Overcoming the ‘ick’ factor of wastewater recycling

(Writing and reporting by Steve Gorman)

After an hourlong tour of the world’s largest wastewater recycling plant, where 70,000 gallons of pre-treated sewer discharge is distilled daily to help replenish the underground drinking supply of Orange County, California, I was led to a sink with a faucet. There I was presented with a [...]