Thirsty?

[MAS956]

This should solve that:

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/toilet-to-tap-california-is-set-to-become-2nd-state-to-ok-rules-for-turning-wastewater-into-drinking-water/4964520/

[Bill Douglas]

London has been doing it for many years and surviving.

[LWJ]

People in a town nearby called Wilsonville drink Willamette River water. That has paper mill effluent; sewage; ag runoff and who knows what else? I guess we find out in 50 years when they all get a weird illness.

[Icemaster]

There's a lot of towns downstream from Pittsburgh that draw their drinking water from the Ohio River.


I'm pretty sure the kids born with hoofs aren't the result of the drinking water.

[Crowbob]

All the water now is the same water there ever was. It’s a pretty good bet it’s been through something before we drink it and will go through something else after we drink it.

[Arizona_928]

The new rules require the wastewater be treated for all pathogens and viruses, even if the pathogens and viruses aren't in the wastewater. That's different from regular water treatment rules, which only require treatment for known pathogens, said Darrin Polhemus, deputy director of the division of drinking water for the California Water Resources Control Board.

What about the other types of organic/inorganic junk people flush?

[pwd72s]

What's to worry? Our government would never do anything that harms us.

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

London has been doing it for many years and surviving.

British teeth might argue otherwise 😋

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

British teeth might argue otherwise 😋

Actually...

Now that you mention it. You'd boil the kettle and there would be a lot of crud sticking to the sides. Can't be good.

Add that to the British habit of having a cup of tea God knows how many times each day.

[Alan A]

It’s filler between beers.

[Aurel]

I always disinfect my water with ethanol, the fermented kind.

[Flatbutt1]

The people of India can drink anything and be just fine! I was there once and thought I was gonna die.

So, maybe in a few generations people here will be able to also.

[Superman]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

What's to worry? Our government would never do anything that harms us.

Apparently, gubmit-bashing here is "apolitical." Okay.

Municipal drinking water systems are built and operated by the government. Many many thousands across the country. Overall failure rate in the hundreds of thousands of a percent. And the smaller private systems are gubmit-regulated. Nobody gets sick. But we're not taking politics here.

[Bugsinrugs]

Just had my septic tank pumped out. Just can’t imagine purifying that muck!!

[thingmon]

Originally Posted by Superman

Apparently, gubmit-bashing here is "apolitical." Okay.

Municipal drinking water systems are built and operated by the government. Many many thousands across the country. Overall failure rate in the hundreds of thousands of a percent. And the smaller private systems are gubmit-regulated. Nobody gets sick. But we're not taking politics here.

Seems like there was an incident in Michigan (lead). And some contamination from road salt piles.

And estrogen, and .... Really?

[rwest]

Keep in mind that there is a lot of fresh water going down most of our drains, so the crap is already highly diluted.

Showers, washing hands, dishes, washing clothes and lots of extra water in toilet flushes.

[Superman]

Originally Posted by rwest

Keep in mind that there is a lot of fresh water going down most of our drains, so the crap is already highly diluted.

Showers, washing hands, dishes, washing clothes and lots of extra water in toilet flushes.

That's right. Water coming into a treatment plant looks like drinking water. In fact, much of it seeps from the ground into the underground pipes. And, as you say, nearly all of the rest is 'greywater.' Wastewater treatment plants are expensive operations, but that's mostly because of the extreme volumes of water.

People think I am crazy for appreciating government, but that's where we get our ultra-reliable water systems, fire protection, police protection, roads and bridges, schools, military, etc. Government out-performs private industry routinely. Sure, there are problems. As with any organization. But....much less shenanigans than we see on those rare occasions when a private company is forced to cough up its emails and internal documents. The documents you can get from any government organization at any time probably free of charge.

[creaturecat]

the water outta the tap here tastes like paradise.
all that rain ..... ultra modern "processing" plant.

[Evans, Marv]

"Toilet to tap was rejected in our county some years ago. Now it's being forced on us by a "higher power."

[wildthing]

Nestle probably funding the lobby.

Or Arrowhead. Or Crystal Geyser. Or Coke and Pepsi.