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Rio Verde Foothills, standpipe, Arizona Corporation Commission
Nov 5, 2023

Technology, toilets could make Arizona flush with drinking water

Arizonans eventually will be drinking treated sewage - what the state Department of Environmental Quality prefers to refer to as the product of "advanced water purification'' - for the simple reason that there just isn't enough water to serve a growing population.

wastewater, Colorado River Basin, recycled water, Arizona, Colorado, California
Aug 24, 2023

Water-short cities want to use every last drop – even if it used to be sewage

In the Western U.S., there’s more demand for water than there is supply, so cities with finite water supplies are finding creative new ways to stretch out the water they already have. For some, that means cleaning up sewage and putting it right back in the pipes that flow to homes and businesses.

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