Balarajan, B., & Mossburg, C. (2023, December 20). California wastewater to be recycled into tap water, according to new regulations. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/20/us/wastewater-california-regulations-board/index.html

California has found a new way to develop drinking water; Instead of toilet or shower wastewater going into the Pacific Ocean or getting used for farmland, it’ll be recycled for humans to drink. After the board had a unanimous vote, they got approval for new regulations which made California the second state to recycle wastewater into drinking water. Due to weather conditions getting warmer with climate change, just in 2023, more than 97% of California has been in severe drought which is the worst on record.  Many were against having to drink “toilet to tap” water, but researchers said that regulations are key to public trust and protecting public health. California has suffered decades of drought and it’s affecting residents and their access to clean water, so this recycling of water will be extremely helpful.

It’s very interesting getting to see how our world is adapting to circumstances after California has been in a drought for so long, researchers found something groundbreaking about recycling water from dirty water to clean, drinking water. This will improve our world knowing we won’t have that dependency on finding more water, but rather just being able to recycle the water continually. I’m interested in finding out more about how we can recycle other resources in our world to further improve global warming.