California regulators on Tuesday cleared the way for widespread use of advanced filtration and treatment facilities designed to convert sewage waste into pure drinking water that can be pumped directly into systems feeding millions of household taps.
California was deluged with storms and floods at the beginning of 2023, bringing home the severity of impacts from climate change, particularly in the low-income communities of Planada in Merced County and Pajaro in Monterey County.
The land of the Central Valley works hard. Here in the heart of California, in the most productive farming region in the United States, almost every square inch of land has been razed, planted, and shaped to support large-scale agriculture. The valley produces almonds, walnuts, pistachios, olives, cherries, beans, eggs, milk, beef, melons, pumpkins, sweet […]
After an Orange County resident flushes her toilet, the water flows through the Southern California community’s sewer system, meanders its way to the sanitation plant, has its solids removed, is piped to a wastewater recycling facility next door and undergoes three different purification processes until it is clean enough to drink.
As forecasts tease California with rainstorms this week, the state’s reservoirs are already flush with water. It’s a big departure from a year ago: The state’s major reservoirs — which store water collected mostly from rivers in the northern portion of the state — are in good shape, with levels at 124% of average.
When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places — the ice in a skating rink, the manufactured snow on ski slopes, in pipes providing irrigation for farmland. And — coming soon — in your drinking glass.
California Approves Rules for Converting Sewage Waste to Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Reutersby Steve GormanCalifornia regulators on Tuesday cleared the way for widespread use of advanced filtration and treatment facilities designed to convert sewage waste into pure drinking water that can be pumped directly into systems feeding millions of household taps.
Year in Review: Climate Change and Flooding Hit Home in California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Rachel Becker and Alejandro LazoCalifornia was deluged with storms and floods at the beginning of 2023, bringing home the severity of impacts from climate change, particularly in the low-income communities of Planada in Merced County and Pajaro in Monterey County.
How Can California Solve Its Water Woes? By Flooding Its Best Farmland.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Gristby Jake BittleThe land of the Central Valley works hard. Here in the heart of California, in the most productive farming region in the United States, almost every square inch of land has been razed, planted, and shaped to support large-scale agriculture. The valley produces almonds, walnuts, pistachios, olives, cherries, beans, eggs, milk, beef, melons, pumpkins, sweet […]
From Flush to Faucet: More Places Look to Turn Sewage Into Tap Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Phya.orgby Matt Vasilogambros and Kevin HardyAfter an Orange County resident flushes her toilet, the water flows through the Southern California community’s sewer system, meanders its way to the sanitation plant, has its solids removed, is piped to a wastewater recycling facility next door and undergoes three different purification processes until it is clean enough to drink.
As Storms Arrive in California, Reservoirs Are in Good Shape. But the Water Forecast is Murky
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KPBSby Rachel BeckerAs forecasts tease California with rainstorms this week, the state’s reservoirs are already flush with water. It’s a big departure from a year ago: The state’s major reservoirs — which store water collected mostly from rivers in the northern portion of the state — are in good shape, with levels at 124% of average.
California Set to Become 2nd State to OK Rules for Turning Wastewater Into Drinking
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC Newsby Adam BeamWhen a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places — the ice in a skating rink, the manufactured snow on ski slopes, in pipes providing irrigation for farmland. And — coming soon — in your drinking glass.