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The water utility in Orange County, Calif., has been drawing attention since
it opened the world’s largest water recycling facility of its kind in January
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Tap water has never had so many fans. From neighboring states to distant countries, admirers have been traveling to Fountain Valley, Calif., to see — and drink — what’s coming from the faucets in thousands of Southern California homes.
Orange County’s water utility has been drawing the gaze of engineers, scientists, and policymakers since it opened the world’s largest water recycling facility of its kind in January to scrub clean treated wastewater and turn it into drinking water.
Now, many of those admirers want to replicate Orange County’s model of replenishing freshwater supplies using purified sewer water. Los Angeles, San Jose, south Florida, and other locales are pursuing similar projects, which experts say are essential for coping with water scarcity likely to be associated with global warming.
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