San Diego Eyes $3.5B Recycled Water Project [View all]
San Diego is joining other California cities that are taking a closer look at recycling wastewater for drinking as the state suffers from severe drought.
The San Diego City Council will consider a $3.5 billion water recycling project that would produce 83 million gallons of recycled water a day by 2035. That’s an estimated one-third of the city's water supply.
Environmental groups like San Diego Coastkeeper and the Surfrider Foundation San Diego Chapter are backing the project, calling it a "drought-proof water source."
The plant will take wastewater and turn it into drinking water. It's a multi-step cleaning process that backers of the plan say actually meets or exceeds quality standards of the water San Diegans drink now.
Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/politics/San-Diego-Eyes-Recycled-Water-Project-in-Drought-Conditions-283058261.html
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