California plant offers ‘toilet-to-tap’ water recycling

Cat On ToiletNothing like drinking your own feces.

From WMUR (New Hampshire).com:

SAN JOSE, Calif. —People in Santa Clara County, Calif., will get a new water source in the next few months, but some might not be too thrilled when they find out where it’s coming from.

San Jose children have been playing in recycled fountain water for years, but now, officials said, water that’s pure enough to drink is coming from the same place.

The source for Santa Clara County’s newest, cleanest and virtually limitless water is the sewage treatment plant near Alviso. Later this fall, pre-treated wastewater from the plant will flow into a new $68 million Silicon Valley advanced water purification center.

Though not funneled to your tap just yet, you can bet your bottom dollar that goal is just around the bend.

Hey, my feces just may taste wonderful.  And my confidence in government has never been greater.

BZ