Confronting the realities of wastewater use in agriculture - Water Policy Briefing

Recent worldwide reviews of wastewater irrigation have demonstrated the contribution this widespread, and often unregulated, practice makes to the livelihoods of poor farmers in developing countries.
Policymakers and planners can maintain or increase the benefits of wastewater irrigation, while minimizing negative health and environmental impacts, by developing a realistic strategy for managing wastewater use—one based on an understanding of all the options available.