Federal grant for Tucson to make wastewater drinkable

Drinking water that started out as sewage may not sound very attractive—but it’s an attractive idea for cities looking to stretch their water supplies. Now a $86.7 Million Federal grant puts Tucson on track to build a special treatment plant able to purify wastewater so well it will be good to drink.

Getting water that’s pure and safe to drink already takes a lot of processing.

Now the City of Tucson has accepted a nearly 87 million dollar Federal grant to build a plant able to process wastewater so thoroughly it will be safe to drink…

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