Would You Drink This Water?

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  • Author(s): Culligan, Tricia
  • Source:
    Scholastic News: Edition 5/6. 4/17/2017, Vol. 85 Issue 20, p6-6. 1p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      WATER reuse; DISHWASHING machines; TOILETS; WATER purification; SEWAGE disposal plants
    • Abstract:
      The article informs that people of Orange County, California, have been drinking recycled wastewater from toilets, sinks, dishwashers, and shower drains. Topics include four wastewater recycling plants in Texas, recycling of water from drains in homes through underground pipes to a sewage treatment plant where the cleaning process begins, and removing bacteria and other substances from the water and testing of purified water for meeting strict safety standards.