The media has re-discovered SoCal wastewater this week:
- From Sewage, Added Water for Drinking - NY Times
- Soon On Tap – Purified Sewer Water – OC Register
- OC Prepares to Open Faucet – KNBC
- Plant to Make Sewer Water Drinkable – UPI
- In Orange County, Don’t Call it Toilet-to-Tap – KCRW
- Saving Water After it Goes to Waste – Marketplace, Public Radio International
The folks at the Orange County Groundwater Replinishment District are doing well with the attention. They’re unflappable, professional and the news stories underline the fact the water is clean, pure, meets all health requirements and is desperately needed around here. I’m not sure the media grasps the important fact that all tap water is “toilet-to-tap.” The city upstream from you used some of that water before you did.
By Wendy Wert
Editor
On September 13, 2007 the Orange County Water District and the Orange County Sanitation District hosted LABS and SARBS participants on their annual joint facility tour. This year attendees were given the opportunity to visit the Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System, which is the largest water purification project of its kind in the world. When completed the system will have the capacity to produce 70 million gallons per day of finished water or enough the meet the needs of 144,000 families.
