What is the SFPUC doing to make sure the recycled water is always safe?
Recycled water quality would be monitored by treatment plant personnel daily to ensure that rigid water quality standards are continually met. Water testing takes place throughout the treatment process. Water quality testing results are reported to, and monitored by, regulatory officials including the California Department of Public Health and the Regional Water Quality Control Board, to ensure high quality standards are met. Additionally, proper use of recycled water for the SFPUC’s Recycled Water Program will be ensured through implementation of Best Management Practices, appropriate signage and markings, cross-connection testing, and control of overspray and runoff at irrigation sites.
