‘Toilet to Tap’: Blue-State Agency Set for Vote on Turning Raw Sewage Into Drinking Water

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The California State Water Resources Control Board approved new rules in December that will allow local water agencies to turn wastewater into tap water.

The new rules would allow local water agencies to turn toilet and shower water into drinking water after a deep cleaning process in the latest effort to tackle climate change, the Washington Examiner reported.

“This is so critical. It’s long overdue,” said Nichole Morgan, a board member, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

“Today is a huge milestone, but all the work is not finished yet,” Randy Barnard, chief of the technical operations section at the water board’s division of drinking water, said about the recent decision.

Despite the approval, the project is years away from completion. According to the Chronicle, the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego are still researching it. San Jose is also hoping to eventually add this water to their water supply.

Jennifer West, managing director of the trade group WateReuse California, touted that this new project will be a “model for the rest of the nation.”

Board members are attempting to assure the public that what has been dubbed as “toilet to tap” or “flush to faucet” is in fact safe due to the cleaning process.

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