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  2. Reclaimed water - Wikipedia

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    The term "water reuse" is generally used interchangeably with terms such as wastewater reuse, water reclamation, and water recycling. A definition by the USEPA states: "Water reuse is the method of recycling treated wastewater for beneficial purposes, such as agricultural and landscape irrigation, industrial processes, toilet flushing, and groundwater replenishing (EPA, 2004)."

  3. One Water (water management) - Wikipedia

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    The City of Los Angeles launched the One Water LA 2040 Plan, an integrated and unified approach to sustainably manage all water resources—surface water, groundwater, potable water, wastewater, recycled water, and stormwater. [19] Palo Alto is developing a One Water Plan as part of their climate Action-Protection and Adaptation planning priority.

  4. Waste management - Wikipedia

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    Recycling not only benefits the environment but also positively affects the economy. The materials from which the items are made can be made into new products. [45] Materials for recycling may be collected separately from general waste using dedicated bins and collection vehicles, a procedure called kerbside collection. In some communities, the ...

  5. Wastewater treatment - Wikipedia

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    Agricultural wastewater treatment is a farm management agenda for controlling pollution from confined animal operations and from surface runoff that may be contaminated by chemicals in fertilizer, pesticides, animal slurry, crop residues or irrigation water. Agricultural wastewater treatment is required for continuous confined animal operations ...

  6. Water conservation - Wikipedia

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    Another method is to recycle the water of the shower directly, by means a semi-closed system which features a pump and filter. Such a setup (called a "water recycling shower") has also been employed at the VIRTUe LINQ house. Besides recycling water, it also reuses the heat of the water (which would otherwise be lost). [24] [25]

  7. Sanitation - Wikipedia

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    The target is about "clean water and sanitation for all" by 2030. [53] It is estimated that 660 million people still lacked access to safe drinking water as of 2015. [37] [38] Since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the fight for clean water and sanitation is more important than ever. Handwashing is one of the most common prevention methods for ...

  8. Waste treatment - Wikipedia

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    Sewage treatment is the treatment and disposal of human waste. Sewage is produced by all human communities. Treatment in urbanized areas is typically handled by centralized treatment systems.

  9. Reuse of human excreta - Wikipedia

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    This is also called a "closing the loop" approach for sanitation with agriculture. It is a central aspect of the ecological sanitation approach. Reuse options depend on the form of the excreta that is being reused: it can be either excreta on its own or mixed with some water (fecal sludge) [11] or mixed with much water (domestic wastewater or ...