Summary of water reuse criteria for select nonpotable applications from reuse programs from several states

Summary of water reuse criteria for select nonpotable applications from reuse programs from several states

Summary of water reuse criteria for select nonpotable applications from reuse programs

from several states^a
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Water Quality Parameter	Water Quality Limit – Food Crop Irrigation	Water Quality Limit – Restricted Access Irrigation	Water Quality Limit – Unrestricted Access Irrigation
Total Coliform	2.2 total coliform	23 total coliform/100mL	2.2 total coliform/100mL
Fecal Coliform	No Detect/100mL (some states prohibit usea)	200 fecal coliform/100mL	No Detect/100mL – 20 fecal coliform/100mL
E. coli	N/A	126 E. coli/100mL (only CO uses E. coli as a standard)	126 E. coli/100mL (only CO uses E. coli as a standard)
Turbidity	2 NTU	N/A	2 NTU – 3 NTU
TSS	N/A	20-30 mg/L	5 mg/L
BOD	10 mg/L BOD	20-30 mg/L	5-10 mg/L
CBOD	N/A	15-20 mg/L	5-20 mg/L
pH	N/A	N/A	N/A

^{Note: Many of these standards are based on water quality limits established for reclaimed water (treated wastewater), not stormwater specifically}

a – Includes review of water reuse programs in AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, NV, NM, NC, OR, TX, UT, WA, and US EPA guidelines