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What it Will Take to Rebuild America  TIME Magazine
Groundwater Replenishment System Meets Storm Challenges Association of California Water Agencies
Potable Reuse: Where We've Been and Where We're Headed  American Water Works Association
OCWD testimony before U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (video) C-Span
Drinkable sewage water? (video) 60 Minutes
Water our thirsty world National Geographic
You are drinking what? Wall Street Journal
In a drought, should we drink sewage? Singapore does USA Today
Toilet-to-tap water programs gain support in California CBS News
Orange County offers model for places without enough water Associated Press
 Water flowing from toilet to tap may be hard to swallow New York Times
From toilet to tap: Getting a taste for drinking recycled waste water CNN
California drought gives 'toilet to tap' a new level of attention CNBC

 

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Could Drought-Struck California Get Used to Toilet-to-Tap Water?

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Southern California in the U.S. is recycling waste water during a dry spell

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Civil Engineering Magazine January/February 2022
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