As Arizona continues to face a historic water crisis, the state is exploring bold new solutions, including turning reclaimed water into drinking water.
Reclaimed water is the water we use every day to wash dishes, flush toilets, and take showers. Through advanced purification, it can be cleaned and added to a blend to meet drinking water standards and potentially be delivered straight to your tap.
In March, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality approved new rules that allow water providers to begin applying for permits to use purified reclaimed water for direct drinking use — a major step forward in addressing the state’s growing water crisis…