A cross-connect is any connection between facilities provided as separate units by the datacenter. In other words, if you rent a cage, you can run cables betweeen your various racks and they are not really considered cross connects. But typically a user facility is a rack. Consider the uplink to a network provider. The line that runs from you to the telco's rack is a cross-connect. Any other between-rack cable run falls in this category. Even if the datacenter is bundling network access, it's still a cross-connect. (It's also typical to have a meet-me room that is the center of all the cross-connects, it's a patch-panel room or cage.)
Water recycling is the process of taking effluent (wastewater and sewage) and treating it so that it can be reused. For potable (drinkable) use, the recycled water has to be treated to a sufficiently high level that it's suitable for human consumption.
It's a practice that is growing in popularity among water managers across the state because recycled water is cheaper than potable, or drinking, water. The Region C plan calls for a three-fold increase in reuse by 2060, accounting for 16 percent of its total water supply.That's possible in part because state law does not require water rights holders to return their share to the river.he North Texas water suppliers, however, have agreed to leave at least 30 percent of their treated wastewater in the river for Houston's use. About 40 percent of what's reused will return to the river, and that should be enough to maintain Houston's supply in Lake Livingston, water managers said.