Reclaimed Water Project
Water is a natural resource that is essential
to our health and safety as well as our entire
existence. As our District continues to grow,
there will be greater demand on our water
resources. To meet the challenge of water
shortages and environmental constraints, the
District, along with other Copperfield MUDs must
rely upon water conservation and alternative
water management strategies such as water
recycling and reuse or a process known as
“Reclaimed Water”.
Reclaimed water refers to recycled wastewater
treated to improve its quality. Reclaimed water
can serve in many capacities where it is
unnecessary to use high- quality potable
(drinkable) water. Reclaimed water uses include:
agriculture, landscape, public parks, golf
course and green belt irrigation. By using
reclaimed water, we ease the pressure on water
supplies and conserve potable water resources.
In addition to our District, Copperfield MUDs
162, 163, 179, 188, and 208 are working with the
Copperfield Joint Operations Board to utilize
the effluent from the Copperfield Wastewater
Treatment Plant (the Plant) as reclaimed water
for irrigation in the Copperfield area. Effluent
is defined as “waste or wastewater discharged
into wastewater collection systems owned by the
Districts that is conveyed to the Plant and
treated for discharge in accordance TCEQ Waste
Discharge Permit No. 11947-001.” This will be
accomplished by constructing a new component to
the Plant along with constructing Reclaimed
Water distribution facilities within the MUDs
boundaries.
Each District will be responsible for
distributing its Reclaimed Water from the
Reclaimed Water System at the Plant to its
customers. To provide good working order and
avoid leakages, each District will construct its
distribution system in accordance with the rules
of the TCEQ.
As we continue to progress towards completion
of this arrangement, we will provide additional
information on the construction of the new
facilities.
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