Water-short cities want to use every last drop – even if it used to be sewage
Palm fronds frame a Carson, Calif., wastewater treatment plant that pumps more than 200 million gallons of treated water into the ocean each day. A proposed enhanced filtration system could let the facility clean that water even further, making it drinkable and pumping much of it directly back into the area's drinking water supply. (Photo by Alex Hager/KUNC)
Water-short cities want to use every last drop – even if it used to be sewage
It looks like a normal glass of water. It’s clear, cold and tasteless. But just a few hours ago, it was raw sewage. That water is the end product of...
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