I do not find where current Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse Regulations provide specifically for the utilization of BNR system effluents on croplands during periods of drought or otherwise.  Use of such effluents could contribute substantially to the utilization of fertilizers applied by farmers to grow crops. Such fertilizers underutilized because of drought may be lost to surface waters following the crop season during periods of substantial precipitation and runoff.  At the same time, timely application of such irrigation water could further reduce the nitrogen and phosphorus otherwise being discharged directly to surface waters.  Since dry periods are very common during the growing season in Virginia, crop production (read economic benefit) would also likely be substantially enhanced if the use of BNR quality effluent in this manner were to be encouraged by these regulations. 

Case in point: the pipeline being installed at the new Berryville BNR system now under construction will include potential withdrawal fixtures at certain locations.  Farmer utilization of such treated wastewater suitable for discharge to the Shenandoah River could provide both an economic and an environmental benefit and should be encouraged by these regulations..