![A New York Plant Adopts Reuse and Eliminates the Pumping of 100 Million Gallons of Groundwater Annually](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Friverhead3.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=620&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=1024&s=7f32dfaef2f842ce21bd5cb30e4d240e)
Reuse water is sprayed on the golf course grounds, replacing much of the groundwater previously used for the purpose.
A wastewater reuse project that took 14 years of planning is winning big environmental awards for the Riverhead Sewer District on Long Island, New York.
The wastewater treatment plant (1.5 mgd design, 1 mgd average) sits at the edge of the environmentally sensitive Peconic River...