Israel Submits Proposal to ISO for Treated Wastewater Reuse Implementation Standard
June 21, 2009 // Published as a news service by IHS
The Standards Institution of Israel (SII) submitted a proposal to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for a standard on treated wastewater reuse implementation.
The proposed standard will deal with the requirements and processes involved in the healthy, environmentally viable and sustainable reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture, landscape and industry, according to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which is the U.S. member body to ISO.
It will provide guidelines for the successful design, construction, operation and maintenance of such systems while avoiding health hazards due to impact on the environment, according to ANSI.
Specific topics listed by the SII to be detailed in the standard include:
- Wastewater treatment plants.
- Treated wastewater distribution and storage systems.
- Irrigation systems.
- Wastewater quality suitability to soils and crops.
- Wastewater quality demands.
Management issues related to these projects will also be addressed, including requirements and procedures for integrating health and environmental aspects into design, operation and development processes of projects related to treated wastewater reuse and the products obtained from such projects, according to ANSI.
More information about the SII standard on treated wastewater reuse implementation is available from ANSI.
ANSI invites interested stakeholders to submit comments by July 24, 2009.
Source: American National Standards Institute (ANSI).