Toilet-To-Tap Programs Conserve California Water

According to the California Department of Water Resources, 2013 closed as the driest year on record for many areas of the state. And there’s no end in sight. The DWR’s first snowmelt runoff forecast for 2014 suggests that if conditions don’t improve, 2014 will be a “critical dry water year” for the Sacramento and San Joaquin River systems.This situation has elevated the importance of toilet-to-tap projects like that at the Orange County Water District. There, the district’s Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) processes 70 mgd of treated wastewater into potable water.“The advantage of treating and reusing wastewater is that this water