1. Industrial Wastewater Reuse Jerimiah Fenton, E.I.T. Wastewater Reuse Coordinator

2. Industrial Wastewater Reuse Wastewater treatment option Reuse of spent water from facilities

3. Land Application Wastewater applied to fields as irrigation water for crops

4. Wastewater Treatment Nutrients are integrated into the soil structure Nutrients are absorbed by crops (alfalfa, grain, corn)

5. Reuse Permitting 58.01.11, Ground Water Quality Rule 58.01.16, Wastewater Rules 58.01.17, Recycled Water Rules State Issued Permit from DEQ Municipal and industrial facilities only

6. Current Permits Issued Twin Falls Regional Industrial Permits –Glanbia Foods, Inc. (2) –The Amalgamated Sugar Co. (2) –Seneca Food, Inc. –Evard, LLC –Raft River Energy www.deq.idaho.gov/permitting/issued-permits.aspx

7. Permits: Limits Water applied Nutrients (N,P) Salts (TDS, NVDS) Organics (COD)

8. Permits: Monitoring Wastewater, Soil, and Groundwater Quality

9. Permits: Compliance Activities Detailed operational and monitoring plans Investigative environmental reports

10. Permits: Reports Annual site performance report Incidents or events (noncompliance)

11. Pros: Natural Treatment Wastewater is treated naturally Provides nutrients to crops Reduces need for supplemental fertilizer

12. Pros: Surface Water Reduces discharge to surface water Reduces irrigation water diversions

13. Pros: Crops Income from harvest of crops helps offset treatment expense Source: Google

14. Pros: State Issued Permit No federal discharge permit required (NPDES) DEQ oversight –Issue permits –Plan and specification reviews –Site inspections –Review annual reports

15. Cons: Application Limited Growing season Crop uptake Potential to leach into groundwater Odor management

16. Cons: Winter Storage Large storage may be required

17. Cons: Winter Application

18. Summary Wastewater reuse is beneficial, efficient, and sustainable May require large amount of farm land and storage Great option when properly managed

20. Jerimiah (J.J.) Fenton Idaho DEQ (208) 736-2190 jerimiah.fenton@deq.idaho.gov Quick bio: I am an EIT currently employed at the Idaho DEQ Twin Falls Regional Office as the Wastewater Reuse Coordinator. I earned my Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Utah State University.