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Urban landscape irrigation with recycled wastewater

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dc.contributor.authorQian, Yaling, author
dc.contributor.authorColorado Water Resources Research Institute, publisher
dc.coverage.spatialColorado
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T07:30:00Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T07:30:00Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionMarch 2006.
dc.description.abstractThe project indicated that both problems and opportunities exist in using RWW for landscape irrigation. The use of recycled wastewater for irrigation in urban landscapes is a powerful means of water conservation and nutrient recycling, thereby reducing the demands of freshwater and mitigating pollution of surface and ground water. However, potential problems associated with recycled wastewater irrigation exist. Salts (especially the relatively high Na+ and high EC) in the treated wastewater were associated with needle burn symptoms observed in ponderosa pines subjected to RWW irrigation. The significantly higher soil SAR in RWW-irrigated sites compared to surface water irrigated sites provided reason for concern about possible long-term reductions in soil hydraulic conductivity and infiltration rate in soil with high clay content, although these levels were not high enough to result in short-term soil deterioration. This information is useful to landscape planners and managers to determine what should be monitored and what proactive steps should be taken to minimize any negative effects during planning and managing landscapes receiving recycled wastewater. Understanding the responses of urban landscape plants and soils to recycled wastewater irrigation and identifying proper management practices are critical to the long-term success of the water reuse practice.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Geological Survey, Grant Number 01HQGR0077, Project Number 2003CO71B; Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, Project Number 658; The Rocky Mountain Turfgrass Research Foundation; and Horticultural Research Institute.
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dc.identifierCOMP204.pdf
dc.identifierCCRICWRI100003CRPT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/694
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relationWWDL
dc.relation.ispartofCompletion Reports
dc.relation.ispartofCompletion report (Colorado Water Resources Research Institute), no. 204
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dc.subjectWater reuse -- Colorado
dc.subjectSalinity -- Colorado
dc.subjectEnvironmental monitoring -- Colorado
dc.titleUrban landscape irrigation with recycled wastewater
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