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Show an offensive smell which received attention in 1994 press reports as the " Draper Vapor." Similar systems have yet to be fully developed, particularly west of the Jordan River. The Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District ( SLCWCD) and the Utah Division of Water Resources are currently funding a joint study to find a practical domestic use for Jordan River water. Water Reuse for Landscaping Efforts are currently underway to allow reuse of wastewater from sewage treatment plants. The Utah State Legislature approved legislation in 1995 to allow wastewater effluent to be used mainly for industrial or commercial uses. That includes crop irrigation and irrigation of golf courses, parks and turf farms. Applications are most practical where potential users are located close to the source of the wastewater. Current annual wastewater discharges from major sewer treatment plants are estimated at about 23,000 acre- feet for the Bear River Basin, 78,000 acre- feet for the Weber Basin, and 151,000 acre- feet for the Jordan Basin. By the year 2010, these discharges are expected to be 40,000 ( Bear River), 117,000 ( Weber) and 260,000 ( Jordan). Wastewater from other smaller towns in rural areas of the state could be used for similar purposes. However, such use would have less impact than along the Wasatch Front. 22 The biggest constraints to direct reuse of sewage treatment plant effluent are public health considerations and economics. Many states, including Utah, have regulations which prohibit or restrict the use of effluent for culinary supplies or for irrigation of crops grown for human consumption. Appropriate changes in the regulations and increased public education will be required before many types of water reuse will become acceptable to the populace. * |