California to up its recycling game

[mikester]

When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink in Ontario, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the Central Valley.

And — coming soon — kitchen faucets.

California regulators on Tuesday approved new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking water to homes, schools and businesses.



source: Associated Press: Sacramento California


not sure how I feel about this? Glad my house well pumps out 25 gallon/minute with basically unlimited reserve

Come to Toronto and drink some fresh lake Ontario water out of the tap. Lake Ontario is the sewer for all the great lakes.

Don't feel bad, even your well water contains dinosaur pee!

 

[GreensvilleJay]

dang is there ANYTHING without the 'P65 tag' on it ??
pretty sure some REAL measures for water would come about FAST when they can't import water from Colorado !!

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I saw a program 1-2 weeks ago about the new discharge pipe Toronto put into the lake, used a TBM that's buried there, cheaper than removing it. The discharge water, like Hamilton's and most others IS clean unlike Montreal where they dump RAW SEWAGE in the river, often, more often than should be allowed !!!
Then again Hamilton has done the same for decades. idiots didn't see a valve wasn't closed( for YEARS !! ) Great video on the news at supper time showing masses of floating krap(really..) on their way to 'sensitive marsh lands..'

 

[The Evil Twin]

I thought they already did considering all the plumbing valves have warnings on them

Probably. Everything in CA causes cancer. That's why I'll never go there again. It's just not safe.

 

[JimDeL]

...Hamilton has done the same for decades. idiots didn't see a valve wasn't closed( for YEARS !! ) Great video on the news at supper time showing masses of floating krap(really..) on their way to 'sensitive marsh lands..'

I think that's called fertilizing.

 

[jyoutz]

dang is there ANYTHING without the 'P65 tag' on it ??
pretty sure some REAL measures for water would come about FAST when they can't import water from Colorado !!

To be accurate, the Colorado River has feeder streams from Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Arizona.

 

[jyoutz]

Probably. Everything in CA causes cancer. That's why I'll never go there again. It's just not safe.

I bought a Case brand pocket knife awhile ago. The package has the known to cause cancer in CA sticker on it.

 

[The Evil Twin]

I bought a Case brand pocket knife awhile ago. The package has the known to case cancer in CA sticker on it.

You are safe in NM