Qld Government Recycled Water Bill - government defines 'recycled water' ...

Excerpt from the Bill's Explanatory Notes:

Recycled water is defined as any of the following that are intended to be reused:

- sewage or effluent sourced from a service provider’s sewerage

- greywater that is sourced from a treatment plant capable of treating 50kL or more greywater a day

- wastewater that is generated on premises from industrial, commercial or manufacturing activities, or animal husbandry activities prescribed under a regulation, other than wastewater generated from mining, petroleum or agricultural activities.

Sewage is defined in the Bill as:

sewage means household and commercial wastewater that contains, or may contain, faecal, urinary or other human waste.

See - Water Supply (Safety and Reliability Bill) 2008

Also see - Water Supply (Safety and Reliability Bill) 2008 Explanatory Notes.

The term 'purified recycled water' is not used in the draft legislation so the QWC should probably stop using their PR spin term ...