Passmore, S. (2023, May 20). “California needs the water”: Wastewater treatment upgrades means farmers will tap into new supply. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/wastewater-treatment-upgrades-means-farmers-will-tap-into-new-water-supply/
Healdsburg recycles 350 gallons of water a year and gives it away for free. This article dives into California and recycled water in present time. Certain plants and grants were mentioned further showing how much California cares and relies on reusing water. The second half goes into Healdsburg’s approach. The city must comply with more rules due to the Russian river. Ultimately these rules didn’t affect them and they are producing a plethora of recycled water for free.
Similar to the articles above California is putting in effort to protect the environment and get clean water into the homes of Californians. Healdsburg’s water treatment system can possibly be seen as an idea to be used by other cities so even more eco systems can be protected. I think this article is fascinating. It is super interesting that we have the ability to take sewage water and turn it into clean drinkable water again.
Rowan- Are you sure this it the right citation for this article. I was wondering about the 350 gallons of water/year recycled because that does not seem like a lot at all, and figured you made a mistake by missing some zeros. The source doesn’t match your abstract. Take a look.
In any case, do you think this is the direction to go? Healdsburg is famous for wine. Will the public go for “toilet to wine” in addition to toilet to tap? Do you see any other obstacles?
I hope your topic kept you engaged this year, Rowan. This assignment is over but I think we know water issues in CA are going to continue to. be a really big deal. It will be interesting to watch the new technologies come on line.