Evaluation of Risk Reduction Principles for Direct Potable Reuse

Across the country, successful indirect potable reuse projects are now creating more than 100 million gallons per day of potable water. Nationally to ensure water supply reliability at a reasonable cost, there is now a movement towards direct potable reuse. In May 2013, the first direct potable reuse (DPR) facility began operation in the United States, with more soon to follow. The underlying principles documented within this project are intended to provide a framework for the safe implementation of DPR. The project identifies how risk reduction and response concepts developed in other industries (structural/bridge, aviation/NASA) can be adapted and applied to DPR. The results provide new perspectives on how to consider risk management and an understanding of what engineering practices could be incorporated into our approach to the design, control, operation, and maintenance of advanced treatment systems.

Originally funded as WERF project Reuse-11-10.