ABSTRACT

Use of reclaimed water (recycled, effluent, nonpotable, wastewater, etc.) for irrigation in agricultural and landscape situations has rapidly evolved from a rare practice to an emerging trend, and now to a mainstream practice. Recent publications presenting a global overview of the practice and issues related to using reclaimed wastewater (i.e., wastewater that is reclaimed and treated for safe use in agriculture or landscape irrigation) reflect this rapid evolution in the United States (USEPA, 2004), Australia (Stevens, 2006; Anderson, 2006), and internationally (Scott et al., 2004).