange County Water District (OCWD), has a plant that recycles used water and returns it to the drinking supply. It is expanding production to 100 million gallons per day, enough for 850,000 people.

Water recycling —
At the Groundwater Replenishment System plant treated wastewater goes through a three-step treatment process using microfiltration, reverse osmosis and UV light. Pictured, reverse osmosis membrane arrays.

California drought —
California's current drought is raising awareness of the value of water re-use projects, says OCWD General Manager Mike Markus.

NEWater —
Singapore has four water reclamation plants, although only a small proportion of the reclaimed water makes it into drinking reservoirs.

NEWater —
Bottled and branded recycled water, called "NEWater," is distributed to the public on some public holidays, to showcase the water quality.

NEWater —
NEWater meets up to 30% of Singapore's water needs. There are plans to triple the current capacity by 2060.

NEWater —
The recycled water is primarily used in industry. Supplied to electronics and power-generation industries, it is also piped to commercial buildings for air conditioning.



