News Briefs: New San Francisco Apartment Building Targeting Water Reuse

A new 754-unit luxury apartment building in San Francisco is aiming to reuse some of its wastewater, according to a report by NBC Bay Area. A company called Epic CleanTec is embarking on a six-month experiment to recycle the building’s wastewater in hopes of inspiring other high-rise buildings to do the same. “There’s essentially a water reuse revolution happening right now, and it’s starting here in San Francisco,” company owner Aaron Tartakovsky tells the news station. The filtration system is located in a store room, where it is treated and reused for nonpotable applications. Solids are separated and captured