How does the regulation help integrate water supply and wastewater needs?
Through its strict, safe rules for the use of reclaimed water, the regulation provides opportunities for communities to integrate water supply and wastewater needs to produce significant cost savings and important environmental benefits. For example, a fully recycling water reclamation plant has been installed at Huband Park Elementary School in Comox this is Canada’s first water-recycling school. The reclaimed water is used for flushing toilets. With this system, water consumption and effluent outflow has been reduced by more than 90%. The effluent quality is very high, thus protecting the high water table in the area.
