Water Reuse

Gray Water Reuse in Florida

Christopher J. Martinez

How to Properly Read Your Irrigation Water Analysis for Turf and Landscape

Marco Schiavon and Kimberly Moore

Because water characteristics can affect soil and plant status, it is important to check water quality periodically. However, water analysis reports are often confusing and cumbersome to read, focused primarily on monitoring sodium contents and little else. This new 3-page publication reviews several important water quality properties that need to be assessed when water samples are sent for analysis. Written by Marco Schiavon and Kimberly Moore.

Reclaimed Water in Your Florida-Friendly Edible Landscape

Terra Freeman, Tiare Silvasy, Yilin Zhuang, and Esen Momol

Reclaimed water plays a significant role in water conservation, a goal of every Florida-Friendly Landscape. However, using reclaimed water on plants harvested and consumed from the home landscape must be approached with caution for vegetables, fruit trees, herbs, and other edible crops due to the risk of contamination from pathogens and salts. Before using reclaimed water in your Florida-Friendly edible garden, it is important to have a clear understanding of what it is and how it can be safely used. The target audience for this new 4-page publication of the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department is Florida residents who irrigate landscapes, including edibles, with reclaimed water. Written by Terra Freeman, Tiare Silvasy, Yilin Zhuang, and Esen Momol.

Maximizing the Benefits of Reclaimed Water for Irrigating the Landscape and Protecting the Environment

George Hochmuth, Don Rainey, Laurie Trenholm, Esen Momol, Claire Lewis, and Brian Niemann

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Urban Water

Best Management Practices for Irrigating Lawns and Urban Green Spaces with Reclaimed Water

Mary G. Lusk and Don Rainey

The purpose of this article is to present some sound recommendations, known as best management practices (BMPs), for irrigating lawns and other green spaces with reclaimed water (RW). These BMPs are for homeowners and landscaping professionals who use RW to irrigate home lawns or other irrigated green spaces in urban landscapes. Written by Mary G. Lusk and Don Rainey and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Soil and Water Sciences; 4 pages.

Regulations Governing the Usage of Reclaimed Water as an Alternative Water Source for Agricultural Irrigation in Florida

Leticia Braune, Gulcan Onel, Tatiana Borisova, and Pilar Useche

Freshwater is becoming increasingly scarce as the global population grows rapidly. Given the severe threat that water scarcity poses to food security and the economy, reclaimed water from alternative sources can be used to help offset the demand for freshwater in agriculture and other sectors.

WATER WEDNESDAY PREVIEW – IRRIGATING WITH RECLAIMED WATER

Yilin

Florida is known as the Sunshine State. Take central Florida where Mid-Florida Research and Education Center is for example, on average, there are 233 sunny days per year in Orlando. In addition to the sunshine, I would also like to call Florida the Water State. Florida is three-side surrounded by water. More than a dozen […]

Research aims to boost production of blueberries, conserve water

Research in the UF/IFAS soil and water sciences department aims to help Florida’s expanding blueberry operations while also conserving water. Dr. Davie Kadyampakeni, assistant professor of citrus water and nutrient management at the UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center, is leading the effort. The goal: reduce groundwater irrigation by producing best management practices for using […]

Water Wednesday Preview: Reclaimed Water

Yilin

This month Water Wednesday will feature Reclaimed Water! Reclaimed water is all around you and you probably don’t even realize it! Walk outside and look down at your sprinklers. Are they purple? If the answer is yes, that’s reclaimed water! The concept behind reclaimed water is repurposing water that has already been used throughout your […]