State Water Reuse Resources

States often lead the implementation of water resource management programs, and regulations and guidelines related to water reuse vary across the country. The list of links to water reuse information by state, presented, can help with understanding local approaches. Additional resources include: 

• The Regulations and End-Use Specifications Explorer (REUSExplorer), a web-based tool that compiles state water reuse regulations and guidelines and highlights the underlying scientific and technical basis of water quality metrics.
• The State Water Reuse Contacts List (PDF), which compiles the technical water reuse contacts at the state level. 

Select the map to find water reuse resources for each of the states. Please use the contact form to have your state's contact information and webpage included on this page.

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Alabama

• Alabama Department of Environmental Management Water Division, Reclaimed Water Reuse Program Chapter 335-6-20

Alaska

• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Water, Alaska Water and Sewer Challenge

Arizona

• Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Water Quality Division, Recycled Water Rulemaking

Arkansas

California

• California Division of Water, Recycled Water Information
• California Environmental Protection Agency, Recycled Water Policy
• California Water Reuse Action Plan

Colorado

• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Reuse Regulations

Connecticut

• Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 2014 State of Connecticut Water Reuse Bill

Delaware

• Delaware Department of Natural Resources, Delaware Reclaimed Water Information

District of Columbia

Florida

• Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Water Reuse Program
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida’s Reuse Program

Georgia

• Georgia Department of National Resources Environmental Protection Division, Water Protection Branch—Guidelines for Water Reclamation and Urban Water Reuse
• State of Georgia, Gray Water Recycling System Guidelines (pdf download)

Hawaii

• Hawaii Department of Health, Recycled Water Program
• Hawaii Department of Health, Guidelines for the Reuse of Gray Water

Idaho

• Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Wastewater Reuse Permitting in Idaho

Illinois

No available information

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

• Kansas Water Office, Non-Traditional Sources and Uses of Water-Reuse

Kentucky

Louisiana

• Louisiana’s Wastewater Reuse Project

Maine

Maryland

• Department of the Environment, Water Reuse General Background Information
• Department of the Environment, Water Reuse Initiative
• Department of the Environment, Maryland Water Reuse Laws, Regulation, and Guidelines

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Massachusetts Reclaimed Water Information
• Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Wastewater Discharge and Reuse Regulations

Michigan

Minnesota

• Minnesota Department of Health, 2018 Report of the Interagency Workgroup of Water Reuse
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency – Municipal Wastewater Reuse

Mississippi

Missouri

• Missouri Department of Natural Resources, No-Discharge Wastewater Treatment

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Department of Environment Services, Land Treatment and Disposal of Reclaimed Wastewater: Guidance for Groundwater Discharge Permitting

New Jersey

• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Quality, New Jersey Wastewater Reuse Program

New Mexico

• New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Oil and Gas Extraction Wastewater Management
• New Mexico Environment Department, Water Resources & Management  

New York

• New York Environmental Protection Department, Water Reuse Program
• New York Environmental Protection Department, Water Reuse Guide 2018-2019

North Carolina

North Dakota

• North Dakota Water Commission, North Dakota State Policy/Procedure for Transfer and Reuse of Wastewater  

Ohio

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Office of External Affairs, Water Reuse Information
• Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Water Reuse Overview

Oregon

• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Water Reuse Program
• Oregon Water Resources Department, Municipal Water Reuse

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Reuse of Treated Wastewater Guidance Manual

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Application Guidance for Wastewater Reuse Projects

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

• Texas Water Development Board, Water Reuse

Utah

• State of Utah Natural Resources Division of Water Resources, Utah State Water Plan, Water Reuse in Utah

Vermont

• Department of Environmental Conservation, Capture and Reuse

Virginia

• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Water Reclamation and Reuse
• Virginia State Law, Treatment and Standards for Reclaimed Water
• Virginia State Law, Minimum Standard Requirements for Reuses of Reclaimed Water

Washington

• Washington State Department of Ecology, Reclaimed Water
• Washington State Department of Health, Water Reclamation and Reuse

West Virginia

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Water Reuse Initiative Information

Wyoming