Recycled Water
Recycled water (sometimes known as reclaimed water) is approved for nearly all uses. Careful
monitoring ensures that the District's recycled water meets all state recycled water quality standards.
Recycled water is also far less expensive than potable water. Recycled water is also
safe for all human contact (except drinking directly). For more than 50 years, recycled water has been safely
used throughout the country in recreational lakes, sprinkler systems for homes and businesses, food crop irrigation
and manufacturing processes.
Since recycled water is used for non-drinking uses, a separate set of distribution pipelines
has been built to deliver recycled water from the Steiner Ranch Wastewater Recycling Plant to irrigation users
such as the University of Texas Golf Club and the Steiner Ranch Homeowner's Association. The approximate amount
of potable water saved is 200-400 thousand gallons per day.
Recycled water from the District's Flintrock Wastewater Treatment
plant is used to irrigate the Flintrock Falls Golf Course. It is estimated to
save the area from 200-500 thousand gallons of potable water per day.