ABSTRACT

Several of the saline irrigation water sources involve some form of water reuse (water recycling) on a specific site. These reuse schemes will become more common in the future on turfgrass and landscape sites as water conservation becomes a greater issue. Examples of water reuse on a site-specific basis when salinity may become a part of the management concerns are the following:

1. Site drainage water reuse occurs when water has percolated through the soil into tile lines and then tile drainage water is collected from a containment site for direct reuse in irrigation water applied on parts of the property (see Section 6.4). This is a form of recycled water use, but without treatment except for what occurs during soil percolation before reapplication.