The commissioner, in consultation with the department of health, shall
establish rules, regulations and standards for the reuse and disposal of
reclaimed wastewater and/or greywater. The department of health shall
advise the department on water quality and pathogens monitoring
requirements.
1. Such rules, regulations and standards shall specify:
a. the permitted uses of reclaimed wastewater and greywater with
required levels of water quality and treatment for each permitted use;
permitted uses shall include, but not be limited to: industrial cooling;
commercial and industrial landscaping; park and golf course irrigation;
groundwater recharge; surface water supply augmentation; wetland
creation and augmentation, and non-food agricultural crop and lawn
irrigation.
b. operational requirements including, but not limited to, treatment
facility reliability; storage requirements, if necessary; system
labeling and color-coding requirements; and pipe location and placement.
2. Such rules, regulations and standards shall be promulgated within
thirty months of the effective date of this section.