ORANGE-COUNTY FLORIDA EASTERN SERVICE AREA RECLAIMED WATER WETLANDS REUSE SYSTEM

As part of an integrated multiple reuse program reclaimed water is dis charged to a system of natural and created wetlands before ultimate di scharge to a river. A research plan has been required to determine the long-term effects of reclaimed wastewater on the wetlands, their wast e recycling efficiency and the impact on downstream waters. This paper presents results from three years of this monitoring and research pro gram which show the wetlands reuse system to function well, with no ad verse impacts on wetlands or receiving waters.