Section 13561 Of Chapter 7.3. Direct And Indirect Potable Reuse From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 7.3.
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. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(a) "Department" means the State Department of Public Health.
(b) "Direct potable reuse" means the planned introduction of
recycled water either directly into a public water system, as defined
in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code, or into a raw water
supply immediately upstream of a water treatment plant.
(c) "Indirect potable reuse for groundwater recharge" means the
planned use of recycled water for replenishment of a groundwater
basin or an aquifer that has been designated as a source of water
supply for a public water system, as defined in Section 116275 of the
Health and Safety Code.
(d) "Surface water augmentation" means the planned placement of
recycled water into a surface water reservoir used as a source of
domestic drinking water supply.
(e) "Uniform water recycling criteria" has the same meaning as in
Section 13521.