Rapid Infiltration Basins

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WDW Reedy Creek District - Rapid Infiltration Basins (RIBs), allow land treatment and disposal of wastewater. Applied wastewater percolates through the soil and the treated effluent drains via hydraulic pathways to groundwater or surface water.

The RIBs consist of 85 one-acre basins, situated on a ridge of sandy soils with high percolation characteristics.During wet weather periods or when demands on the reuse distribution system are low, the RIBs are utilized for disposition of the product water which serve to recharge the local aquifers.Water applied to the RIBs percolates through the sandy soils (between 30 and 70 feet thick) and replenishes the
surficial and Upper Floridian aquifers. This practice helps to ensure sustainability of the water supplies by returning
a portion of the product water to its source.