The drought that has plagued most of Texas for the past several years is forcing municipalities to consider what some might think a radical solution to finding more drinking water. The solution: recycling flushed toilet water into drinking water. Wichita Falls, Texas is now the latest city to take up consideration of the trending solution.
According to the Associated Press, Wichita Falls is so far behind on rainfall that city leaders have asked state regulators for permission to use treated waste water as drinking water. The report cites Wichita Falls being nearly 34 inches behind in rainfall over the past three years, and the two lakes which the city relies on for water sources are at 26 percent capacity.
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The Earth is a closed system. The water we have just cycles around in it over and over. EVERYONE drinks recycled toilet water. All those sewage treatment plants empty into local rivers. Downstream communities take water from those rivers to drink. Local septic systems drain toilet water into the ground, and eventually back into the well.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how quickly it becomes potable when it seeps into the earth.
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