Characterization of the Microbiome at the World's Largest Potable Water Reuse Facility.

ABSTRACT: Conventional water resources are not sufficient in many regions to meet the needs of growing populations. Due to cyclical weather cycles, drought, and climate change, water stress has increased worldwide including in Southern California, which serves as a model for regions that integrate reuse of wastewater for both potable and non-potable use. The Orange County Water District (OCWD) Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) is a highly engineered system designed to treat and produce up to 100 million gallons per day (MGD) of purified water from a municipal wastewater source for potable reuse. Routine facility microbial water quality analysis is limited to standard indicators at this and similar facilities. Given recent advances in high throughput DNA sequencing techniques, complete micr

SUBMITTER: Stamps BW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6212505 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature