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San Diego accelerates construction of water recycling system: Pure Water San Diego.

In November 2014 the San Diego City Council unanimously approved plans to recycle sewage into drinking water.

  • What is the process? First, a system of plastic tubes and straws filter microbes and contaminants. Second, the water undergoes reverse-osmosis to screen organic material, salts and solids. The final step includes exposing the water to ultraviolet light and hydrogen peroxide to kill any remaining toxins.

  • The City Council recently announced the acceleration of its construction of the water recycling system - 30 million gallons of sewage a day will be recycled by 2021 instead of 2027.

  • Recycled water will be pumped into the Lake Miramar reservoir and the purification plant will use methane from the Miramar landfill as its power source.

  • The first phase will cost $1 billion.

Sources:

- “SD OKs landmark water recycling,” 18 November 2014 accessible at http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2014/nov/18/water-recycling-sewer-tap-council-approves/.

- “San Diego accelerates water recycling,” 23 July 2016 accessible at http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jul/23/pure-water-recycle-san-diego-accelerate/.


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