For many decades water has been recycled after it runs through sewage treatment plants in cities large and small in many states and countries.  That recycled water is used for landscaping and industrial cleaning.  Today with decreasing access to imported river water, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has built a test facility to further clean treated waste water to the standards of drinking water.  The plan is to learn how to do this so the water looks great and is completely safe, then return it to the drinking water system.  Essentially by reusing water, they are creating a new water source for their customers.  With decreasing flows in the rivers that deliver water to Southern California, this project is lining up to offset these losses, and can provide data and models for other cities to engage in the similar practices.  Metropolitan Water provides water to 19 million humans through their 26 partner agencies, the cities and counties of Southern California.  Join us for an onsite tour of the plant.  

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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Regional Recycled Water Advanced Purification Center
 

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ARTICLES (just a few, there is a lot of media on water in the Southwest this year)
LA Times:  ‘Unrecognizable.’ Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in Los Angeles and the West, tips toward crisisCBS This Morning

KUNC:  Colorado River Basin Reservoirs Begin Emergency Releases To Prop Up A Troubled Lake Powell

CBS This Morning:  Mega Drought in the West
 

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