佛罗里达州阿尔塔蒙特泉市开发了一个名为“杏树项目”的渐进式再生水项目。该城市水资源再利用项目的目标是到1995年使城市内的所有物业都能使用再生水。杏树项目具有显著的节水和环保效益。该系统由市政债券提供资金，通过连接费、可用性费用和使用率收回资本成本。再生水可用于各种非饮用用途，尤其是住宅、商业和公共物业的灌溉。保护公众健康是杏树项目的主要目标。健康保护措施包括最先进的处理工艺、严格控制再生水的使用、严格的系统识别和操作程序，以及对物业的详细检查，以防止饮用水交叉连接。 该市通过全面的公共关系和连接协调计划鼓励使用再生水，并通过非开挖施工和快速恢复要求的安装规范将系统施工的影响降至最低。本文探讨了该市为确保项目成功而有效管理的主要因素。文章首先讨论了该系统的构思和资金来源，审查了为保护公众健康而采取的行动，最后分析了用于鼓励城市中水回用的各种技术。

The City of Altamonte Springs, Florida, has developed a progressive reclaimed water program entitled Project Apricot. The goal of this urban water reuse program is to make reclaimed water available to all properties within the City by the year 1995. Project Apricot provides significant water conservation and environmental enhancement benefits. Funded by municipal bonds, the capital cost of the system is being recovered through connection fees, availability fees and usage rates. Reclaimed water is provided for a variety of non-potable uses, most notably irrigation of residential, commercial and public properties. Protection of public health is a primary objective of Project Apricot. Health protection measures include state of the art treatment processes, strict control of reclaimed water usage, stringent system identification and operation procedures and detailed inspections of properties to prevent potable water cross connections. The City encourages the use of reclaimed water through a comprehensive public relations and connection coordination program, and minimizes the impact of system construction through installation specifications that feature trenchless construction and rapid restoration requirements. This paper examines the major factors which the City has effectively managed to ensure the project's success. It begins with a discussion of how the system was conceived and financed, examines the actions taken to protect public health, and concludes with an analysis of the various techniques used to encourage water reuse within the City.