I guess the hazard comes into play when the biosolids get mixed with whatever else people flush down the toilet/drain.
It’s not just bio waste. I guess if you think about it, so many things go down the drain. But those sewer lines probably cross with street drains, no? I’m not sure.
But people pour all kinds of chemicals down the drain: cleaning products, bleach, paint, etc. No one would eat any of those things. Yet, they all get mixed together.
Numerous communities and agencies in the US are recycling wastewater, often referred to as “toilet-to-tap” technology. Due to water scarcity caused by climate change, cities in states like Arizona, California, Colorado, and Texas are implementing advanced water purification systems to convert wastewater into drinking water.
California: Faced with severe drought, California approved new regulations in 2023 for “direct potable reuse,” allowing wastewater to be piped directly into drinking water supplies.
Arizona: Cities like Scottsdale and Phoenix are building treatment facilities that will convert wastewater into potable water.
Texas: El Paso Water is constructing a new direct potable reuse plant, supported by federal funding, to bring recycled water to residents by 2027.
Colorado: As of 2024, Colorado was the first state to pass rules allowing direct potable reuse.
Welcome to the SWIFT project, a multi-billion dollar infrastructure investment for HRSD to provide the Chesapeake Bay area with drinking water well into the future while protecting America’s largest estuary
This video documents the construction of a 30,000-gallon rainwater harvesting system. It details site preparation, including a retaining wall and leveling the ground. The process demonstrates collecting rainwater and filtering it for home use.
Andrew Millison visits a site in Oregon that has installed an extensive series of masterfully built ponds that have renewed the water supply in a dry valley. The site is called Tabula Rasa, and you can find more about the site here: The Ground website: https://www.theground.love
This is something I could see myself investing in. He’s smart. He was in a bad situation without water, and he decided to prevent that situation from repeating. He was fortunate enough to have the money to make it happen.
I like how he filters it prior to storing it.
@SmallPaul Can you see yourself dishing out the money for something like this?
She rules the house and the bedroom.
