Choosing Standard Terms for Water Reuse

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Recode invites your feedback on water reuse terms. Describing waters by their color has not been helpful from both a technical and social perspective -- read more here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1P1mz0tDgNQHgGGlCHlElaUF9P1tahkpf-- and we're addressing other non-color-based terms, too, in an effort to standardize language across a variety of national and international building codes and guidance documents.

Choose all the terms that you would use in place of the term at the top and add your own, too.

If you need anything, contact Pat Lando, Executive Director, Recode pat@recodenow.org
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I am (choose all that apply):

an expert in water systems.

someone concerned about access to water.

someone who has experienced barriers to access to water

Other:

Instead of WASTEWATER use:

Effluent

Untreated water

Dirty water

Water resource

Raw water

Clean Water Utility

Other:

Instead of WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY use:

Water resource recovery facility

Other:

Instead of BLACKWATER use:

Domestic sewage

Toilet water

Other:

Instead of GREYWATER (or GRAYWATER) use:

Domestic sullage

Low-pathogen domestic sewage

Other:

Instead of DARK GREYWATER (or GRAYWATER) use:

Washington uses this to mean water from "non-laundry utility sinks and the kitchen, including sinks and dishwashers". We've got nothing. How about you?

Other:

Instead of LIGHT GREY WATER (or GRAYWATER) use:

Arizona uses this and defines it as: BOD <380mg/L, TSS<430, and FOG<75 mg/L. We've got nothing. How about you?

Other:

Instead of YELLOW WATER use:

Urine

Diluted urine

Other:

Instead of BROWNWATER use:

Sewage

Domestic Sewage

Urine Free Domestic Sewage

Instead of WHITEWATER use:

Industrial sewage

Pulp sewage

Drinking water

Potable water

Other:

Instead of RECLAIMED WATER use:

Recycled nonpotable water

Purified potable water

Other:

Instead of RECYCLED WATER use:

Recycled nonpotable water

Purified potable water

Other:

Instead of STORMWATER use:

Stormwater

Non-roof water

Low-pathogen Stormwater

Other:

Instead of RAINWATER use:

Rainwater

Roof water

Rain

Other:

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