California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report - Fiscal Year 2020-21
PLAN & ASSESS: WASTEWATER RECYCLING
GROUP:
WASTEWATER RECYCLING-WATER RECLAMATION
MESSAGE:
WASTEWATER RECYCLING-WATER RECLAMATION
MESSAGE:
MEASURE:
TRENDS IN RECYCLED WATER USE BY REGIONAL BOARD
TRENDS IN RECYCLED WATER USE BY REGIONAL BOARD
| KEY STATISTICS FOR 2021 |
MEASUREMENTS
| Regional Offices |
1970 Survey |
1977 Survey |
1987 Survey |
2001 Survey |
2009 Survey |
2015 Survey |
2019 Survey |
|---|
Amount of Water Recycled in Acre-Feet/Year
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WHAT THE MEASURE IS SHOWING
WHY THIS MEASURE IS IMPORTANT
TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- Data Source: 1970, 1977, 1987, 2001, 2009, 2015, and 2019 Municipal Wastewater Recycling Survey Results. For 2019 survey: Period January 2019 to December 31, 2019.
- Unit of Measure: Amount of Water Recycled in Acre-Feet/year.
- References:
DATA DEFINITIONS
- Recycled Water
- Recycled water means water which, as a result of treatment of waste, is suitable for a direct beneficial use or a controlled use that would not otherwise occur and is therefore considered a valuable resource. (Water Code § 13050(n)).
- Acre-Foot
- It is defined by the volume of one acre of surface area to a depth of one foot. Since the acre is defined as a chain by a furlong (66 ft × 660 ft) the acre-foot is exactly 43,560 cubic feet. One acre-foot is taken to be the planned water usage of a suburban family household, annually.
- Water Recycling Targets
- The Water Boards Water Recycling Policy identifies the goals and mandates to recycled water by 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2030.
