Review of the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Program for Recycling and Reuse of Laundry and Shower Wastewater

摘要

The committee wishes to commend the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) for having the foresight to review concepts of water recycling, reuse, and conservation at various types of Army installations. The overall objective of the committee's study was to evaluate the CERL's program on recycling and reuse of field laundry and shower wastewater with respect to its technical and scientific merit and to recommend additional research needs, if any, required to achieve the goals of the recycling/reuse program. Since Army policy, as presented to the committee, prohibits water recycle/reuse under conditions of nuclear, biological, or chemical warfare; the assessment of the CERL's program was posed against a background of water use as it might occur in a normal population.