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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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People Drink Sewage Water For The First Time

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California's Drought Fix: Turn Toilet Water Into Tap Water

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Toilet-to-tap tech for drought-stricken California

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

CBC News

Turning California's sewage into potable water

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

CA Insider - The Epoch Times

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Orange County Needs a Single Powerful Overlord Grand Jury Says

Orange County Register June 2022

World's largest water recycling plant located in Orange County getting major expansion

 ABC 7 June 2022

I Drank Recycled Sewage To Get A Taste Of SoCal's Water Future

 LAist June 2022
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