Ormond Beach staff briefs commission on potable-reuse options and reclaimed-water use; no plans for "toilet-to-tap"

Assistant City Manager Sean Finley presented an informational briefing on potable-reuse options, explaining differences among indirect potable reuse, direct potable reuse (often called "toilet-to-tap") and aquifer storage recovery. He said Ormond Beach currently uses treated effluent chiefly for reclaimed-water irrigation, that the city recently secured a consumptive-use permit increase and that the city is not planning to implement direct potable reuse. Finley noted ongoing investments in treatment (including planned ultraviolet disinfection upgrades) and the city’s comparatively low per-capita potable use (about 62 gallons per day), which staff said reduces immediate pressure to pursue potable reuse.