California OKs new rules for turning wastewater directly into drinking water

Muzammil Hussain December 20, 2023

A woman holds two erlenmeyer flasks of water in front of a bunch of tubes.

When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink near Disneyland, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the Central Valley and — coming soon — kitchen faucets.

When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink near Disneyland, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the Central Valley and — coming soon — kitchen faucets. A woman holds two erlenmeyer flasks of water in front of a bunch of tubes.

When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink near Disneyland, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the Central Valley and — coming soon — kitchen faucets.

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