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November 21, 2014

San Diego's $2.5B plan would turn sewer water into drinking water

  • About a third of the city's daily water supply, 83 million gallons, could be recycled by 2035 from the sewers.
  • By ELLIOT SPAGAT
    Associated Press

    SAN DIEGO — Acknowledging California's parched new reality, the city of San Diego has embraced a once-toxic idea: turning sewer water into drinking water.

    The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to advance a $2.5 billion plan to recycle wastewater, the latest example of how California cities are looking for new supplies amid a severe drought.


     
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