The LA Times editorial page on December 5th praised the decision of the Orange County Water District to begin operation of a $480-million "Groundwater Replenishment System".
Orange County will "take treated wastewater - a.k.a. sewage - from an adjacent treatment plant, force it through state-of-the-art microfiltration, reverse-osmosis and ultraviolet-ray purification systems, and the dump the resulting 70 million gallons of purified water a day into a system of ponds in Anaheim, from which it will percolate into an aquifer and into the county's drinking supply."
The LA Times praised Orange County for "outgrowing its potty-humor phase" in which people's fears of "toilet to tap" water recycling prevented the sensible reuse of purified, recycled water. The Times pointed out, correctly, that "treated sewage already flows into the Colorado River, the San Joaquin River and the Sacramento River - all upstream sources of L.A.'s water. And that water, once cleaned, is perfectly safe."
Orange County's system will provide "enough water to satisfy 140,000 families each year, at a lower cost than relying on imported water".
To learn more, visit the Groundwater Replenishment System website at:
http://www.gwrsystem.com/
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